2008 Los Angeles Angels season

2008 Los Angeles Angels
American League West Champions
The logo of the Angels during their 2008 campaign
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Angel Stadium of Anaheim
City	Anaheim, California
Record	100–62 (.617)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Arte Moreno
General managers	Tony Reagins
Managers	Mike Scioscia
Television	FSN West KCOP (My 13)
Radio	KLAA (AM 830) KWKW (AM 1330—Spanish)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
Seasons

The 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was the 48th season for the franchise. The regular season ended with the Angels winning their seventh American League West title and setting a franchise record for single-season wins. In the postseason, they were once again defeated by the Boston Red Sox in the American League Division Series, the same team that defeated them in the 2004 and 2007 ALDS, as well as the 1986 ALCS.

General manager Bill Stoneman retired at the end of the 2007 season and was replaced by relative newcomer Tony Reagins. Reagins quickly made two headline roster moves, trading shortstop Orlando Cabrera to the Chicago White Sox for starting pitcher Jon Garland, and signing free agent outfielder Torii Hunter. Partway through the season the Angels traded first baseman Casey Kotchman to the Atlanta Braves for Mark Teixeira.

On September 10, the Angels clinched the American League West division title, their seventh in franchise history, and became the earliest team to clinch the division in its history. Three days later, closing pitcher Francisco Rodríguez broke the single-season save record with his 58th save.

Season

Standings

AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	100	62	.617	—	50‍–‍31	50‍–‍31
Texas Rangers	79	83	.488	21	40‍–‍41	39‍–‍42
Oakland Athletics	75	86	.466	24½	43‍–‍38	32‍–‍48
Seattle Mariners	61	101	.377	39	35‍–‍46	26‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	–	6–12	4–5	4–4	4–3	5–3	3–6	3–3	7–11	0–5	8–2	3–15	4–5	6–12	11–7
Boston	12–6	–	4–3	5–1	5–2	6–1	1–8	4–3	9–9	6–4	6–3	8–10	9–1	9–9	11–7
Chicago	5–4	3–4	–	11–7	12–6	12–6	5–5	9–10	2–5	5–4	5–1	4–6	3–3	1–7	12–6
Cleveland	4–4	1–5	7–11	–	11–7	10–8	4–5	8–10	4–3	5–4	4–5	5–2	6–4	6–1	6–12
Detroit	3–4	2–5	6–12	7–11	–	7–11	3–6	7–11	4–2	3–6	7–3	3–4	6–3	3–5	13–5
Kansas City	3–5	1–6	6–12	8–10	11–7	–	2–3	6–12	5–5	6–3	7–2	3–5	2–7	2–5	13–5
Los Angeles	6–3	8–1	5–5	5–4	6–3	3–2	–	5–3	7–3	10–9	14–5	3–6	12–7	6–3	10–8
Minnesota	3–3	3–4	10–9	10–8	11–7	12–6	3–5	–	4–6	5–5	5–4	3–3	5–5	0–6	14–4
New York	11–7	9–9	5–2	3–4	2–4	5–5	3–7	6–4	–	5–1	7–2	11–7	3–4	9–9	10–8
Oakland	5–0	4–6	4–5	4–5	6–3	3–6	9–10	5–5	1–5	-	10–9	3–6	7–12	4–6	10–8
Seattle	2–8	3–6	1–5	5–4	3–7	2–7	5–14	4–5	2–7	9–10	–	3–4	8–11	5–4	9–9
Tampa Bay	15–3	10–8	6–4	2–5	4–3	5–3	6–3	3–3	7–11	6–3	4–3	–	6–3	11–7	12–6
Texas	5–4	1–9	3–3	4–6	3–6	7–2	7–12	5–5	4–3	12–7	11–8	3–6	–	4–4	10–8
Toronto	12–6	9–9	7–1	1–6	5–3	5–2	3–6	6–0	9–9	6–4	4–5	7–11	4–4	–	8–10

Roster

2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Roster
Pitchers 34 Nick Adenhart 66 José Arredondo 49 Chris Bootcheck 52 Jason Bulger 20 Jon Garland 65 Kevin Jepsen 41 John Lackey 68 Shane Loux 58 Dustin Moseley 53 Darren O'Day 38 Darren Oliver 57 Francisco Rodríguez 54 Ervin Santana 51 Joe Saunders 68 Alex Serrano 62 Scot Shields 33 Justin Speier 63 Rich Thompson 36 Jered Weaver		Catchers 28 Ryan Budde  5 Jeff Mathis 44 Mike Napoli 46 Bobby Wilson Infielders  2 Erick Aybar 43 Matt Brown  9 Chone Figgins  6 Maicer Izturis 47 Howie Kendrick 35 Casey Kotchman 39 Robb Quinlan 18 Sean Rodriguez 59 Freddy Sandoval 25 Mark Teixeira  3 Brandon Wood		Outfielders 16 Garret Anderson 27 Vladimir Guerrero 48 Torii Hunter 24 Gary Matthews, Jr. 19 Kendry Morales 21 Juan Rivera 77 Reggie Willits		Manager 14 Mike Scioscia Coaches 23 Mike Butcher (pitching) 21 Dino Ebel (third base)  4 Alfredo Griffin (first base)  7 Mickey Hatcher (hitting) 88 Orlando Mercado (bullpen) 10 Ron Roenicke (bench)

