ANGELS BAIL OUT SANTANA RALLY FROM FIVE-RUN DEFICIT, BEAT SEATTLE ANGELS 10, SEATTLE 6.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 SEATTLE -- Ervin Santana Ervin Ramon Santana (born December 12, 1982 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Career Santana was a starting pitcher for the Angels' double-A affiliate, the Arkansas Travelers early in 2005, where he will not be the answer after all, as another lackluster offering has the Angels once again searching for rotation options. The Angels, though, had no problem overcoming an early five-run deficit to earn a 10-6 victory and open a four-game lead on the Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Mariners have played in Safeco Field. in the 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. . The score was tied 5-5 in the fifth inning and 6-6 in the seventh before the Angels took control with a four-run eighth. Kendry Morales Kendrys Morales Rodriguez (born June 20, 1983 in Fomento, Cuba) is a Major League Baseball player in his rookie season as a first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He is a switch hitter and throws right-handed. drove in the go-ahead run with a double off the wall, Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. had a two-run single and 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. added 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. "With Ervin having a tough start, this was big," Guerrero said through an interpreter. "When you looked around our dugout everybody was pumped up with that feeling we could come back and it happened." Santana showed Tuesday that his eye-popping start at Boston on Aug. 17 was merely a tease. In a key division game, Santana barely got an out. Everything else was off target or scorched scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. as he gave up five first-inning runs. After seven batters and a third of an inning, the Mariners had a 5-0 lead. Santana was replaced by 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. , who immediately started to turn around the team's fortunes. Handed that lead, Mariners starter and former Angel Jeff Weaver This article is about Major League Baseball player Jeffrey Weaver. For other people named Jeff Weaver, see Jeff Weaver (disambiguation). Jeffrey Charles Weaver (Simi Valley High) couldn't even last five innings. Moseley, meanwhile, was cruising along, finishing the night with 5 1/3 scoreless innings and throwing just 54 pitches in the process. "I was telling myself all night to throw one pitch at a time," Moseley said. "I couldn't focus on how many innings I had to get through or if I did give up runs how long I'd have to stay in there just to (where it helped) the bullpen out. It worked out well for me." The Angels' comeback started quietly in the third inning. Howie Kendrick led off with a walk, went to third on a single by Jeff Mathis and scored when Mariners right fielder Jose Guillen threw wildly to third base. There was a little more force used in the fourth inning. After crushing a 400-foot foul ball down the right-field line, Gary Matthews Jr. dialed in his timing and hit one out to right to right-center. Morales followed Matthews with a solo home run of his own to cut the deficit to 5-3. The Angels stayed on the attack in the fifth inning as Mathis led off with a double. A one-out RBI single by Orlando Cabrera was followed by a double from Guerrero to put runners on second and third. Weaver was replaced by reliever Eric O'Flaherty, who was greeted with a score-tying sacrifice fly from Garret Anderson. The five-run deficit matched the largest the Angels have come back from this season. "It seems like we're starting to show some resiliency," Matthews said. "And we've done it; we've had some come-from-behind wins but to get that win after being down by five is a tremendous game for us, a huge game." Morales' go-ahead double in the eighth snapped a 17 1/3-inning scoreless streak by Mariners reliever Brandon Morrow. The Angels now must decide what to do with Santana's spot in the rotation. It is likely that Moseley will get that spot again and take the mound at home Monday against the Oakland Athletics. "We're going to evaluate some things," manager Mike Scioscia said. "We've tried a lot of different things with Ervin. At times he's been electric and at times he's stubbed his toe like he did tonight. We'll talk about things and see what we'll do moving forward." Tuesday's disaster was the shortest outting of Santana's career when he wasn't injured. He also went a third of an inning last season against the Cleveland Indians, coming out of the game after he was hit on the knee by a comebacker. "I actually felt really good stuff-wise, but I know my location was poor," Santana said through an interpreter. "My pitches were staying up in the zone, and that's what happens." doug.padilla@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2731 ANGELS TODAY Angels (Weaver 9-6) at Seattle (Hernandez 10-6), 1:35 p.m., Safeco Field. TV:FSN (Full-Service Network) A communications network that provides shopping, movies on demand and access to databases and a variety of interactive services. West. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) The Angels' Garret Anderson hits a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning to tie the score at 5-5 against Seattle. (2) Seattle starter Jeff Weaver and catcher Kenji Johjima wait for Weaver to be lifted. John Froschauer/Associated Press |
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