ANGELS' WIN IN ONE FOR MOSELELY TO REMEMBER ROOKIE STARTER GETS FIRST MAJOR-LEAGUE VICTORY ANGELS 10, CLEVELAND 5.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 ANAHEIM - It was sloppy and slow and hearkened back to those marathon slugfests the American League American League (AL) One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). was known for in years past. Dustin Moseley Dustin Aaron Moseley (born December 26, 1981 in Texarkana, Arkansas) is a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Minor League Career Moseley was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round (34th overall) of the 2000 draft. , though, will remember the beauty of it forever as he started the Angels on the way to a 10-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. in his major-league debut.
The rookie helped the Angels to their season-high seventh consecutive victory and moved the team into second place for the first time since May 30. The Angels also are just a half game out of first place thanks to their 12 victories in their past 13 games. It is the closest the Angels have been to first place since April 30. The Angels are 12-1 in July, their best opening to a month since they went 13-1 in September of 2002. It wasn't easy though, and with the way the Angels' roller-coaster season has gone, why should it have been? The Angels finished with 17 hits; the Indians had 12. The game finished in a pedestrian two hours, 59 minutes. For Moseley, though, it went at a different speed entirely. If baseball had a drive-through window, Moseley was in it, as his one day in the major leagues could be further reduced to the five innings and the less than two hours he pitched Monday. He didn't have a cup of coffee in the majors, it was more like a thimble thimble, n See coping. thimble, ionization chamber, n See chamber, ionization, thimble. of espresso. After the traditional beer shower that comes from teammates following a first-career victory, Moseley now heads back to Salt Lake. He will give way to Joe Saunders Joseph Francis "Joe" Saunders (born June 16, 1981 in Falls Church, Virginia) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Saunders played college baseball at Virginia Tech, where he compiled a 27-7 career record. , who will make his 2006 debut tonight. The two raw rookies were needed this week when both Jered Weaver Jered David Weaver (born October 4, 1982 in Northridge, California), is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Jered attended college at Long Beach State University where he was the 2004 College Baseball's Golden Spikes Award winner. and Kelvim Escobar Kelvim Jose Escobar Bolivar [ess-coe-BAR] (born April 11, 1976 in La Guaira, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004-present). He bats and throws right handed. had to skip starts because of arm soreness. It might not have been the dominating type of outing Angels starters have been known for of late, but it got the job done. Angels pitchers had not surrendered a home run in six games before Moseley gave up two. The Angels' ever-improving offense backed up Moseley to carry this victory. Maicer Izturis Maicer Izturis (IPA pronunciation: [maɪsɛr ɪs'turɪs]) (born September 12, 1980 in Barquisimeto, Lara State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball infielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. constantly was in the mix with the first four-hit night of his career. He scored two runs and drove in one with an eighth-inning single. With all the support, the 24-year old Moseley didn't have to be so perfect. The right-hander gave up four runs on 10 hits in his five innings and allowed home runs to Travis Hafner Travis Lee Hafner (born June 3, 1977 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a left-handed hitting designated hitter in Major League Baseball who plays for the Cleveland Indians of the American League Central Division. and Jason Michaels. Had it been a month ago, the Angels would have been in trouble. Instead of retreating when the Indians took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, they fired back in their half of the first with three runs -- one on a Vladimir Guerrero single and two on Garret Anderson's eighth home run of the season. The Indians cut the lead to 3-2 in the third on Hafner's home run, but the Angels answered back with two of their own, one on a Juan Rivera double and the other on a single from Kendry Morales. An inning later, the Angels again had an answer for the Indians. Michaels' two-run home run made it a one-run game again at 5-4, but a two-run home run from Orlando Cabrera built it back up to 7-4. Adam Kennedy had an 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 single in the fifth inning, and fans started to anticipate the free buffalo wings from a chain restaurant that come when the Angels score 10 runs in a victory. The Indians added an eighth-inning run before the Angels spiced things up in their half of the inning with the final two runs the fans needed. Izturis delivered the first and Guerrero punched home run No. 10 with a single. While Moseley battled nerves associated with his first major-league appearance, Saunders figures his two starts last season will come in handy Verb 1. come in handy - be useful for a certain purpose be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" when he takes the mound tonight. "After your first time, you get a little calmed down," Saunders said. "You go out there and know what to expect and go from there and just pitch your game." doug.padilla@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2731 CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Angels starting pitcher Dustin Moseley gave up four runs and 10 hits in five innings Monday. (2) Maicer Izturis rounds third base en route to scoring on a hit by Vladimir Guerrero in the first inning. Jeff Lewis/Associated Press Box: ANGELS vs. CLEVELAND - Doug Padilla |
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