April

• @ Minnesota Twins – LAA won the series 3–1. The Angels won their first series of the season, mainly with excellent pitching. This was despite injuries to starters John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar and relievers Scot Shields and Chris Bootcheck. The series also marked an emotional return to Minnesota for Torii Hunter, who had moved from Minnesota to Anaheim during the off-season. In the first game, Liván Hernández out-pitched Jered Weaver to guide Minnesota to the win. In games 2 and 3, the Anaheim starting pitchers went 8 innings each. Jon Garland gave up only one run in his debut for the Angels, while Joe Saunders gave up no runs off just four hits in the longest outing of his career to date. Anaheim hit three home runs in the final game, which proved just enough to power them to a 5–4 win.
• vs Texas Rangers – TEX won the series 2–1. Texas took two out of three against Anaheim, twice putting up double-digit scores. Friday night saw Texas take an 11–0 lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning, highlighted by Ben Broussard's grand slam and Josh Hamilton finishing the night a home run short of the cycle. In the bottom of the ninth, the Angels rallied for six runs. Torii Hunter, making his debut at Angel Stadium in an Angels uniform had two hits in the bottom of ninth, and the rally was ended when Garret Anderson hit a ball that was caught a few feet shy of the wall. Game 2 saw Jered Weaver beat Kevin Millwood (who lost in a complete game effort, Texas's first for 195 games.) in a pitching duel 2–1, pitching seven scoreless innings. Jon Garland struggled in his Game 3 start, giving up seven runs in five innings. Gerald Laird had a career night for the Rangers, going 4–5 with two home runs and six RBIs. Ben Broussard also went deep. Torii Hunter hit a home run for the Angels, as did Garret Anderson, his first of the season.
• vs Cleveland Indians – LAA won the series 2–1. In a series with both sides boasting much speed, home runs decided all three games of the series. Game 1 saw Torii Hunter hit a dramatic walk-off Grand Slam off closer Joe Borowski, after Francisco Rodríguez blew the save in the top of the ninth. Joe Saunders went eight innings for the second time in two starts, while Fausto Carmona pitched six strong innings. Game 2 saw another blown save for the Angels. Justin Speier was called on to close, as Rodríguez was ruled out due to an ankle injury. Travis Hafner hit a two-run homer to give the winning runs to the Indians. Jake Westbrook pitched a complete game to record the win. Vladimir Guerrero hit his first home run of the season during the game. This defeat ended a 163-game winning streak for the Angels where they had been ahead after eight innings. Anaheim comfortably won game 3, courtesy of a Mike Napoli grand slam, and other home runs from Vladimir Guerrero, Garret Anderson and Casey Kotchman.
• @ Seattle Mariners – SEA won the series 2–1. Raúl Ibañez stole the show in Game 1, hitting two home runs and a double, driving in three runs, chasing Jered Weaver to his second loss of the season. Game 2 saw Jon Garland struggle, conceding six runs and twelve hits in five innings. Ibanez was again on form, hitting a home run and getting three RBIs. Carlos Silva pitched eight solid innings to get the win. The final game saw the Angels offence come alive with a 16-hit attack. Howie Kendrick, Casey Kotchman and Jeff Mathis each got three hits. Cha Seung Baek was Seattle's starter, after Eric Bedard was ruled out with an inflamed left hip. Joe Saunders pitched into the sixth inning to continue his excellent start to the season.
• @ Texas Rangers – LAA won the series 2–0. In the first game, Ervin Santana recovered from a three-run first inning to shut down the rangers for the next six innings to improve his record to 2–0. Jason Jennings couldn't hold the lead and went to 0–3. Game 2 saw Gary Matthews, Jr. come back to his old ball-club and hit a game winning three RBI double to seal a sweep for the Angels. Despite Michael Young's 3–5 effort, the Angels bullpen was very solid, pitching five scoreless innings. In particular, Darren Oliver pitched 2+2⁄3 innings to pick up his first win of the season.
• vs Kansas City Royals – Series squared 1–1. Gil Meche and the Royals bullpen outduelled Jered Weaver to take the first game; Weaver's error to field a simple catch at first base cost a run that ended up deciding the result between the two teams. Jon Garland pitched solidly to win Game 2 for the Angels.
• vs Seattle Mariners – LAA won the series 2–1. Game 1 saw Torii Hunter take all the plaudits in his effort to give the Angels the win. He went 3–4 with three doubles and three RBIs. He also made a leaping catch at the wall to deny Richie Sexson a go-ahead home run and allow Francisco Rodríguez to gain his seventh save. Ervin Santana pitched eight dominant innings in Game 2, including eight strikeouts to ensure the Angels won the series. Dustin Moseley once again struggled in Game 3, failing to pitch five innings. Miguel Batista shutout the Angels with 7+2⁄3 innings. The Angels rallied with two runs in the ninth, but this wasn't enough to come back against the Mariners.
• @ Boston Red Sox – LAA won the series 2–1. This series was the first time the two teams met since the 2007 American League Division Series. The Angels bullpen failed to keep the Red Sox at bay in Game 1, as Jacoby Ellsbury hit two home runs and scored the go-ahead run in the eight to give the Red Sox the victory. Gary Matthews, Jr. hit two home runs in Game 2 behind Jon Garland's solid effort to tie the series at 1–1. Game 3 saw Joe Saunders continue his excellent start to the season, moving to 4–0. When Boston's bullpen entered the game, the Angels exploded with a four-run seventh inning to see off the Red Sox. Scot Shields attempted a two-inning save, but after giving up two runs to a David Ortiz home run in the ninth, Francisco Rodríguez was called on to get the final out to acquire his ninth save.
• @ Detroit Tigers – LAA won the series 2–1. The Angels' next visit was at the resurging Detroit Tigers, who were recovering from a 0–6 start. In Game 1, Nate Robertson pitched solidly for the Tigers, apart from a four-run fourth inning, highlighted by Vladimir Guerrero's two-run home run. The Angels bullpen once again proved very solid, backing up Ervin Santana's 6+1⁄3 inning effort to secure the win. Vladimir Guerrero hit his 2000th major league hit to break up a no-hitter from Armando Galarraga in Game 2, but it wasn't enough to stop the Tigers from winning. Game 3 featured on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, and saw a solid pitching performance from Jered Weaver to guide the Angels to the series victory. Torii Hunter and Casey Kotchman did the damage against Justin Verlander, each driving in three runs.
• vs Oakland Athletics – Series squared 2–2. In this AL West series, Oakland started strongly, roughing up Jon Garland and Chris Bootcheck for 14 runs over 6+2⁄3 innings in a 16-hit attack. Games 2 and 3 saw young starters Joe Saunders and Ervin Santana combine for 14+2⁄3 just giving up one run, moving both pitchers to 5–0 on the season. Game 4 saw the Oakland offence light up for 15 runs off 20 hits against debutant Nick Adenhart. For the Angels, Erick Aybar hit his first home run of the season, while Mike Napoli belted his second homer of the series, his seventh of the season.

