[0] ANGELS CREEP FURTHER AHEAD; BOSTON SWEEP OF TEXAS INCREASES ANGELS' LEAD : CHICAGO 4, ANGELS 3.Byline: Joe Haakenson San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Tribune The Angels got good news and bad news Tuesday. First, the bad news: Albert Belle The good news: Even with a loss, the Angels actually would increase their lead in the A.L. West from one to 1-1/2 games because the Texas Rangers Texas Rangers, mounted fighting force organized (1835) during the Texas Revolution. During the republic they became established as the guardians of the Texas frontier, particularly against Native Americans. were swept in a doubleheader at Boston. Angels starter Chuck Finley Finley left the game in the seventh with two out and the bases loaded, trailing 2-1. Mike Fetters Michael Lee Fetters (born December 19, 1964 in Van Nuys, California) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for eight teams during his sixteen year career from 1989 to 2004. entered the game and gave up the two-run double to Belle, but the runs were charged to Finley. Meanwhile, the Angels couldn't put anything together against White Sox starter John Snyder. Snyder, acquired by the White Sox in 1995 from the Angels in the deal for Jim Abbott For other people with this name, see . James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the California Angels, the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1998. , survived first-inning trouble and went six innings, allowing just one run and five hits. Two of those hits came from Tim Salmon He continued a torrid August with two doubles and walk Tuesday in four plate appearances. Salmon has been the Angels' hottest hitter this month, if not the hottest hitter in the league. In August, Salmon is hitting .417 (25 for 60) with four homers and 14 RBIs. His leadoff double in the fourth inning led to a 1-0 lead, Salmon scoring from third on a sacrifice fly by Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005). . Salmon also doubled with two out in the sixth, and the Angels later loaded the bases for Chris Pritchett Christopher Davis Pritchett (born January 31 1970, in Merced, California) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He is an alumnus of the University of California, Los Angeles. . Pritchett, who doubled in three runs one night earlier, instead grounded out to first to end the threat. After the White Sox had taken a 4-1 lead, the Angels tried to rally against Chicago's bullpen. Matt Walbeck hit a solo homer in the seventh to cut the White Sox lead to 4-2. In the eighth, the Angels loaded the bases with two out for Walbeck. Reliever Bill Simas, also acquired in the trade for Abbott in '95, walked Walbeck on four pitches to force home a run to make it 4-3. With a chance to be a hero, Gary DiSarcina followed with a line drive that second baseman Ray Durham snared with a leaping catch to end the inning. Finley made things tough on the White Sox early. Chicago didn't get a hit until Robin Ventura's one-out single in the fourth. That gave the White Sox runners on first and second with one out, but Finley got out of it when Wil Cordero grounded into a doubleplay. The White Sox got even at 1-1 in the sixth inning on Belle's two-out homer, his 37th of the season. They went ahead in the seventh inning and knocked Finley out of the game in the process. Magglio Ordonez began the inning with a single and was sacrificed to second. After No. 9 hitter Mike Cameron walked, Durham singled up the middle to score Ordonez for a 2-1 lead. Finley struck out Mike Caruso for the second out of the inning, but after he walked Frank Thomas to load the bases, manager Terry Collins came out with the hook. Fetters fet·ter n. 1. A chain or shackle for the ankles or feet. 2. Something that serves to restrict; a restraint. tr.v. fet·tered, fet·ter·ing, fet·ters 1. To put fetters on; shackle. replaced Finley and faced Belle and allowed a two-run double, allowing the White Sox to go up, 4-1. The Angels went into Tuesday's game with an average attendance of 30,377, up from 23,738 per game at this point last season. However, pennant fever hasn't exactly taken hold in Anaheim. When a reporter mentioned it didn't seem to feel like a pennant race at Edison Field, Collins responded: ``It does to me, I haven't slept in a week, he said. ``The coaches know we're in a pennant race, the players know we're in a pennant race. That's where it has to start. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO (Color) Randy Velarde, top, jumps over a sliding Magglio Ordonez in Anaheim's 4-3 loss. Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press BOX: WEST DIVISION STANDINGS Boston's doubleheader sweep of Texas on Tuesday allowed the Angels to open up a 1 1/2 game lead despite a loss to Chicago. |
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