[0] KENNEDY'S HEROICS BRING BACK ANGELS TWO-OUT SINGLE IN 9TH TOPS OAKLAND ANAHEIM 3, OAKLAND 2.Byline: Gordon Verrell Staff Writer ANAHEIM - They haven't licked their offensive struggles just yet, but the Angels are at least showing signs of coming to life. Wednesday night they even scored first, just the third time in 15 games that's happened. More importantly, they scored last, on Adam Kennedy's two-out, run- scoring single in the bottom of the ninth that sent 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). home from second with the winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics “Philadelphia Athletics” redirects here. For other uses, see Philadelphia Athletics (disambiguation). The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. before 17,962 fans at Edison Field. The win snapped the Angels' four-game losing streak and enabled them to close out their first homestand of the season 4-5 as they head out on their longest trip of the season beginning tonight in Seattle. For Kennedy, the night was perfect. He had three of the Angels' seven hits, he scored two of their three runs and he knocked in the third. The Angels nursed a 1-0 lead for seven innings, fell behind, 2-1, tied the score in the eighth and won it in the ninth. Troy Percival Troy Eugene Percival (born August 9, 1969 in Fontana, California) is a Major League Baseball reliever on the St. Louis Cardinals. Percival came out of retirement on June 8, 2007 when he signed a minor league deal with the Cardinals[1]. (1-0) benefited from the Angels' late rally for his first win. Oakland's Jim Mecir Left-hander 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. started for the Angels and, for seven innings, thoroughly handcuffed the A's. He got ground ball after ground ball while allowing just three hits. Thirteen of his 21 outs were the result of grounders, and three were strikeouts - all three strikeouts in the fifth. Schoeneweis pitched out of a mini-scrape in the sixth, when the first two A's batters, Frank Menechino Frank Menechino (born January 7, 1971 in Staten Island, New York) is a baseball utility player, most recently with the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League. He played college baseball at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida before transferring to the University and Johnny Damon This article or section does not cite its . You can Wikipedia by including appropriate citations. Johnny David Damon (born November 5, 1973 in Fort Riley, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter who plays for the New York Yankees. , singled. But Miguel Tejada Miguel Odalis Tejada (born May 25, 1976 in Baní, Dominican Republic), nicknamed "Miggi", is currently the shortstop of the Baltimore Orioles Major League Baseball team. grounded to Glaus at third to start a double play, then Jason Giambi Jason Gilbert Giambi (born January 8, 1971) is a Major League Baseball player who is the 1st baseman and designated hitter for the New York Yankees. He was the American League MVP in 2000 with the Oakland Athletics, and is a 5-time All-Star who has led the American League in grounded out to Kennedy at second for the third consecutive time. In the eighth, Eric Chavez drove a double to left-center and, one out later, scored on Damon's single to right to tie the score, 1-1. Damon stole second, just the A's sixth theft in 15 games, took third on Tejada's grounder to second and scored on Giambi's two-out double over Darin Erstad's head in left-center, putting Oakland on top, 2-1. That finished Schoeneweis. Shigetoshi Hasegawa came in to fan Olmedo Saenz and leave Giambi on second. The Angels managed a mere four hits off Oakland starter Cory Lidle the first seven innings, then Mecir took over in the eighth. Kennedy welcomed him with a towering triple off the scoreboard in right, then, with one out, dashed to the plate on Darin Erstad's sharp grounder to Giambi at first. The A's were playing their infield in, but the speedy Kennedy slid hard into Ramon Hernandez and beat the throw anyway, tying the score. Oakland threatened in the top of the ninth, when Terrance Long doubled to center with one out. Scott Spiezio, who pinch hit in the eighth and remained in the game at first base, made a diving catch of Hernandez' wicked liner for the second out. Hasegawa intentionally walked Chavez, Percival came in and, throwing 96, 97 mph fast balls, got Menechino to ground into an inning-ending force play. The Angels' ninth started with great promise. Glaus and Garret Anderson singled off Mecir. But just as quickly it began to fizzle fiz·zle intr.v. fiz·zled, fiz·zling, fiz·zles 1. To make a hissing or sputtering sound. 2. Informal To fail or end weakly, especially after a hopeful beginning. n. . Bengie Molina popped out and, with Jason Iringhausen taking the mound, slow-starting designated hitter Glenallen Hill struck out. But Kennedy then shot a 1-2 pitch into right-center, scoring Glaus with the game-winner. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Angels' Adam Kennedy scores under the attempted tag of A's catcher Ramon Martinez. Kennedy also hit the game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth. E.J. Flynn/Associated Press |
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