ANGELS FINISH POORLY WASHBURN'S STRONG EFFORT ALL FOR NAUGHT SEATTLE 6, ANGELS 3.Byline: Keven Chavez Staff Writer It was a cavalcade cav·al·cade n. 1. A procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages. 2. A ceremonial procession or display. 3. A succession or series: starred in a cavalcade of Broadway hits. of blown opportunities for the Angels on Saturday. Another great performance from a starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; was wasted. Several scoring chances came up empty. The bullpen again went flat. And a golden opportunity to get a leg up in the race toward the postseason came and went as the Angels gave away a late lead and suffered a disappointing 6-3 loss to 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. in front of a sellout crowd of 43,819 at Angel Stadium. 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 pitched a gem for seven innings and left the game with a one-run lead. Two innings, three ineffective relievers and five Seattle runs later, the Angels remained in a tie with the Oakland Athletics “Philadelphia Athletics” redirects here. For other uses, see Philadelphia Athletics (disambiguation). The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. for first place in the American League West The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League. The division currently has four teams, but it has had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. . Angels relievers Brendan Donnelly Brendan Kevin Donnelly (b. July 4, 1971 in Washington, D.C.) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the Boston Red Sox. Donnelly had bounced around the minor leagues for 10 seasons after he was drafted in 1992 by the Chicago White Sox before he finally made his , Scot Shields and newly acquired Jason Christiansen combined to give up five runs. ``We couldn't get a couple hits with some guys in scoring position to get a little breathing room,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. ``It's tough when you get late in the game and every pitch going to be magnified because you're playing tight games.'' Washburn scattered just three hits and one run in his seven innings of work. After allowing a first-inning run, Washburn did not allow a Mariners baserunner past second base. The left-hander, who spent a stint on the disabled list last month with inflammation in his pitching elbow, retired 10 consecutive Mariners batters before being lifted entering the eighth inning after throwing a total of 95 pitches. ``I'm not going to second-guess (Scioscia),'' Washburn said about the decision to pull him from the game. ``It was the right decision at the time ... (Donnelly) and Shields will get that job done most of the time.'' But not this time. In the eighth, Donnelly gave up a leadoff, line-drive double to right-center field by pinch- hitter Jeremy Reed and a bunt single to Ichiro Suzuki. One out later, Mariners designated hitter Raul Ibanez singled to right on a 3-0 pitch to score Reed from third and tie the score at 2. Shields (8-10) replaced Donnelly and escaped the eighth-inning jam. But he created his own jam in the ninth by walking Mike Morse and Reed. Suzuki, the Mariners' All-Star right fielder, predictably made the Angels pay by lacing a one-out single to left to score Morse for a 3-2 lead. Then Christiansen, who came over in a trade with the San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era earlier this week, made an ugly Angels debut by surrendering 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 double to Greg Dobbs and a two-run single to Ibanez as the Mariners opened up a 6-2 lead. The Angels rallied for a run in the bottom of the ninth on Vladimir Guerrero's two-out RBI double off Seattle closer Eddie Guardado. But Darin Erstad, the potential tying run, grounded softly to second base to end the game. Angels hitters went 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position. Seattle reliever J.J. Putz (5-5) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. The Angels' loss, along with the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Yankees' 7-0 win, over Oakland also creates a tie atop the AL wild-card standings between the three teams. Washburn has allowed three or fewer runs in eight consecutive and 15 of his past 16 starts. The Mariners needed just two batters to score their first run. Suzuki led off the game with a triple off Washburn and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jamal Strong. The Angels scratched across a run to tie the game in the bottom of the first. Orlando Cabrera hit a one-out single and scored when Erstad's single dropped just over the glove of Sexson, Seattle's 6-foot-8 first baseman. In the third, Chone Figgins led off with a bunt single and eventually scored on Guerrero's fielder's choice grounder to give the Angels a 2-1 lead. CAPTION(S): photo, 5 boxes Photo: The Mariners' Richie Sexson tosses his helmet aside after striking out in the third inning against the Angels on Saturday. Chris Carlson/Associated Press Box: (1) ANGELS vs. SEATTLE - Keven Chavez (2) GAME RECAP (3) HOW THE RUNS SCORED (4) ANGELS ALMANAC almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. (5) PLAYOFF RACE |
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