May

• vs Baltimore Orioles – LAA won the series 2–1. Game 1 saw Jeremy Guthrie outduel Jered Weaver over the first seven innings. George Sherrill struggled to close the game, giving up one run, but forced Reggie Willits to pop-up to leave the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Jon Garland pitched 8 strong innings in Game 2, limiting the Orioles to one run on three hits in order to earn the win for the Angels. Game 3 saw three home runs for the Angels, including a three-run homer from Torii Hunter to cap off a four-run first inning. This was enough to propel Joe Saunders to 6–0 for the season.
• @ Kansas City Royals – LAA won the series 2–1. Chone Figgins was placed on the Disabled List, thus the Angels were without their speedy leadoff hitter. Game 1 saw Ervin Santana improve to 6–0 with a complete game shut-out, with 9 strikeouts. He was matched toe-to-toe for the first seven innings by Brett Tomko. A four-run top of the ninth, punctuated with a 2-RBI home run by Garret Anderson gave the Halos the victory. Garret Anderson hit 5 RBIs in Game 2, including a 3-run home run off Brian Bannister and this was all the Angels needed to win Game 2. Nick Adenhart struggled again, giving up 11 baserunners over 4+1⁄3 innings, but the bullpen shutout the Royals for the rest of the game, with Francisco Rodríguez picking up his 17th save from 18 chances. With the Angels attempting the sweep in Game 3, Jered Weaver struggled, giving 8 runs in 3+1⁄3 innings. Garret Anderson hit a home run in his third straight game, although this was not enough to stop the Royals from winning.
• @ Tampa Bay Rays – TB won the series 3–0. James Shields started off the series with a one-hit shutout to give the high-flying Rays a 2–0 victory. Jon Garland matched him for eight innings, but Justin Speier gave up a two-run shot to Evan Longoria with one out in the ninth to take the loss. The Angels lost by the same score in Game 2, this time Scott Kazmir outduelled Joe Saunders to give the southpaw his first loss of the season. Former Angel Troy Percival earned his eighth save of the season. Game 3 saw the Angels score their first runs of the series, but an out-of-sorts Speier took his second loss of the series, giving up a 3-run shot to Carl Crawford in the 6th inning. The Angels 3-4-5 hitters went 7–12 with 5 RBIs, but this was not enough to topple the Rays.
• vs Chicago White Sox – Series squared 2–2. In Game 1, Vladimir Guerrero hit only his fourth home run of the season to help Nick Adenhart pick up his first victory in the Majors. Jered Weaver pitched seven scoreless innings in Game 2, but John Danks matched him. However, the Angels still won courtesy of a two-run eighth inning, with RBIs from Mike Napoli and Robb Quinlan. John Lackey made his first start of the season in Game 3, pitching seven innings giving up one run, matching José Contreras's effort for the Sox. However, Scot Shields failed to record an out while giving up four runs via a Carlos Quentin grand slam in the eighth inning. Game 4 saw Francisco Rodríguez pick up his first loss of the season, giving up an RBI single in the ninth to Jim Thome, who had been hitting only .199 for the season.
• vs Los Angeles Dodgers – LAA won the series 2–1. This series was the first of two Freeway series to be contested by the two teams this season. Game 1 saw Joe Saunders be the first pitcher to get to seven wins in the American League, pitching 7+1⁄3 strong innings. In Game 2, the Dodgers thwarted Ervin Santana's effort to join his teammate on seven wins, handing the young righty his first loss of the season. Offensively, Garret Anderson went 3–4, continuing his good form with the bat, he had hit .444 in his previous 12 games. The rubber game saw the Angels take the series, thanks largely to catcher Mike Napoli, who hit two home runs, got 5 RBIs and went 3–4 on the night. Maicer Izturis and Casey Kotchman also got three hits in the game.
• @ Toronto Blue Jays – LAA won the series 2–1. John Lackey picked up his first win of the season in Game 1, pitching seven strong innings. Francisco Rodríguez got his league-leading 18th save, despite giving up three walks in the ninth. Shawn Marcum felt the full force of Vladimir Guerrero's bat in Game 2, the slugger hit two home runs and got all 4 RBIs to ensure the Angels took the series with a game to spare. Game 3 saw Lyle Overbay hit a solo home run in the sixth inning to hand Ervin Santana his second consecutive loss by breaking a 3–3 tie.
• @ Chicago White Sox – LAA won the series 2–1. Los Angeles entered Chicago with the White Sox on a seven-game winning streak. Joe Saunders overcame sickness to end the streak, pitching 8+1⁄3 innings of one-run ball, which was enough to beat Gavin Floyd's complete game effort. Game 2 saw another low-scoring affair, this time Jered Weaver twirled eight scoreless innings, assisted by Vladimir Guerrero's seventh home run of the season. In the final game, John Lackey pitched into the ninth inning, following the efforts of Saunders and Weaver before him. However, his complete game effort was ended by Carlos Quentin's second home run of the night, as the slugger drove in all three RBIs to give the White Sox the victory behind José Contreras' eight-inning effort.
• vs Detroit Tigers – LAA won the series 2–1. Game 1 saw both offences stifled, both teams hitting a combined 0–24 with runners in scoring position. In the 12th inning, Garret Anderson drew a bases-loaded walk to give José Arredondo his first win of his major-league career. Miguel Cabrera's 8th home run of the season was the only blemish on Ervin Santana's complete game in Game 2, but he still picked up the victory, after Garret Anderson's 3–4 night and Gary Matthews, Jr.'s walk-off single. Joe Saunders struggled in the final game, giving up two home runs and four RBIs to Marcus Thames. Armando Galarraga continued his excellent start to his rookie season, pitching into the ninth inning and picking up the win.
• vs Toronto Blue Jays – LAA won the series 2–1. Lyle Overbay went 3–5 with two home runs and three RBIs to knock Jered Weaver out early, and highlighted a 10-run, 16-hit attack to beat the Angels in Game 1. John Lackey once again pitched into the eight inning in Game 2, but failed to get a decision despite the Angels getting 16 hits, including Maicer Izturis' 4–5 effort. In the end, Juan Rivera hit a walk-off single in the 10th to beat Blue Jays. In the rubber game, A. J. Burnett's eight-inning effort was wasted by B. J. Ryan's inability to close the game. He hit Howie Kendrick to force in the tying run, and Maicer Izturis singled in the winning run to give the Angels their fifth consecutive series win. Sean Rodriguez had earlier hit his first ever Major League home run to put the only runs up against Burnett.

