August 30, 2009 the Angels beat the Oakland A’s 9-1 at Angel Stadium. John Lackey pitched 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits while striking out 6. Torii Hunter hit a home run and drove in 3 and Kendry Morales also had a home run with 3 RBI. Morales was named the AL player of the month for August after hitting 10 home runs with 33 RBI, a .385 average and .734 slugging percentage. Morales went on to hit 34 home runs with 108 RBI and a .306 average in his first full year as a starter for the Angels and his numbers in August would put him in the running for the AL MVP where he eventually finished fifth.
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