ANGELS BAIL OUT KARL NEW LEFTY GOES OUT BEFORE COMEBACK.Byline: Gordon Verrell Staff Writer ANAHEIM - The best thing about Scott Karl's performance Tuesday night in his first start for the Angels: He kept the ball in the ballpark. That may not be saying a lot, but it was critical, as it turned out. He didn't dig that big of a hole, and the Angels, once they got their big bats cranking, were able to overcome Karl's shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw. Shortcomings may also be:
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. in front of 17,773 fans at Edison Field. Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005). slugged a three-run home run in the fourth inning to get the Angels close. It was his 38th homer, leaving him just one shy of Reggie Jackson's franchise-record 39 set in 1982. And Mo Vaughn The Angels then batted around in the sixth, scoring four times - on a run-scoring double by 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. to break the tie, a run-scoring single by Bengie Molina Benjamin José ("Bengie" or "Ben") Molina (born July 20 1974 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is the starting catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. After being initially regarded as a "good glove, no hit" catcher, Molina has developed into one of the better and a two-run single by Darin Erstad Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball currently with the Chicago White Sox. Prior to 2007, he had played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). , who reached the 200-hit plateau with three singles. It was a notable milestone. Erstad got his 200th hit in the Angels' 132nd game. The last time anyone got there faster was in 1935, when Joe Medwick The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. got to 200 in 131 games. Erstad got there faster than any AL player in 75 years, since the Philadelphia A's Al Simmons got his 200th hit in his 125th game. Erstad is now just two hits shy of Alex Johnson's club-record 202 in 1970. ``The guy is incredible,'' said Angels manager Mike Scioscia, who once more mounted the soapbox in support of Erstad as the AL Most Valuable Player. ``What he brings to this club . . . he plays every game one way, the right way, whether it's a spring training game or the seventh game of the World Series.'' The World Series, of course, is something the Angels only talk about - they haven't been there - but it was with that in mind that they sought to add to their pitching with the acquisition of Karl, a 28-year-old left- hander who had struggled mightily at Colorado (1-3, 7.40 ERA). ``It was everything . . . nervousness, rustiness, excited . . . they hit good pitches, they hit bad pitches,'' Karl said, assessing his 2 2/3 innings in which he was clubbed for four runs on nine hits. Once Karl departed, the bullpen took charge. Lou Pote bailed Karl out of a jam in the third, Mike Holtz got Pote out of a mess in the sixth, then Al Levine, Shigetoshi Hasegawa and Troy Percival combined to retire the final nine Blue Jays in order. ANGELS vs. TORONTO Time: 7:05 p.m., at Edison Field TV/Radio:Fox Sports Net; KLAC-AM (570), XPRS-AM (1090 Spanish) Matchup: Right-hander Matt Wise (3-1, 2.93 ERA) vs. left-hander David Wells (18-5, 4.08). The 24-year-old rookie Wise beat the Blue Jays and the wily veteran Wells 8-4 on Aug. 15 at SkyDome for his first big-league win. It will be the fifth major-league start for Wise. Wells is the majors' winningest pitcher. - Gordon Verrell CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) JACKSON (2) GLAUS Box: (1) CHASING REGGIE (2) ANGELS vs. TORONTO (See text) |
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