So many things were different from a usual Angels game you might watch and the crazy slugfest they played in Arlington Thursday night. The team reached their season-high run total for a game with 11, and it took 11 innings to finish. The final score was 11-10 Angels. So many things were different about this Angels game, we’re going to go through them in a list.

• John Lackey had one of the worst starts of his career, giving up 15 hits and 6 runs even though he made it through 5 2/3 innings.
• Howie Kendrick hit 2 home runs in this ballgame; they were his first two of the season, and we’re nearly at the all-star break.
• The Angels gave up a 6-run lead.
• Francisco Rodriguez made an error closing out the ballgame in the 11th inning, the second of his career; the first came in 2005.
• The Texas Rangers got 20 hits, and left 28 men on base.

Now for the scoring summary: I’ll try and make this as quick as possible.

The Rangers would be the first to score in the bottom of the first, on RBI hits by Ramon Vasquez and Michael Young. Howie Kendrick would get one of those back on a home run the next half inning. The Angels would take the lead the next inning on 2 sacrifice flies. Josh Hamilton answered during the bottom of that inning with a 2-run homer of John Lackey. It looked like the Angels were going to break it open after they scored 5 in the 4th to take a 8-4 lead. Another home run by Kendrick gave them a 10-4 lead. The Rangers would scratch and claw their way back, however, knocking John Lackey out of the game. Max Ramirez tied the game with a 2-run homer off Scot Shields in the 7th to finish an amazing comeback for the Rangers. Amazingly, nobody scored for the next 3 innings, until Macier Izturis drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th. K-Rod closed out the game, despite getting into a little trouble. 

Howie Kendrick: 2 HR (1,2)

John Lackey: 5.2 IP, 15 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO

Vladimir Guerrero: 0-3, 3 BB, SB

Angels: Tied record for most team wins before All-Star break