Playoffs

The Angels beat the New York Yankees 4 to 2 on September 10, 2008, and about an hour later Seattle beat Texas which clinched the division for the Angels. With the Boston Red Sox securing the AL Wild Card, the Angels would have to face their old foes in the first round of the playoffs once again. The Red Sox swept the Angels in the division series in 2007 and 2004, but failed to do so in 2008.

• ALDS Game One

John Lackey gave up a 2-run homer to Jason Bay in the top of the sixth letting Boston take a lead they would not relinquish. Boston went on to win 4 to 2 marking the 10th straight playoff game the Angels lost to Boston. People now refer to this as the curse of Donnie Moore.

Game log

2008 game log
March (0–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record GB 1 March 31 @ Twins 3–2 Hernández (1–0) Weaver (0–1) Nathan (1) HHH Metrodome 49,596 0–1 -1
April (18–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record GB 2 April 1 @ Twins 9–1 Garland (1–0) Bonser (0–1) HHH Metrodome 24,586 1–1 0 3 April 2 @ Twins 1–0 Saunders (1–0) Blackburn (0–1) Rodríguez (1) HHH Metrodome 21,932 2–1 0 4 April 3 @ Twins 5–4 Santana (1–0) Slowey (0–1) Rodríguez (2) HHH Metrodome 17,084 3–1 +½ 5 April 4 Rangers 11–6 Gabbard (1–0) Moseley (0–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,838 3–2 +½ 6 April 5 Rangers 2–1 Weaver (1–1) Millwood (0–2) Rodríguez (3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,170 4–2 +1 7 April 6 Rangers 10–4 Padilla (1–0) Garland (1–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 39,242 4–3 +½ 8 April 7 Indians 6–4 Shields (1–0) Borowski (0–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 35,014 5–3 +1 9 April 8 Indians 4–3 Westbrook (1–1) Speier (0–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 37,587 5–4 +½ 10 April 9 Indians 9–5 Moseley (1–1) Byrd (0–2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 36,168 6–4 +½ 11 April 11 @ Mariners 8–5 Hernández (1–0) Weaver (1–2) Lowe (1) Safeco Field 28,915 6–5 -1 12 April 12 @ Mariners 8–3 Silva (2–0) Garland (1–2) Safeco Field 34,963 6–6 -2 13 April 13 @ Mariners 10–5 Saunders (2–0) Baek (0–1) Safeco Field 30,664 7–6 -1 14 April 14 @ Rangers 7–4 Santana (2–0) Jennings (0–3) Rodríguez (4) Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 16,541 8–6 -1 15 April 15 @ Rangers 7–4 Oliver (1–0) Rupe (0–1) Rodríguez (5) Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 15,595 9–6 0 16 April 16 Royals 3–2 Meche (1–2) Weaver (1–3) Soria (5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,336 9–7 0 17 April 17 Royals 5–3 Garland (2–2) Tomko (1–2) Rodríguez (6) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,021 10–7 +1 18 April 18 Mariners 5–4 Saunders (3–0) Dickey (0–1) Rodríguez (7) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,939 11–7 +1 19 April 19 Mariners 4–1 Santana (3–0) Washburn (1–3) Shields (1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,959 12–7 +1 20 April 20 Mariners 4–2 Batista (2–2) Moseley (1–2) Rowland-Smith (2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,631 12–8 0 21 April 22 @ Red Sox 7–6 Timlin (2–1) Oliver (1–1) Papelbon (8) Fenway Park 37,982 12–9 0 22 April 23 @ Red Sox 6–4 Garland (3–2) Hansen (0–1) Rodríguez (8) Fenway Park 38,172 13–9 0 23 April 24 @ Red Sox 7–5 Saunders (4–0) Delcarmen (0–1) Rodríguez (9) Fenway Park 37,848 14–9 0 24 April 25 @ Tigers 4–3 Santana (4–0) Robertson (0–3) Rodríguez (10) Comerica Park 40,380 15–9 0 25 April 26 @ Tigers 6–4 López (2–0) O'Day (0–1) Jones (4) Comerica Park 42,068 15–10 0 26 April 27 @ Tigers 6–2 Weaver (2–3) Verlander (1–4) Comerica Park 36,347 16–10 0 27 April 28 Athletics 14–2 Gaudin (3–1) Garland (3–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 37,725 16–11 -1 28 April 29 Athletics 2–0 Saunders (5–0) Smith (1–2) Rodríguez (11) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 35,764 17–11 0 29 April 30 Athletics 6–1 Santana (5–0) Eveland (3–2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 35,301 18–11 +1
May (15–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record GB 30 May 1 Athletics 15–8 Duchscherer (2–1) Moseley (1–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 37,396 18–12 0 31 May 2 Orioles 4–3 Guthrie (1–3) Weaver (2–4) Sherrill (11) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,515 18–13 0 32 May 3 Orioles 3–1 Garland (4–3) Cabrera (2–1) Rodríguez (12) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 37,601 19–13 +1 33 May 4 Orioles 6–5 Saunders (6–0) Trachsel (1–4) Rodríguez (13) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 39,273 20–13 +1 34 May 5 @ Royals 4–0 Santana (6–0) R. Ramírez (0–1) Kauffman Stadium 12,157 21–13 +1 35 May 6 @ Royals 5–3 Oliver (2–1) Bannister (3–4) Rodríguez (14) Kauffman Stadium 11,354 22–13 +1 36 May 7 @ Royals 9–4 Greinke (4–1) Weaver (2–5) Kauffman Stadium 11,084 22–14 0 37 May 9 @ Rays 2–0 Shields (4–2) Speier (0–2) Tropicana Field 12,039 22–15 0 38 