ANGELS ARMED AND DANGEROUS : ANGELS 2, DETROIT 1.Byline: Michael Rosenthal Daily News Staff Writer Suddenly, the Angels pitchers can do no wrong. A day after Mark Langston Grimsley allowed only six hits and struck out seven in 7-1/3 innings as the Angels beat the Tigers 2-1 before an announced crowd of 25,685 at Anaheim Stadium - the Angels' fourth consecutive victory. ``He cae in and gave us a real pick-me-up,'' manager Marcel Lachemann Marcel Ernest Lachemann (born June 13, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is a baseball pitching coach and a former relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. After a three-year stint (1969 - 1971 in the majors, he became the pitching coach for the California Angels in 1984. said. ``We needed a goud outing in that spot (in the rotation). And he just did an outstanding job.'' Grimsley's performance came at a good time for the Angels, who started this four-game series with an unnerving un·nerve tr.v. un·nerved, un·nerv·ing, un·nerves 1. To deprive of fortitude, strength, or firmness of purpose. 2. To make nervous or upset. ERA of 5.86. And remember, before their arrival in California, the Tigers were the hottest-hitting team in baseball. They had a batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. of .325 in their previous six games. Langston took care of business on Friday, going all the way in a 4-3 victory. He became the first Angels starter other than Chuck Finley Saturday, it was Grimsley's turn. The 28-year-old right-hander has not pitched a full season in his seven-year career with the Philadelphia Phillies “Phillies” redirects here. For other uses, see Phillies (disambiguation). The Philadelphia Phillies are a professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. , the Cleveland Indians  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. and now with the Angels, who acquired him from Cleveland with pitcher
Pep Harris for Brian Harris in February.
He had a mediocre spring with the Angels (1-2, 7.71 ERA) but pitched well in Vancouver, where he was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.20 in two starts. He was called up to the majors see if he could do any better than Shawn Boskie, who had a 6.50 ERA and no decisions in three starts, blowing an eight-run lead in his last start on Monday in Seattle. Grimsley made a huge statement. The only run he gave up came in the eighth, when Travis Fryman launched a homer over the center-field fence. The only other time he was in serious trouble was in the fifth. The Tigers loaded the bases on single, walk (the only one he gave up) and hit batter but Cecil Fielder, the man Detroit wanted at the plate in that situation, grounded out to short. Mike James finished up in the eighth for Grimsley and Troy Percival pitched the ninth for his fifth save. Afterward, Grimsley was pleased but not overly excited. ``It's a good feeling,'' he said. ``. . . I hope to make 25, 30 starts, though. I try not to get too excited o rget too depressed when things don't go right. ``If I just keep doing what I've been doing, there's a good chance I can help this team win.'' Catcher Jorge Fabregas won't argue with him. ``It was a masterful performance,'' said Fabregas, who had never caught Grimsley. ``It was one of those games where you just put your glove out and he hits it.'' |
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