ANGELS GET SWEEP DAY OF REST THEY HEAD INTO OFF-DAY BY TAKING FOUR FROM SEATTLE ANGELS 3, SEATTLE 2.Byline: DOUG PADILLA Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- The Angels' 3-2, come-from-behind victory Sunday meant that manager Mike Scioscia In his first game since emerging from a three-game suspension, the Angels woke up in the late innings and extended the Seattle Mariners' futility in the process. The Mariners now have lost 11 consecutive games and a major-league record 20 straight against opponents from their own division. All that losing has dropped the Mariners out of the chase for 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. title, while the Angels used their victory to stay in the hunt. The Angels remained in second place, 4 1/2 games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. 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. , with 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. and New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. coming to town
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The Angels are a season-high seven games above .500 as they continue to gather momentum for a push toward first. They cut two games off the A's lead in the past four days. Today, the Angels will get a much-needed day off, their first since July 27 between road series at Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. and Boston. Their last day off at home was during the All-Star break. ``It's real important that we're home, because now guys can go home and eat a real home-cooked dinner and hang out with the family and just relax,'' Chone Figgins Desmond DeChone "Chone" Figgins (born January 22, 1978 in Leary, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball utility player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Despite the unusual spelling of his first name, "Chone" is pronounced as "Shawn. said. Figgins made sure the day of rest came on a high note. His ninth-inning single to left field scored Reggie Willits Reggie Gene Willits (born May 30, 1981, in Chickasha, Oklahoma) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He is an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma, and he played Junior College Baseball at Seminole State in Seminole, OK. from second base to end the game. It was the first walk-off hit of Figgins' career. Trailing 2-0 after a home run by Richie Sexson Richmond Lockwood Sexson (born December 29, 1974 in Portland, Oregon) is an American baseball player who currently plays for the Seattle Mariners. Standing at 6 feet 8 inches tall, he is currently one of the tallest overall players in MLB, and the tallest position player in MLB in the fourth inning, the Angels cut the lead to 2-1 in the sixth on a run-scoring double by Vladimir Guerrero. Garret Anderson's eighth- inning single through the hole at shortstop with twoouts tied the score 2-2. Figgins' game-winner came after Willits led off the ninth with an infield single off Sexson's glove at first base. He went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jose Molina. It was the Angels' sixth victory this season when trailing after seven innings. ``We had some opportunities that we didn't cash in on, but in the end we got it done,'' Scioscia said. ``We executed well, good clutch hitting by G.A. and Figgy and some key outs from our bullpen on a day where some guys needed some much-deserved rest.'' Relievers Hector Carrasco, Scot Shields and Francisco Rodriguez were given a break after a busy weekend. The Angels played the entire series with a 23-man roster. Adam Kennedy and Kevin Gregg served their four-game suspensions for Wednesday's fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to at Texas. The Angels still pulled off the club's first four-game sweep of the Mariners since August 1986. The Angels had trouble in the early going against a pitcher that used to be one of their own. Jake Woods, who was claimed off waivers by the Mariners in December, was solid in his first career start. Woods went 5 2/3 innings, giving up one run on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts. He made the Angels' roster out of spring training last season but couldn't adjust to being a reliever after starting all but one game in his minor-league career. After Wednesday's fight with the Rangers, John Lackey said that sometimes a skirmish is just what a team needs to forge a bond. After one series, so far so good, although they Angels aren't making a huge issue of it. ``We always have a bond,'' Figgins said. ``It was just something that happened in Texas and was left in Texas.'' Scioscia said looking solely at the fight would ignore the team's entire second-half resurgence. ``I do agree sometimes things that do happen can bring a team together and maybe take some pressure off,'' Scioscia said. ``If a little of that happened, fine, but I think we were playing good baseball before that incident.'' doug.padilla@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2731 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Despite walking five Mariners, Ervin Santana posted a quality start, giving up two runs in seven innings while striking out six. (2) Orlando Cabrera slides into home plate in the sixth inning to score the Angels' first run. Ric Francis/Associated Press |
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