ANGELS BAIL OUT SANTANA STARTER CAN'T GET OUT OF FIRST INNING ANGELS LATE, SEATTLE GAME.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. Santana showed Tuesday that his eye-popping start at Boston on Aug. 17 was merely a tease. In a key division game against 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. on Tuesday, 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 in a game that the Angels led 10-6 in the top of the ninth inning. Ichiro Suzuki led off with a triple. Jose Vidro walked. Jose Guillen had a two-run double to center. Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher Michael Dana Butcher (born May 10, 1965 in Davenport, Iowa) was a Relief Pitcher for the California Angels (1992-95) and is now the pitching coach of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. came to the mound. Whatever Butcher had to say to Santana apparently was not heeded as the destruction continued. Adrian Beltre crushed a two-run triple to right. Richie Sexson Richmond Lockwood Sexson (born December 29, 1974 in Portland, Oregon) is an American baseball player who currently plays for the Seattle Mariners. Standing at 6 feet 8 inches tall, he is currently one of the tallest overall players in MLB, and the tallest position player in MLB grounded out to first. Kenji Johjima singled in a run. It was so quick, it almost looked painless. Manager Mike Scioscia Moseley was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round (34th overall) of the 2000 draft. in from the bullpen. Moseley delivered 51/3 scoreless innings and could end up starting at home against Oakland next week. Bartolo Colon, who will pitch in a minor-league rehab assignment Thursday, also is likely to get a chance in that rotation spot before the season ends. So far, though, there is no official decision on any changes. Undaunted, the Angels offense got Santana off the hook in a hurry. By the fifth inning, the score was tied 5-5 and Santana was guaranteed he would not take the loss. Like Santana, Mariners starter Jeff Weaver also has been seeking second-half redemption. The former Angel started the season 0-6 with a 14.32 ERA before he was sent to the disabled list with shoulder tendinitis. Designated for assignment Designated for assignment is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball. When a player is designated for assignment, he is immediately removed from the club's 40-man roster. by the Angels last season, Weaver (Simi Valley High) could hav e used this season to send a message. Instead, he has had nothing but trouble against the Angels in three starts. In those outings Weaver is 0-2 with a 10.32 ERA. 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 to get their point across. 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. Kendry 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 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 by Orlando Cabrera was followed by a double from Vladimir Guerrero to put runners on second and third. Weaver was removed by Mariners manager John McLaren, leaving him ineligible for the victory because he didn't pitch the required five innings. The Angels then tied the score 5-5 on a sacrifice fly by Garret Anderson. The five-run deficit matched the largest the Angels have come back from this season. Weaver entered Tuesday having won his past four starts, so his rotation spot is likely safe. Santana's situation is entirely different just two starts after he impressed the coaching staff by holding the Red Sox to one run on four hits in six innings. Things started to get shaky in his last start Thursday, when Santana gave up five runs on eighthits in six innings. Then came Tuesday's disaster which was the shortest 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. Santana's inability to take charge Tuesday was similar to his outings in July before the Angels sent him down to Triple-A Salt Lake. Before that move was made, Santana gave up nine runs in three-plus innings to the NewYork Yankees and seven runs on 14 hits in six innings to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are a professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida. The Devil Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Devil Rays have played in Tropicana Field. . doug.padilla@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2731 ANGELS 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. 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