ANGELS FALL OUT OF FIRST PLACE MILWAUKEE 12, ANGELS 2.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer ANAHEIM - It was only appropriate the Angels fell out of first place Wednesday night for the first time since May 3, because in losing their fifth consecutive game, they looked nothing like a first-place team. That could change soon. On Wednesday, before the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Angels 12-2, center fielder Raul Mondesi walked out of Angel Stadium, likely for the last time as an able-bodied member of the team. During the game, the club announced that an examination determined Mondesi has a torn right quadriceps muscle, which means the Angels just spent $1.75 million for Mondesi to hit .118 in eight games. The Angels today are expected to activate center fielder 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. , which makes the timing of Mondesi's injury and placement on the 15-day disabled list amazingly serendipitous ser·en·dip·i·ty n. pl. ser·en·dip·i·ties 1. The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident. 2. The fact or occurrence of such discoveries. 3. An instance of making such a discovery. . On Wednesday, designated hitter designated hitter n. Baseball Abbr. DH A player designated at the start of a game to bat instead of the pitcher in the lineup. Noun 1. Tim Salmon That streak, which tied a 41-year-old club record, ended in the second inning when Jeff DaVanon Jeffrey Graham DaVanon (born December 8, 1973 in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Oakland Athletics. DaVanon came up through the Oakland Athletics system before being traded to the Anaheim Angels as a minor-leaguer in 1999. scored on an error by Milwaukee 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 Junior Spivey Ernest Lee Spivey, Jr. (born January 28, 1975 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a second baseman who plays for the Pawtucket Red Sox. He bats and throws right-handed. Spivey attended Cowley County College, Kansas. . 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. homered the next inning. And at that point, the 41,423 on hand could have headed home, unless they were Brewers fans. Angels starter Jarrod Washburn Jarrod Michael Washburn (born August 13, 1974 in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Washburn won the final game , perhaps bothered by stiffness in his upper right leg, never looked comfortable. He allowed six runs on eight hits and walked three in five innings. But he also got little support from his offense or defense. Third baseman Shane Halter made another bad decision after fielding a groundball in the fourth inning. He tried throwing to second base, but former Angel Trent Durrington beat the throw easily, and the fielder's choice grounder created a two-on, one-out situation. Washburn (7-3) compounded the situation by walking a batter and hitting Brady Clark with the bases loaded to force in a run. Then Adam Kennedy, 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 5-for-48 skid, took his woes into the field by bobbling a grounder that could have netted another out. Gary Bennett scored on the play to make it 6-2. Milwaukee starter Victor Santos (4-2) gave up 13 hits in six innings, an indication he hardly was dominating the Angels. But he got plenty of help. The Angels hit into double plays in the third, fourth, fifth and eighth innings to stunt rallies. Balls hit by Casey Kotchman and Jose Guillen were particularly well-struck, but Kennedy managed just a dribbler to first base with runners on the corners in the fourth. It made for an easy 3-6-3 double play, and Kennedy slammed his helmet on his right foot after he crossed first. He flied to right in the ninth inning, ending an 0-for-5 night that dropped his average to .219. Even left-handed reliever Dusty Bergman, making his major-league debut, was not immune in mop-up time. He allowed both runners he inherited to score and gave up a sacrifice fly, walk, two singles and a double to the first five batters he faced in the eighth. Gabe Lacques, (626) 962-8811 gabe.lacques(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): box Box: GAME RECAP |
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