May 10 @ Rays 2–0 Kazmir (1–1) Saunders (6–1) Percival (8) Tropicana Field 25,512 22–16 0 39 May 11 @ Rays 8–5 Howell (2–0) Speier (0–3) Percival (9) Tropicana Field 13,010 22–17 -1 40 May 12 White Sox 10–7 Adenhart (1–0) Buehrle (1–5) Rodríguez (15) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 38,723 23–17 -½ 41 May 13 White Sox 2–0 Shields (2–0) Dotel (1–2) Rodríguez (16) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 35,333 24–17 +½ 42 May 14 White Sox 6–1 Contreras (4–3) Shields (2–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 37,059 24–18 +½ 43 May 15 White Sox 4–3 Dotel (2–2) Rodríguez (0–1) Jenks (8) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,444 24–19 +½ 44 May 16 Dodgers 4–2 Saunders (7–1) Kuroda (1–3) Rodríguez (17) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,047 25–19 +1½ 45 May 17 Dodgers 6–3 Kuo (3–1) Santana (6–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,906 25–20 +½ 46 May 18 Dodgers 10–2 Weaver (3–5) Lowe (2–4) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,007 26–20 +1½ 47 May 20 @ Blue Jays 3–1 Lackey (1–0) McGowan (2–4) Rodríguez (18) Rogers Centre 31,487 27–20 +3 48 May 21 @ Blue Jays 4–3 Garland (5–3) Marcum (4–3) Rodríguez (19) Rogers Centre 20,163 28–20 +3 49 May 22 @ Blue Jays 4–3 Burnett (5–4) Santana (6–2) Ryan (10) Rogers Centre 22,007 28–21 +2½ 50 May 23 @ White Sox 3–1 Saunders (8–1) Floyd (4–3) Rodríguez (20) U.S. Cellular Field 28,156 29–21 +2½ 51 May 24 @ White Sox 2–0 Weaver (4–5) Danks (3–4) Rodríguez (21) U.S. Cellular Field 38,434 30–21 +2½ 52 May 25 @ White Sox 3–2 Linebrink (2–0) Lackey (1–1) U.S. Cellular Field 36,195 30–22 +1½ 53 May 26 Tigers 1–0 (12) Arredondo (1–0) Dolsi (0–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,031 31–22 +2 54 May 27 Tigers 3–2 Santana (7–2) López (2–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 36,569 32–22 +2 55 May 28 Tigers 6–2 Galarraga (4–2) Saunders (8–2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,191 32–23 +2 56 May 30 Blue Jays 10–4 McGowan (4–4) Weaver (4–6) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,577 32–24 +2½ 57 May 31 Blue Jays 3–2(10) Shields (3–1) Tallet (0–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,645 33–24 +3½
June (16–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record GB 58 June 1 Blue Jays 4–3 Arredondo (2–0) Ryan (1–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,026 34–24 +3½ 59 June 2 @ Mariners 4–2 Santana (8–2) Washburn (2–7) Rodríguez (22) Safeco Field 22,110 35–24 +3½ 60 June 3 @ Mariners 5–4 Saunders (9–2) Bedard (4–4) Rodríguez (23) Safeco Field 23,354 36–24 +3½ 61 June 4 @ Mariners 5–4 Weaver (5–6) Silva (3–6) Rodríguez (24) Safeco Field 32,774 37–24 +3½ 62 June 6 @ Athletics 3–1 Lackey (2–1) Blanton (3–8) Rodríguez (25) McAfee Coliseum 25,120 38–24 +4½ 63 June 7 @ Athletics 5–3 Garland (6–3) Smith (3–5) Rodríguez (26) McAfee Coliseum 29,294 39–24 +5½ 64 June 8 @ Athletics 7–3 (12) Ziegler (1–0) Bootcheck (0–1) McAfee Coliseum 26,332 39–25 +4½ 65 June 9 Rays 13–4 Jackson (4–5) Saunders (9–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,019 39–26 +4 66 June 10 Rays 6–1 Weaver (6–6) Shields (4–5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 37,610 40–26 +5 67 June 11 Rays 4–2 Lackey (3–1) Kazmir (6–2) Rodríguez (27) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 36,622 41–26 +5 68 June 13 Braves 5–2 Reyes (3–4) Garland (6–4) Bennett (2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,919 41–27 +4½ 69 June 14 Braves 9–4 Morton (1–0) Santana (8–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,894 41–28 +3½ 70 June 15 Braves 2–0 Saunders (10–3) Campillo (2–1) Rodríguez (28) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,723 41–29 +3½ 71 June 16 Mets 9–6 Pelfrey (3–6) Weaver (6–7) Wagner (15) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 39,229 42–29 +3 72 June 17 Mets 6–1 Lackey (4–1) Santana (7–5) Shields (2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,122 43–29 +3 73 June 18 Mets 5–4 (10) Sánchez (3–0) Speier (0–4) Wagner (16) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,138 43–30 +3 74 June 20 @ Phillies 7–1 Santana (9–3) Eaton (2–5) Citizens Bank Park 45,033 44–30 +3½ 75 June 21 @ Phillies 6–2 Saunders (11–3) Myers (3–9) Rodríguez (29) Citizens Bank Park 45,196 45–30 +4½ 76 June 22 @ Phillies 3–2 Weaver (7–7) Hamels (7–5) Rodríguez (30) Citizens Bank Park 44,571 46–30 +4½ 77 June 23 @ Nationals 3–2 Lackey (5–1) Rivera (3–4) Rodríguez (31) Nationals Park 24,805 47–30 +5 78 June 24 @ Nationals 8–3 Garland (7–4) Hill (1–5) Nationals Park 28,351 48–30 +5 79 June 25 @ Nationals 5–4 Rauch (4–1) Shields (3–2) Nationals Park 29,180 48–31 +5 80 June 27 @ Dodgers 6–0 Park (3–2) Saunders (11–4) Dodger Stadium 50,419 48–32 +3½ 81 June 28 @ Dodgers 1–0 Billingsley (7–7) Weaver (7–8) Saito (12) Dodger Stadium 55,784 48–33 +3½ 82 June 29 @ Dodgers 1–0 Lackey (6–1) Lowe (5–8) Rodríguez (32) Dodger Stadium 48,155 49–33 +4½ 83 June 30 Athletics 6–1 Smith (5–6) Garland (7–5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,046 49–34 +12½
