ANGELS' BULLPEN BLOWS UP FIELDING ISN'T ANY BETTER, AS L.A. LOSES FIVE-RUN LEAD MINNESOTA 12, ANGELS 10 (10).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 MINNEAPOLIS - The only reason Wednesday will be such a memorable day in Angels pitching lore is because this one will be so hard to forget. First Bartolo Colon was put on the disabled list, then there was the matter of those arms that were seemingly healthy. The Angels' staff blew a five-run lead in the sixth inning and fell to the Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Twins have played in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 12-10 in the 10thinning on a walkoff homer from pinch-hitter Michael Cuddyer Michael Brent Cuddyer (IPA: /kəˈdaɪər/; born on March 27, 1979 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a Major League Baseball player. He is currently the starting right fielder for the Minnesota Twins. . Manager Mike Scioscia "We played a poor ballgame and we didn't deserve to win that game today," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We would have been lucky if we won the game. We played a poor ballgame. "These guys know what it's about. I think there were too many things happening on the mound that we're struggling with and certainly some things in the field. We have to get better, no doubt about that. This was just a flat-out poor ballgame and if we won (the) ballgame we were going to be lucky because we did not play well at all." The winner came off former Twins reliever J.C. Romero, which only added to the joy of his former team. Some Twins players have not been too happy with Romero since he said on Opening Day that the Angels' bullpen was the best he has ever pitched for. Francisco Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez may refer to:
Ford is a 1994 graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School where he played football and baseball and a 1999 graduate of Dallas Baptist University. . Once again, poor defense played a prominent role. 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. , playing third base while 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. played left, dropped a foul popup from Justin Morneau Justin Ernest George Morneau (born on May 15, 1981 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Major League Baseball player. He is currently the Minnesota Twins' everyday first baseman. in the second inning. Morneau used his second chance to hit 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 double and the Twins went on to four unearned runs in the inning. In the sixth inning, Vladamir Guerrero made a long run for a shallow fly ball in right by Mike Redmond Mike Redmond (born Michael Patrick Redmond on May 5, 1971 in Seattle, Washington) is a Major League Baseball catcher. He is currently the backup catcher and occasional Designated Hitter for the Minnesota Twins. Redmond bats right-handed and throws right-handed. but then couldn't make the relatively routine catch for the last out as the ball popped out of his glove. One run scored on that play as the Twins added another four runs in the inning. The Angels have given up 17unearned runs in 15 games this season after giving up 45 all last year. They now have an American League-leading 15 errors, second most in baseball behind the Cincinnati Reds. And yet this one still was winable because of an offensive explosion. Orlando Cabrera extended his hitting streak to six games with two hits, including his third home run. Adam Kennedy had four hits to tie a career high. Even Casey Kotchman, who had been struggling in the early going, had two hits and two RBIs to raise his batting average to .196. The Angels had a 9-4 lead in the sixth inning when it all started to unravel as the Twins scored four runs to cut the lead to 9-8. The Angels made it 10-8 in the seventh on a Kotchman single, but the Twins' Torii Hunter made it a one-run game again with his fourth home run. Rodriguez nearly got out of a bases-loaded no-out jam in the ninth when he retired Morneau on a popup and struck out Tony Batista on three pitches. But Ford put up a battle and walked on a low and outside slider. "The bottom line is that I didn't get the job done," Rodriguez said. "I have to turn the page and get ready for (today's) game. I have to start putting zeroes on the board already. The last couple of outings that's been not me out there. I look forward to (today) to go out there and get the save." Romero didn't want to make a big deal about surrendering the winner. "This is not about J.C. and the Twins or whatever. Losing sucks, that's the bottom line," Romero said. "It would have hurt the same way if it would have been the Yankees, Tampa Bay, it doesn't matter. Every time you lose it's not a pleasant situation. I take this as if it would have happened against any other club." doug.padilla@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2731 CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) Minnesota pinch-hitter Michael Cuddyer, right, celebrates his winning two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning Wednesday off Angels left-hander J.C. Romero, a former teammate with the Twins. (2) The Angels' Francisco Rodriquez walks in the tying run in the ninth inning, blowing a save. Jim Mone/Associated Press Box: ANGELS at MINNESOTA - Doug Padilla |
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