I just find an incredible sense of irony in the choice of music for that one but I will let you find your own punch-line....

(And on a side note, he did single in that at-bat)

The Angels loaded the bases in the ninth inning, but failed to score when pinch-hitter Juan Rivera grounded out to end the game.

Joe Saunders went eight strong innings, allowing six hits and three runs but fell to 12-5. He missed out on his 13th win, which would join him with Nolan Ryan and Bill Singer as the only two Angels pitchers with 13 or more wins by the All-Star break. Ryan was 13-8 in 1977 and Singer was 15-5 in 1973.

Chris Davis hit a solo homer to center in the fifth, to tie the game at 2-apiece before Ian Kinsler extended his hitting streak to 20 games with a leadoff double in the sixth. Josh Hamilton, who leads the majors in RBI and had a sac fly in the first inning, singled two batters later for the Rangers' third run.

The following is the team's press release:

"ORGANIZATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE MONTH: The Angels' minor league department announced the Organizational Players of the Month for June: double-A Arkansas OF Brian Stavisky was named the Player of the Month after batting .353 (36/102) with 21 runs scored, 10 doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI in 27 games; LHP Trevor Reckling, who was 3-0 with a 0.77 ERA (35 IP - 3 ER) and allowed 19 hits, six walks with 19 strikeouts in five starts for single-A Cedar Rapids, was named Pitcher of the Month; and triple-A Salt Lake INF Gary Patchett was named Defensive Player of the Month, after committing two errors in 97 total chances (25 PO/70 A) in 22 games."

Figgins - 3B
Matthews - RF
Aybar - SS
Guerrero - DH
Hunter - CF
Kendrick - 2B
Anderson - LF
Quinlan - 1B
Mathis - C

Saunders - P

With a six-game lead heading into tonight's game, the Angels have the largest lead of any first-place team in baseball. Does that show that the A's are waving the white flag?

"I really don't see that at all," Angels general manager Tony Reagins said. "That team is a competitive team and who knows what else they might do. I don't see them waving the white flag at all. We've got to play our game on a day-to-day basis. That's all we can do."

Kemp RF
Ethier LF
Martin C
Kent 2B
Loney 1B
Jones CF
Garciaparra SS
DeWitt 3B
Billingsley P