[0] WIN DOESN'T CURE ANGELS ILLS ANGELS 3, TORONTO 1.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - By no means are the Angels anywhere close to being the offensive powerhouse they had hoped and expected to be. But a couple of well-placed blasts combined with another strong pitching performance gave the Angels a 3-1 victory over 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. on Wednesday night before 15,611 at Edison Field. 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). hit his team-high 10th homer of the season and Adam Kennedy For other people with the same name, see Adam Kennedy (disambiguation). Adam Thomas Kennedy (born January 10, 1976 in Riverside, California) is a Major League Baseball player. He currently plays second base for the St. Louis Cardinals. Kennedy attended J.W. added a two-run homer during a three-run second inning to provide Angels starter 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. all the support he needed and help manager Mike Scioscia Schoeneweis (3-2) gave up a run in the first inning and nothing more before coming out with one out in the seventh inning. Al Levine (1 2/3 perfect innings) and 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 perfect inning, eighth save) finished it as the Angels beat the Blue Jays for the second time in five tries this season. Despite the win, the Angels' offensive woes seem far from over. And the biggest void in the lineup is in the Nos. 3 and 4 spots, where Tim Salmon Salmon has had the toughest time - he's hitting .069 (2 for 29) with runners in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on this season. Anderson is hitting .190 (4 for 21) with runners in scoring position and two out. Each has only one extra- base hit all season with runners in scoring position. They combined to go 0 for 6 while stranding seven baserunners on Wednesday. ``He needs to find his swing, find his rhythm, and get to be the type of hitter we know,'' Scioscia said of Salmon. ``I don't expect things to stay this way. We all see how hard Tim works. We need to get him going, sooner rather than later. But it's not just him.'' Twice Salmon drew a two-out walk, only to see Anderson fly out on the first pitch. ``I think Garret has proven he can handle pitches if he sees the ball well in a zone he likes,'' Scioscia said. ``He's taken that aggressive approach, and it led to 117 RBIs last year. It didn't work out tonight, but he'll be fine.'' The Angels had eight hits, including two each by Kennedy and Wally Joyner. But it came down to pitching. Schoeneweis struck out the first two batters of the game, but Raul Mondesi started a two-out rally with a single to center. Mondesi stole second and third while Schoeneweis was walking Carlos Delgado, then Brad Fullmer blooped one into shallow left field to score Mondesi and give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead. But the Blue Jays didn't score again. Schoeneweis was by no means dominating, as the Blue Jays put at least one runner on base in each of the first five innings. He got help from his defense, particularly in the fifth inning when Darin Erstad made a diving catch of Mondesi's sinking liner to shallow center. Schoeneweis ended his night after 112 pitches by retiring the last six hitters he faced, ending with Darrin Fletcher to lead off the seventh. ``He took it as far as he could,'' Scioscia said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Toronto's Raul Mondesi, right, beats the tag by Anaheim's Troy Glaus to steal third base Wednesday. Kim D. Johnson/Associated Press |
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