ADD A LOSS TO RAPP'S SHEET LACK OF SUPPORT DOES HIM IN TEXAS 6, ANGELS 3.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Granted, Pat Rapp Patrick Leland Rapp (born July 13 1967 in Jennings, Louisiana) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1992 to 2001. Teams
Rapp is the Angels' hard-luck pitcher this season, seemingly unable to get any support. The latest example was Thursday night's 6-3 loss to the Texas Rangers Texas Rangers, mounted fighting force organized (1835) during the Texas Revolution. During the republic they became established as the guardians of the Texas frontier, particularly against Native Americans. in front of 17,951 at Edison Field. Rapp is hardly dominating, not with a fastball that only occasionally reaches 90 mph. But he finds a way to keep the game close. He did it again Thursday, allowing four runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings, only to get little support from the bullpen or the offense. The Angels had scored three runs or fewer in 10 of his 16 starts. Overall, the Angels average 3.2 runs per game in Rapp's starts. Rangers starter Darren Oliver Darren Christopher Oliver (born October 6, 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Oliver is the son of former infielder Bob Oliver. Oliver played baseball and basketball at Rio Linda High School in Rio Linda, California. improved to 3-0 against the Angels this season after going seven innings and allowing just one run and four hits. The only run Oliver allowed came on Shawn Wooten's sixth homer of 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. added a two-run homer in the seventh off Rangers reliever J.D. Smart. But by that time, however, the Rangers had built a 6-1 lead. Rapp left the game with one out in the seventh inning, trailing 3-1. But it took three Angels relievers to finish the inning, and by that time it was 6-1. Rapp has allowed four runs or fewer in 14 consecutive starts, but has just two wins to show for it. The Rangers had 12 hits in the game, six coming in the pivotal seventh inning. Rafael Palmeiro Lamb made his Major League Baseball debut on April 23 2000. Before being acquired by the Astros, Lamb also played for the Texas Rangers (2000-2003). each had two hits in the game. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Palmeiro opened the inning with a double and one out later went to third on Kapler's single. Ricky Ledee followed with a perfect double-play grounder to 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. , who couldn't field the ball cleanly. Gil got the ball to second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker 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. in time to force Kapler, but Kennedy's relay to first was too late to get Ledee, and Palmeiro scored. The Rangers got another break in the fourth inning when they increased their lead to 2-0. With one out, Sierra and Kapler singled and each moved up 90 feet on a Rapp wild pitch. Ledee's sacrifice fly to left scored Sierra. Meanwhile, the Angels had scoring opportunities but no hits through four innings. Oliver went to a three-ball count on the first three batters of the game, walking two, but the Angels failed to score. Oliver also walked a batter in both the second and fourth innings. Finally in the fifth inning, Wooten connected for his sixth home run of the season, cutting the Rangers' lead to 2-1. They might have had more in the inning, as David Eckstein walked and went to third on a single by Kennedy with two outs. But Darin Erstad flied to center to end the inning. The Rangers got some breathing room and knocked Rapp out of the game in the seventh with four runs. Ledee opened the inning with a single and scored on a Lamb double. After Rapp retired Mike Young on a comebacker for the first out of the inning, Mark Lukasiewicz replaced Rapp. Lukasiewicz got Frank Catalanotto to fly out for the second out of the inning before Angels manager Mike Scioscia brought in right-hander Ben Weber. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) ON PACE: Angels shortstop David Eckstein has 81 hits and is on pace for 172 hits this season, which sould tie the Angels' rookie record. Wally Joyner had 172 in 1986. (2) Ivan Rodriguez scores ahead of the throw to Angels catcher Shawn Wooten during Thursday's game. John Hayes/Associated Press |
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