July (19–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record GB 84 July 1 Athletics 6–5 Shields (4–2) Embree (1–3) Rodríguez (33) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,047 50–34 +4½ 85 July 2 Athletics 7–4 Saunders (12–4) Foulke (0–3) Rodríguez (34) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,091 51–34 +5½ 86 July 4 Blue Jays 8–2 Weaver (8–8) Burnett (8–8) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,021 52–34 +5 87 July 5 Blue Jays 7–5 Halladay (10–4) Lackey (6–2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,767 52–35 +5 88 July 6 Blue Jays 7–1 Garland (8–5) Litsch (8–5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,026 53–35 +6 89 July 7 @ Rangers 9–6 Santana (10–3) Mendoza (1–3) Rodríguez (35) Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 21,170 54–35 +6 90 July 8 @ Rangers 3–2 Harrison (1–0) Saunders (12–5) Wilson (22) Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 18,788 54–36 +5 91 July 9 @ Rangers 5–4 Wright (5–3) Rodríguez (0–2) Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 24,515 54–37 +5 92 July 10 @ Rangers 11-10 (11) Speier (1–4) Wright (5–4) Rodríguez (36) Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 23,262 55–37 +5 93 July 11 @ Athletics 9–2 Gallagher (4–4) Garland (8–6) McAfee Coliseum 31,372 55–38 +4 94 July 12 @ Athletics 4–1 Santana (11–3) Eveland (7–6) Rodríguez (37) McAfee Coliseum 27,161 56–38 +5 95 July 13 @ Athletics 4–3 Arredondo (3–0) Street (2–3) Rodríguez (38) McAfee Coliseum 29,352 57–38 +6 July 15: All-Star Game (AL wins, 4–3) Kazmir (TB) Lidge (PHI) Yankee Stadium 55,632 New York City 96 July 18 Red Sox 11–3 Lackey (7–2) Buchholz (2–5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,260 58–38 +7 97 July 19 Red Sox 4–2 Arredondo (4–0) Beckett (9–6) Rodríguez (39) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,005 59–38 +8 98 July 20 Red Sox 5–3 Oliver (3–1) Wakefield (6–7) Rodríguez (40) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,164 60–38 +9 99 July 21 Indians 5–2 Byrd (4–10) Santana (11–4) Kobayashi (6) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,037 60–39 +8½ 100 July 22 Indians 3–2 Oliver (4–1) Ginter (1–1) Rodríguez (41) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,505 61–39 +9 101 July 23 Indians 14–11 Lackey (8–2) Laffey (5–7) Rodríguez (42) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,187 62–39 +10 102 July 25 @ Orioles 6–5 Saunders (13–5) Burres (7–7) Rodríguez (43) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 27,999 63–39 +10½ 103 July 26 @ Orioles 11–6 Garland (9–6) Liz (4–3) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 21,819 64–39 +10½ 104 July 27 @ Orioles 5–2 Olson (7–5) Santana (11–5) Sherrill (30) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 23,365 64–40 +10½ 105 July 28 @ Red Sox 7–5 Weaver (9–8) Matsuzaka (11–2) Rodríguez (44) Fenway Park 37,830 65–40 +11½ 106 July 29 @ Red Sox 6–2 Lackey (9–2) Buchholz (2–6) Fenway Park 38,110 66–40 +11½ 107 July 30 @ Red Sox 9–2 Saunders (14–5) Beckett (9–8) Fenway Park 38,042 67–40 +11½ 108 July 31 @ Yankees 12–6 Garland (10–6) Pettitte (12–8) Yankee Stadium 53,405 68–40 +12½
August (15–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record GB 109 August 1 @ Yankees 1–0 Santana (12–5) Rivera (4–4) Rodríguez (45) Yankee Stadium 53,997 69–40 +12½ 110 August 2 @ Yankees 9–2 Mussina (14–6) Weaver (9–9) Yankee Stadium 54,170 69–41 +12½ 111 August 3 @ Yankees 14–9 E. Ramírez (3–0) Shields (4–3) Yankee Stadium 54,204 69–42 +11½ 112 August 4 Orioles 6–5 Rodríguez (1–2) Sherrill (3–5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,902 70–42 +11½ 113 August 5 Orioles 3–0 Waters (1–0) Garland (10–7) Sherrill (31) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,027 70–43 +10½ 114 August 6 Orioles 9–4 Santana (13–5) Olson (8–6) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,130 71–43 +11½ 115 August 8 Yankees 10–5 Weaver (10–9) Kennedy (0–4) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,158 72–43 +13 116 August 9 Yankees 11–4 Shields (5–3) E. Ramírez (3–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,919 73–43 +14 117 August 10 Yankees 4–3 Rodríguez (2–2) Marte (4–2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,138 74–43 +14 118 August 12 Mariners 7–3 Garland (11–7) Washburn (5–12) Rodríguez (46) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,086 75–43 +15 119 August 13 Mariners 10–7 (12) Corcoran (3–0) Speier (1–5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,754 75–44 +15 120 August 15 @ Indians 3–2 Lee (17–2) Arredondo (4–1) Progressive Field 30,962 75–45 +15½ 121 August 16 @ Indians 4–3 Lackey (10–2) Carmona (5–5) Rodríguez (47) Progressive Field 33,051 76–45 +15½ 122 August 17 @ Indians 4–3 Sowers (2–6) Speier (1–6) Lewis (3) Progressive Field 28,356 