ANGELS CAN'T HOLD THEIR LEAD : BOSTON 8, ANGELS 4.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. The Angels blew a two-run lead and lost to the Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. 8-4 Wednesday at Fenway Park • • [ . Garret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. homered and went 3 for 4 for the Angels. Allen Watson (1-3) gave up four runs and eight hits in 5-1/3 innings. The Angels led 3-1 before Nomar Garciaparra, mired mire n. 1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog. 2. Deep slimy soil or mud. 3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty. v. in a 3-for-24 slump, bunted his way on. John Valentin followed with his second homer of the game and third of the year. Boston added one in the sixth when Darren Lewis doubled and scored on Mike Benjamin's single. The Red Sox sent nine batters to the plate in the seventh, following Jim Leyritz's homer with a with 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 by Jason Varitek and Garciaparra's two-run triple. ``You can't allow the big innings. Big innings kill you and that's what we allowed,'' Angels manager Terry Collins said. ``When it's 3-1, you've got to make the pitches. You've got to keep them from the big inning. After Valentin hit the ball out, (I said) `OK, let's hold them there.' We didn't.'' Valentin, a notoriously slow starter, hit just .160 last April but is hitting .275 with three homers, eight doubles and 11 RBI this year. ``It's a good sign to be playing good baseball in April,'' said Valentin. ``May's coming around the corner. That's a good sign, too. ``I always come out in April trying to do well. I play the best I can and it doesn't work out for me. Whatever the reason, I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. , but when the warm weather comes, I do better.'' Wednesday's game-time temperature was 76 degrees. ``I just have a tremendous amount of confidence in him,'' Boston manager Jimy Williams said. ``I like him in that batter's box at all times.'' ANGELS vs. BOSTON Time: 3:05 p.m., at Fenway Park. TV/Radio: No TV; KRLA (1110-AM), XPRS (1090-AM). Matchup: Angels right-hander Ken Hill (4-1, 2.51 ERA) will face Boston right-hander Robinson Checo (0-0) in the finale of a two-game series. The Angels have won five of their past six games. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO HILL BOX: ANGELS vs. BOSTON (see text) |
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