A'S IN 11TH HEAVEN COLON'S 9 1/3-INNING PERFORMANCE NOT ENOUGH FOR ANGELS IN LOSS OAKLAND 2, ANGELS 1.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - There were guys in suits talking into their sleeves and a noticeable security presence at Angel Stadium on Tuesday night, but it had nothing to do with the disappearance of the Angels' recent loss of the American League West The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League. The division currently has four teams, but it has had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. lead. Instead, it was for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] , who watched the game between the Angels and Oakland A's as the guest of Angels owner Arte Moreno. Considering the northern and southern parts of the states were represented, it might have been a political coup for Schwarzenegger for the game to end in a tie. Considering their recent state of affairs, the Angels, too, might have wished for a tie, especially after Bobby Kielty's leadoff home run in the top of the 11th inning off Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez may refer to:
Huston Street Huston Lowell Street (born August 2, 1983, in Austin, Texas) is a relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, currently best known for winning the 2005 American League Rookie of the Year. His father is former University of Texas quarterback James Street. pitched the 11th for his 18th save, but it didn't come easy. He walked both Chone Figgins Desmond DeChone "Chone" Figgins (born January 22, 1978 in Leary, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball utility player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Despite the unusual spelling of his first name, "Chone" is pronounced as "Shawn. and 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. , setting up a showdown with reigning A.L. MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. , who was 0 for 4 heading into his final at-bat. Street won the battle, breaking Guerrero's bat on a grounder to second base to end it. The loss was the Angels' fifth in a row, their longest losing streak of the season. They fell two games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. the A's in the West, after never having been more than one game out of the top spot all season. The Angels also fell into third place in the wild-card race. They are still one game behind the Yankees, who lost Tuesday, but now also trail the Cleveland Indians by a half-game. For the A's, the victory was their seventh in a row. For nine innings, Angels starting pitcher Bartolo Colon and A's starter Barry Zito (Pierce College/USC) were masterful, taking their respective teams into extra innings with the game tied at 1. Colon became the first Angels pitcher since Mark Langston on Sept. 27, 1992, to pitch into the 10th inning. Colon had made only 92 pitches through nine, but leading off the 10th, Dan Johnson had an 11-pitch at-bat that ended with a double, the ball scooting scooting a form of behavior limited largely to dogs. Sliding along on the ground while sitting on the perineal area and with the hindlimbs extended forwards. Caused usually by irritation in the perineal area, chiefly anal sac irritation. past left fielder Garret Anderson. After a sacrifice bunt by Scott Hatteberg moved pinch runner Freddie Bynum to third, Colon's night was finished. In came Rodriguez, who got Jay Payton to hit a popup near the photographers' well next to the A's dugout. Angels first baseman Darin Erstad had a long way to go considering the infield was playing in, but made the catch as he slammed into the railing, then threw home to prevent the speedy Bynum from scoring. Rodriguez got out of the inning with a strikeout of Nick Swisher, followed by his trademark scream normally reserved for finishing off a victory. The Angels had a chance to win it in the bottom of the 10th after Erstad's one-out infield single. With two outs, Erstad stole second and took third on catcher Jason Kendall's throwing error. But Robb Quinlan, who homered off Zito in the eighth inning to tie the game, struck out with a chance to be the hero. Though Colon received a no-decision, he continued his remarkable stretch. He hasn't lost a game since July 16, a string of eight starts. Tuesday, he gave up one run and six hits in 9 1/3 innings. Zito was just as good, going nine innings and allowing one run and three hits, his only blemish blem·ish n. A small circumscribed alteration of the skin considered to be unesthetic but insignificant. blemish coming in the eighth on Quinlan's home run.. Colon and Zito entered the game as two of the hottest pitchers in the majors in the past two months, and pitched like it Tuesday. Since June 20, both pitchers were 9-2 before squaring off. The Angels turned four double plays behind Colon, including a spectacular one started by shortstop Orlando Cabrera, who ranged deep into the hole to field Payton's sharp grounder and start the 6-4-3 twin-killing. Joe Haakenson, (626) 962-8811 joe.haakenson(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 6 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) Bartolo Colon went 9 innings, but ended up with a no-decision as the Angels lost to Oakland on Tuesday night. Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press (2) The Angels' Adam Kennedy tags out Oakland's Jason Kendall at second base in the first inning of Tuesday's game. Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images Box: (1) ANGELS vs. OAKLAND - Joe Haakenson (2) GAME RECAP (3) HOW THE RUNS SCORED (4) ALMANAC almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. (5) AL WEST (6) AL WILD CARD |
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