Angels Beat Rangers To Finish Season With 80 Wins

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Rookie Peter Bourjos hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Angels went on to a 6-2 victory over the AL West champion Texas Rangers in the regular-season finale Sunday.

Los Angeles (80-82) still had its first losing record since 2003 after winning the division five of the previous six seasons.

The Rangers (90-72) open the first round of the playoffs at Tampa Bay on Wednesday, their first postseason appearance since 1999.

Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton went 1 for 4 and finished with a .359 batting average, the highest in the majors.

Texas fans got a chance to congratulate him when his achievement was announced after
he took the field in the eighth, then he grounded into a double play in the bottom half.

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