A HALLADAY IN TORONTO: ANGELS LOSE OFFENSE CONTINUES ITS STRUGGLES VS. JAYS' ACE TORONTO 5, ANGELS 1.Byline: DOUG PADILLA Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. Staff Writer TORONTO -- So it seems things can get worse for the Angels, who struggled for offense again Monday in a 5-1 loss to 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. and got a slight medical scare. After the game, reliever Scot Shields Scot Shields (b. July 22, 1975, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, with whom he has spent his entire career, serving as their setup man since 2005. apparently reported some type of upper chest discomfort following the game, and paramedics had to be called into the trainer's room. Moments later, Shields emerged but had nothing to say, although he did seem to be in good spirits Adv. 1. in good spirits - without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism in stride" in stride . ``There's no story,'' he said at his locker. ``I don't mean to be a (jerk) but there's no story. Everything's fine.'' As he walked to the team bus, Shields said he would address the subject today. He didn't seem to be in any discomfort. All a member of the Blue Jays' security staff would say is that paramedics were called into the Angels' locker room to make ``an assessment.'' That was the good news after the Angels lost again, this time to the Blue Jays' Roy Halladay Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III (born May 14 1977 in Denver, Colorado), nicknamed Doc, is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He currently pitches for the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff. . Just like Sunday, the Angels didn't get their first hit until the sixth inning. Rookie Tommy Murphy Tommy Murphy can refer to:
The lack of offense is so troubling that manager Mike Scioscia ``There has been focus outside the organization,'' Scioscia said. ``It's not just in-house. (General manager) Bill (Stoneman) has conversations with general managers around the league. (But) there are a couple of things we need to have patience with. ``A guy like Juan Rivera Juan Rivera may refer to:
Scioscia's frustration level has risen as the team's offense has faded. ``There's a lot of things that are happening in the clubhouse right now,'' Scioscia said. ``You have some guys who are trying too hard and getting taken out of their game. You have some guys who are struggling at such a level that they're getting too passive. And there are some guys that are working their way into the major leagues, and there are obviously growing pains grow·ing pains pl.n. Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. in that area.'' That combination led to just four hits a day after the Angels managed just two hits in another defeat by the Blue Jays. The surest sign that the Angels went down without much of a fight was a game time of 1 hour, 59minutes. They lost three of four to the Blue Jays and have dropped four of six on the road trip. ``No disrespect to Halladay, he threw a hell of game and kept the ball down, but we didn't try to get good at-bats or anything like that,'' Cabrera said. ``We didn't fight pitches or anything. Basically we (stunk stunk v. A past tense and the past participle of stink. stunk Verb a past of stink stunk stink ) today.'' Like in Sunday's game, the Blue Jays didn't get their first hit until the fifth inning. When they finally broke through against Angels starter Jeff Weaver, they were off and running. The Blue Jays scored all five of their runs in the fifth, two coming on a home run by Bengie Molina. ``You know it's going to be a pitchers' battle out there,'' Weaver said of facing Halladay. ``It was going pitch for pitch for a while, and I just let them break through in the fifth.'' Right now, the Angels don't have the ability to weather that kind of attack. If a trade doesn't occur, then the promotion of somebody like Dallas McPherson could happen soon. McPherson had emerged from his slow start to hit home runs in four consecutive games through Sunday. ``I think that necessity is the mother of invention and at times we have looked at some players,'' Scioscia said. ``You see a guy like Howie Kendrick that came up to get an opportunity and Mike Napoli. We're going to look at some things and see where we can improve right now. The focus certainly is on the offensive end.'' --Also: Rivera was activated from the disabled list, and Darin Erstad was placed on the 15-day DL with a sore ankle. He is expected to undergo an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. today. doug.padilla@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2731 CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Roy Halladay is congratulated on his complete game by Alex Rios, center, and Bengie Molina. (2) Angels starter Jeff Weaver shows frustration after giving up a home run. Frank Gunn/Associated Press Box: ANGELS at CHICAGO - Doug Padilla |
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