76–46 +15½ 123 August 18 @ Rays 6–4 Sonnanstine (13–6) Garland (11–8) Wheeler (6) Tropicana Field 15,896 76–47 +15½ 124 August 19 @ Rays 4–2 Shields (11–7) Shields (5–4) Wheeler (7) Tropicana Field 15,902 76–48 +15½ 125 August 20 @ Rays 5–4 Arredondo (5–1) Balfour (3–2) Rodríguez (48) Tropicana Field 19,157 77–48 +15½ 126 August 21 Twins 2–1 (12) Crain (5–2) Speier (1–7) Nathan (35) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,367 77–49 +15 127 August 22 Twins 9–0 Perkins (11–3) Saunders (14–6) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,819 77–50 +15 128 August 23 Twins 7–5 Oliver (5–1) Blackburn (9–8) Rodríguez (49) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,906 78–50 +16 129 August 24 Twins 5–3 Arredondo (6–1) Crain (5–3) Rodríguez (50) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,011 79–50 +17 130 August 25 Athletics 2–1 Braden (4–3) Weaver (10–10) Ziegler (5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 39,584 79–51 +16 131 August 26 Athletics 5–1 Lackey (11–2) Smith (6–13) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 37,431 80–51 +16 132 August 27 Athletics 6–5 Street (4–5) Saunders (14–7) Ziegler (6) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 38,587 80–52 +15 133 August 28 Rangers 7–5 Garland (12–8) Wright (6–6) Rodríguez (51) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 37,541 81–52 +16 134 August 29 Rangers 3–1 Santana (14–5) Nippert (1–4) Rodríguez (52) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,084 82–52 +17 135 August 30 Rangers 4–3 Arredondo (7–1) Feldman (5–6) Rodríguez (53) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,937 83–52 +18 136 August 31 Rangers 4–3 Millwood (9–7) Lackey (11–3) Francisco (2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 39,153 83–53 +17
September (17–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record GB 137 September 2 @ Tigers 5–4 Shields (6–4) Rodney (0–4) Rodríguez (54) Comerica Park 35,320 84–53 +17½ 138 September 3 @ Tigers 9–6 Farnsworth (2–2) Arredondo (7–2) Rodney (8) Comerica Park 36,671 84–54 +16½ 139 September 4 @ Tigers 7–1 Santana (15–5) Rogers (9–13) Comerica Park 37,890 85–54 +17 140 September 5 @ White Sox 10–2 Buehrle (12–11) Moseley (1–4) U.S. Cellular Field 32,502 85–55 +17 141 September 6 @ White Sox 7–6 (15) Wassermanm (1–1) Speier (1–8) U.S. Cellular Field 31,046 85–56 +16 142 September 7 @ White Sox 3–2 Saunders (15–7) H. Ramírez (1–4) Rodríguez (55) U.S. Cellular Field 26,029 86–56 +17 143 September 8 Yankees 12–1 Garland (13–8) Pavano (2–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,025 87–56 +17½ 144 September 9 Yankees 7–1 Aceves (1–0) Santana (15–6) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,042 87–57 +16½ 145 y-September 10 Yankees 4–2 Moseley (2–4) Pettitte (13–13) Rodríguez (56) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 39,783 88–57 +17½ 146 September 11 Mariners 7–4 Weaver (11–10) Morrow (2–3) Rodríguez (57) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 38,205 89–57 +17½ 147 September 12 Mariners 5–3 Arredondo (8–2) Batista (4–13) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,743 90–57 +17½ 148 September 13 Mariners 5–2 Garland (14–8) Feierabend (1–3) Rodríguez (58) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,757 91–57 +18½ 149 September 14 Mariners 4–3 Arredondo (9–2) Corcoran (5–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,528 92–57 +19½ 150 September 16 @ Athletics 8–1 Gallagher (5–6) Lackey (11–4) McAfee Coliseum 14,325 92–58 +18 151 September 17 @ Athletics 3–2 Ziegler (2–0) Rodríguez (2–3) McAfee Coliseum 20,102 92–59 +18 152 September 18 @ Athletics 6–4 Saunders (16–7) Outman (1–1) Rodríguez (59) McAfee Coliseum 12,645 93–59 +18½ 153 September 19 @ Rangers 15–13 Oliver (6–1) Wright (7–7) Shields (3) Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 23,708 94–59 +19½ 154 September 20 @ Rangers 7–3 Speier (2–8) Padilla (13–8) Rodríguez (60) Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 38,973 95–59 +20½ 155 September 21 @ Rangers 7–3 Lackey (12–4) Feldman (5–8) Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 28,390 96–59 +21½ 156 September 22 @ Mariners 2–1 Santana (16–6) Rowland-Smith (4–3) Rodríguez (61) Safeco Field 19,717 97–59 +22 157 September 23 @ Mariners 9–6 Corcoran (6–2) Jepsen (0–1) Putz (14) Safeco Field 19,065 97–60 +21½ 158 September 24 @ Mariners 6–5 Oliver (7–1) Lowe (1–5) Rodríguez (62) Safeco Field 19,015 98–60 +21½ 159 September 25 @ Mariners 6–4 Arredondo (10–2) Putz (6–5) Shields (4) Safeco Field 16,939 99–60 +22 160 z-September 26 Rangers 12–1 Padilla (14–8) Lackey (12–5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,758 99–61 +21 161 September 27 Rangers 8–4 Feldman (6–8) Santana (16–7) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,141 99–62 +20 162 September 28 Rangers 7–0 Saunders (17–7) Millwood (9–10) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,761 100–62 +21

