ANDERSON ISN'T LEFT OUT HIS GRAND SLAM IN 11TH LIFTS ANGELS ANGELS 5, TEXAS 1.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ARLINGTON, Texas Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas (USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2006 Arlington has an estimated population of 367,197. - Buck Showalter William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter (born May 23, 1956 in De Funiak Springs, Florida) is a former professional baseball player and manager. His most recent managerial position was with the Texas Rangers from 2002-2006. was going by ``the book,'' the one virtually all major-league managers follow, almost to a fault. Somewhere in the book, it tells managers to bring in that situational left-hander to face that dangerous left-handed hitter. So the Texas Rangers' manager brought in lefty Brian Shouse Brian Douglas Shouse (Born September 26, 1968 in Effingham, Illinois is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers. He pitches with a sidearm delivery, which he adapted into his pitching windup in 2001, replacing his traditional over the top delivery. to face the Angels' 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. with the game on the line Tuesday night at Ameriquest Field. Anderson ruined Showalter's best laid plans, hitting a grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. in the 11th inning to lift the Angels to a 5-1 victory over the Rangers, the Angels' eighth win in a row. It also increased the Angels' 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 over Texas to 8 1/2 games, an increase of seven games in the past 10 days. 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. opened the 11th with a single and went to third on Darin Erstad's double off losing pitcher Kameron Loe Kameron David Loe (born September 10, 1981 in Simi Valley, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Texas Rangers. At 6'7" tall, Loe is one of the tallest players in the game and also has a 7 foot boa constrictor named Angel which he keeps in the Rangers clubhouse. , who then walked Vladimir Guerrero intentionally to load the bases. Showalter went to the mound, in came Shouse and out went the baseball. ``That's the book,'' Anderson said. ``You play by the book - that's what I expect. If they didn't play by the book, they'd have to answer questions after the game. I think I was 0 for 6 against him, so you can't argue with that at all.'' Anderson is hitting .363 against left-handers this season and .284 vs. right-handers, and four of his nine homers have come against left- handers. ``I always feel comfortable vs. lefties,'' Anderson said. ``I've never cared about lefty-righty.'' Anderson increased his team-leading RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in total to 57 with the slam, the seventh of his career. And it came after he went hitless in his first four at-bats Tuesday. ``That's Garret,'' Angels starter Jarrod Washburn said. ``He's one of the best hitters I've seen in my life. We're fortunate to have two of the best hitters I've ever seen in my life.'' Washburn didn't stick around long enough to get the victory. He pitched well, giving up one run and seven hits in seven innings, but got his ninth no-decision of the season. Brendan Donnelly (6-2) got the victory with a scoreless inning, joining Scot Shields (6-4) as Angels relievers who have more wins than Washburn (4-3). ``If I have to listen to some smart-(aleck) relievers give me (a hard time), I'm fine with that,'' Washburn said. ``As long as we win, that's all that matters.'' The Angels picked up where they left off Monday, scoring in the first inning. After scoring in each of the final six innings Monday, the Angels extended the string to seven consecutive innings when Erstad singled and scored on Guerrero's double for a 1-0 lead. For Guerrero, it marked the 29th consecutive game in which he has hit safely against the Rangers. It's the longest streak by a player against a particular team since Ryan Klesko hit in 29 straight against the Houston Astros from 1999 to 2002. Rangers starter John Wasdin started a streak of his own, holding the Angels scoreless over the next seven innings and leaving with the game after eight innings with the score tied 1-1. Joe Haakenson, (626) 962-8811 joe.haakenson(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) The Angels' Garret Anderson beats the Rangers with an 11th-inning grand slam Tuesday. Linda Kaye/Associated Press (2) Angels pitcher Jarrod Washburn walks back to the mound as Texas' Michael Young, above, rounds third base after his first-inning home run. Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press Box: (1) ANGELS at TEXAS - Joe Haakenson (2) STORY LINES (3) GAME RECAP (4) HOW THE RUNS SCORED (5) ANGELS 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. |
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