ANGELS CAN'T KEEP RED SOX FROM MOVING UP : BOSTON 7, 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. Tom Gordon Thomas "Flash" Gordon (born November 18, 1967 in Sebring, Florida) is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. Previously, he played with the Kansas City Royals (1988–95), Boston Red Sox (1996–99), Chicago Cubs pitched a five-hitter and John Valentin Boston has won 22 of its past 28 games, including five straight, to climb within two games of Baltimore in the race for the American League American League (AL) One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). wild-card spot. Gordon (10-6) struck out three and walked four in his fourth complete game. Gordon walked three in the first inning without allowing a run. He gave up only two hits after Tim Salmon's 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 no outs in the third. The Red Sox rocked Shawn Boskie Shawn Kealoha Boskie (born March 28, 1967 in Hawthorne, Nevada) was a major league pitcher who was drafted by the Chicago Cubs, 10th overall in the 1986 amateur draft. He made his professional debut on May 20, 1990 and had a promising rookie year finishing with a 3. (12-7) for five consecutive singles in the second to build a 4-0 lead. The right-hander was charged with six runs on eight hits in five-plus innings. Troy O'Leary singled home Reggie Jefferson with Boston's first run. Valentin and Mike Greenwell hit RBI singles, and another run scored on a double-play grounder. Salmon's RBI single capped a two-run third that began with a walk to Randy Velarde and a double by Jim Edmonds. Boston added two runs in the sixth to take a 6-2 lead. O'Leary and Valentin both doubled, finishing Boskie, and reliever Jason Grimsley's wild pitch allowed a run to score. A sacrifice fly by Jorge Fabregas scored Rex Hudler, who reached base on an error by Boston right fielder Luis Rodriguez in the seventh. Greenwell's solo homer, his fifth, gave Boston a 7-3 lead in the eighth. The line drive into the right-field bullpen came off right-hander Greg Gohr. J.T. Snow hit his 15th home run in the Angels ninth. Notes: The Angels reinstated pitcher Chuck McElroy from the 15-day disabled list and designated left-hander Kyle Abbott for assignment. McElroy went on the DL on Aug. 21, retroactive to Aug. 11 because of an inflamed left thumb. McElroy pitched a hitless inning. . . . Gordon won his fourth straight start at Anaheim Stadium. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO The Angels' Randy Velarde is tagged out by Boston's J ohn Valentin at second base in the first inning of a 7-4 Red Sox victory in Anaheim. Associated Press |
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