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Angels pitchers end interleague play hitless

For the first time since 1998, the Angels' pitchers went hitless in interleague play. The offensive star of the group was Jon Garland who drew one walk and also got an rbi on a groundout to the pitcher.

Here's a look back at the 12 years of Angels pitchers hitting in interleague games...

2007 4-for-20, .200

Kelvim Escobar was the star going 2-for-6 . Ervin Santana clubbed a 2-rbi double and Jewed Weaver also had a hit.

2006 2-for-19, .105

Ervin Santana was 1-for-4 and Jeff Weaver was 1-for-3.

2005 2-for-20 .100

Bartolo Colon was 1-for-3 and Paul Byrd was 1-for-4

2004 2-for-19 .105

Jarrod Washburn was 2-for-5.

2003 2-for-21 .095

Jarrod Washburn was 1-for-5 and Aaron Sele was 1-for-3

2002 2-for-18 .111

Jarrod Washburn was 1-for-5 and Aaron Sele was 1-for-2.

2001 3-for-22 .136

Jarrod Washburn was 3-for-5 with a walk

2000 5-for-19 .263

Four pitchers had hits. Kent Bottenfield was 2-for-3 with 2 rbi, Jarrod Washburn was 1-for-3 with a walk, Scott Schoeneweis and Ken Hill were both 1-for-3.

1999 4-for-21 .190

Three different pitchers hit doubles - Steve Sparks was 1-for-3 with 2 rbi, Omar Olivares was 2-for-6 and Tim Belcher was 1-for-5

1998 0-for-13 .000

Three different pitchers drew walks and all three of them scored a run - Steve Sparks, Omar Olivares and Jason Dickson

1997 1-for-18 .056

The lone hit was a 2-rbi double by Ken Hill who went 1-for-2.

Here's a look at the pitchers' batting stats since interleague was introduced in 1997.

year  ab  r  h 2b rbi bb so    ba   obp   slg   ops
2008  22  0  0  0   1  1  9  .000  .045  .000  .045
2007  20  1  4  1   2  0  6  .200  .200  .250  .450
2006  19  0  2  0   0  0  9  .105  .105  .105  .211
2005  20  1  2  0   1  1  4  .100  .150  .100  .250
2004  19  0  2  0   1  0  5  .105  .105  .105  .211
2003  21  1  2  0   0  0  9  .095  .095  .095  .190
2002  18  0  2  0   0  0 11  .111  .111  .111  .222
2001  22  1  3  0   0  1 10  .136  .182  .136  .318
2000  19  2  5  0   3  2  4  .263  .368  .263  .632
1999  21  0  4  3   2  0  7  .190  .190  .333  .524
1998  13  3  0  0   0  3  8  .000  .231  .000  .231
1997  18  1  1  1   2  0 11  .056  .056  .167  .222
tot  232 10 27  5  12  8 93  .116  .151  .142  .293

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