ANGELS COMPLETE SWEEP : ANGELS 3, OAKLAND 1.Byline: Jeff Miller
Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller (born June 27, 1959), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing Orange County Register It ended Thursday with the Angels' hardest thrower using his softest pitch - Troy Percival's trickery Trickery See also Cunning, Deceit, Humbuggery. Bunsby, Captain Jack trapped into marriage by landlady. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son] Camacho cheated of bride after lavish wedding preparations. [Span. Lit. making Brent Gates Brent Robert Gates (b. March 14 1970, Grand Rapids, Michigan) was a Major League Baseball second and third baseman. He is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota. disappear. The closer turned another ninth inning into a slammed door and another lead into a victory, 3-1 over the Oakland A's. But this time, instead of beating the opposition with his torch, Percival went with his touch. He struck out the A's second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker with a curveball, which is sort of like developing a laser that makes left turns. ``Guys like that,'' Gates said, ``should only be allowed to throw one pitch.'' The victory gave the Angels (15-12) a sweep of this three-game series over the A's (13-14), a team they have now defeated seven times in a row. The save was Percival's 10th, best in the majors, and kept his ERA at 0.00. He has retired 16 consecutive batters, nine by strikeout. The last time he allowed a hit? April 20. ``I'm glad I'm behind him and not facing him,'' said teammate Rex Hudler, whose fourth home run broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning. ``You have to go up looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. cheese (fastballs) over the plate and hope he doesn't come at your coconut (head). ``Man, that ball is hard. 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. if you've ever been hit by one, but it's hard. When you step in there, you'd better have your things in order and your will done.'' Percival's strikeout-walk ratio is an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. 17-to-1. He has permitted six hits, all singles. Opponents have a .143 average against him. His perfect performance has forced the Angels to keep him as closer, with all-time saves leader Lee Smith stuck - at least for now - in a growing shadow. ``I feel sorry for Lee Smith, but what can they do?'' Hudler said. ``How can you take Percy out of there?'' The A's juggled lineup - manager Art Howe had to make five last-minute changes because outfielder Pedro Munoz came up with a nagging knee injury just before game time - did little against Angels starter Jim Abbott, who won for the first time in six starts this season. The A's never had consecutive hits, scoring their lone run in the fifth on Mike Bordick's two-out single. Bordick's 16th 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 tied the score 1-1. The Angels had struck for a run in the fourth with a walk, then back-to-back singles by Chili Davis and J.T. Snow. The score remained tied until Hudler got a hold of a 2-2 changeup and sent it over the left-field fence in the eighth. ``That had to be a rabbit ball,'' Hudler said. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Rex Hudler celebrates his solo home run, which helpe d the Angels defeat Oakland 3-1. Associated Press |
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