Player stats

Batting

Main hitters

Includes those who qualify for the batting title.
Only includes statistics obtained while playing for LAA. Casey Kotchman was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Mark Teixeira on July 28.
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mark Teixeira	54	193	69	.358	13	43
Vladimir Guerrero	143	541	164	.303	27	91
Garret Anderson	145	557	163	.293	15	84
Casey Kotchman	100	373	107	.287	12	54
Torii Hunter	146	551	153	.278	21	78
Chone Figgins	116	453	125	.276	1	22

Other hitters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Howie Kendrick	92	340	104	.306	3	37
Erick Aybar	98	346	96	.277	3	39
Mike Napoli	78	227	62	.273	20	49
Maicer Izturis	79	290	78	.269	3	37
Robb Quinlan	68	164	43	.262	1	11
Juan Rivera	89	256	63	.246	12	45
Gary Matthews, Jr.	127	426	103	.242	8	46
Kendry Morales	27	61	13	.213	3	8
Sean Rodriguez	59	167	34	.204	3	10
Brandon Wood	55	150	30	.200	5	13
Jeff Mathis	94	283	55	.194	9	42
Reggie Willits	82	108	21	.194	0	7
Freddy Sandoval	6	6	1	.167	0	0
Bobby Wilson	7	6	1	.167	0	1
Matthew Brown	11	19	1	.053	0	3
Ryan Budde	8	2	0	.000	0	0
Jon Garland	1	2	0	.000	0	1
Joe Saunders	2	3	0	.000	0	0
Jered Weaver	2	4	0	.000	0	0
John Lackey	2	6	0	.000	0	0
Ervin Santana	2	6	0	.000	0	0
Total Batting	162	5540	1486	.268	159	721

Note: Pitchers batting data included above

Starting pitchers

Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Joe Saunders	31	198.0	17	7	3.41	103
Ervin Santana	32	219.0	16	7	3.49	214
John Lackey	24	163.1	12	5	3.75	130
Jered Weaver	30	176.2	11	10	4.33	152
Jon Garland	32	196.2	14	8	4.90	90
Dustin Moseley	12 (10 starts)	50.1	2	4	6.79	37
Nick Adenhart	3	12.0	1	0	9.00	4
Combined totals	162	1012.0	73	40	4.14	727

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; H = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	H	ERA	SO
Alex Serrano	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1
José Arredondo	52	61.0	10	2	0	16	1.62	55
Francisco Rodríguez	76	68.1	2	3	62	0	2.24	77
Scot Shields	64	63.1	6	4	4	31	2.70	64
Shane Loux	7	16.0	0	0	0	0	2.81	4
Darren Oliver	54	72.0	7	1	0	12	2.88	48
Kevin Jepsen	9	8.1	0	1	0	3	4.32	7
Darren O'Day	30	43.1	0	1	0	1	4.57	29
Justin Speier	62	68.0	2	8	0	10	5.03	56
Jason Bulger	14	16.0	0	0	0	0	7.31	20
Chris Bootcheck	10	16.0	0	1	0	1	10.13	14
Rich Thompson	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	22.50	1
Combined totals	383	439.1	27	22	66	74	3.69	379

Playoffs

Division Series

Main article: 2008 American League Division Series

Game log

2008 postseason game log

American League Division Series (1–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box 1 October 1 Red Sox 4–1 Lester (1–0) Lackey (0–1) Papelbon (1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,996 0–1 [1] 2 October 3 Red Sox 7–5 Papelbon (1–0) Rodríguez (0–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,354 0–2 [2] 3 October 5 @ Red Sox 5–4 (12) Weaver (1–0) López (0–1) Fenway Park 39,067 1–2 [3] 4 October 6 @ Red Sox 3–2 Delcarmen (1–0) Shields (0–1) Fenway Park 38,785 1–3 [4]

Statistics

Postseason batting and pitching statistics

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jeff Mathis	1	2	1	.500	0	0
Kendry Morales	4	4	2	.500	0	0
Vladimir Guerrero	4	15	7	.467	0	0
Mark Teixeira	4	15	7	.467	0	1
Torii Hunter	4	18	7	.389	0	5
Chone Figgins	4	21	7	.333	0	1
Mike Napoli	4	12	3	.250	2	4
Garret Anderson	4	19	3	.158	0	0
Juan Rivera	3	8	1	.125	0	1
Howie Kendrick	4	17	2	.118	0	0
Erick Aybar	4	18	2	.111	0	1
Reggie Willits	3	0	0	.000	0	0
Gary Matthews, Jr.	3	5	0	.000	0	0
Total hitting	46	154	42	.273	2	13

Starting pitchers

Note: GS = Games Started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
John Lackey	2	13.2	0	1	2.63	6
Joe Saunders	1	4.2	0	0	7.71	2
Ervin Santana	1	5.1	0	0	8.44	3
Combined totals	4	23.2	0	1	4.94	11

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; H = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	H	ERA	SO
José Arredondo	3	3.2	0	0	0	0	0.00	4
Jered Weaver	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	0.00	3
Darren Oliver	2	1.1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1
Scot Shields	4	5.2	0	1	0	0	4.76	7
Francisco Rodríguez	2	2.1	0	1	0	0	7.71	2
Combined totals	12	15.0	1	2	0	0	3.00	17

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pacific Coast League	Bobby Mitchell
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Bobby Magallanes
A	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	California League	Ever Magallanes
A	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Midwest League	Keith Johnson
Rookie	AZL Angels	Arizona League	Tyrone Boykin
Rookie	Orem Owlz	Pioneer League	Tom Kotchman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas

See also

• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Angel Stadium of Anaheim
• 2008 MLB season

Other Anaheim-based teams in 2008

• Anaheim Ducks (Honda Center)
  • 2007–08 Anaheim Ducks season
  • 2008–09 Anaheim Ducks season

References

• 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season at Baseball Reference
• Angels schedule