[0] ANGELS LIKE WHAT THEY SEE - SO FAR ORTIZ KEEPS TEAM ROLLING WITH FIVE STRONG INNINGS AGAINST BLUE JAYS ANGELS 5, TORONTO 4.Byline: Frank Welch
Frank Welch (1835 – 1878) was a Nebraska Republican politician. He was born at Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts on February 10, 1835 and moved to Boston in with his parents. Staff Writer ANAHEIM - To this point - and yes, it is still very, very early - seemingly every question concerning the 2000 Angels has met with a positive response. Are pitchers Ken Hill and Jason Dickson Dickson is a graduate of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M University. He plays for the Somerset Patriots and was drafted by the California Angels in the 6th round of the 1994 MLB Amateur healthy? Check and check. Is Scott Schoeneweis Scott David Schoeneweis [SHOW-en-WEISS] (born October 2, 1973, in Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He plays for the New York Mets. ready to become a big-league starter? Check. Can Darin Erstad Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball currently with the Chicago White Sox. Prior to 2007, he had played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). rebound from a sub-par 1999? Check. Feel free to add pitcher Ramon Ortiz and backup shortstop Benji Gil Romar Benjamin Gil Aguilar (born October 6, 1972, in Tijuana, Mexico) was a Major League Baseball utility player. Gil made his Major League Baseball debut with the Texas Rangers on April 5, 1993. to the Angels' feel-good check list. Ortiz, who says his right shoulder is stronger than it was at any time last season, did nothing to disprove disprove, v to refute or to prove false by affirmative evidence to the contrary. his claim, going five quality innings on Tuesday night as the Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays "Blue Jays" redirects here. For other uses, see Blue Jay (disambiguation).. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. 5-4 before 15,229 at Edison Field. Gil, who is replacing injured shortstop Gary DiSarcina Gil's second-inning single with two outs proved to perhaps be the most timely hit for the Angels. Catcher Bengie Molina Benjamin José ("Bengie" or "Ben") Molina (born July 20 1974 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is the starting catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. After being initially regarded as a "good glove, no hit" catcher, Molina has developed into one of the better , another Angel off to solid start, walked before Gil's single. Gil's base hit and Molina's walk kept the inning alive for the red-hot Erstad, who promptly followed his first-inning infield single with a three-run homer to right to give Anaheim a 4-0 lead. Erstad's homer gave him 17 hits in his first 33 at-bats to start the year. Garret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. opened four-run second with a double, the 176th of his career, tying him for No. 7 on the all-time Angels list with Chili Davis. Troy Glaus put the Angels ahead when Toronto shortstop Alex Gonzalez couldn't quite keep Glaus' ground ball up the middle from slipping far enough into center to allow Anderson to slide home ahead of center fielder Jose Cruz Jr.'s throw home. The Angels went in front 5-0 when Mo Vaughn, with no homers and three RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in when he stepped to the plate, hit a harmless looking fly ball down the left field line that eventually landed in the seats for a solo homer. Vaughn's 338-foot opposite field job was hardly the kind fans are used to seeing from the team's high-priced slugger. While Ortiz bobbed and weaved through troubled spots in the third and fourth innings, Toronto finally seemed to solve the Angels' 24-year-old right-hander in the fifth inning. Ortiz, who has a slight tear of his shoulder went five innings and gave up eight hits and four walks, but just two runs. He also struck out four while throwing 83 pitches (43 strikes). Ortiz took a shutout into the fifth after striking out both Raul Mondesi and Carlos Delgado, the third and fourth hitters in the Blue Jays' lineup, with runners at second and third. In the fourth, Ortiz, whose fastball was consistently clocked in the low 90's, got Cruz Jr., to line softly to second base for an inning-ending double play, Earlier in the inning, Vaughn fielded Darrin Fletcher's soft ground ball and threw out Brad Fullmer at home. In the fifth, Toronto cut it to 5-2 when Mondesi, the former Dodger who heard boos here and there, atoned for his earlier strike out with a two-run homer to left, his first of the year and just his second and third RBI. Delgado followed with a double, but Ortiz was bailed out of the fifth when Molina picked Delgado off of second base. Molina also cut down leadoff man Shannon Stewart with a perfect throw to second base on a first inning stolen base attempt. Mondesi scored on a Lou Pote wild pitch in the seventh inning and Stewart's RBI single cashed in Cruz Jr., who opened the eighth with a triple down the right field line. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Catcher Bengie Molina of the Angels tags out the Blue Jays' Brad Fullmer in a play at home. (2) Darin Erstad is greeted after his three-run home run Tuesday night. Michael Caulfield/Associated Press |
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