ANGELS GET TASTE OF OAKLAND'S POWER OAKLAND 7, ANGELS 4.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer OAKLAND - On Tuesday night, the Oakland A's hitters didn't get close enough to smell second base. Wednesday night, they tap-danced on it. Not a single A's baserunner got as far as second base in the Angels' 1-0 win Tuesday, so they took out their aggressions on Angels starter Mickey Callaway Mickey Callaway (born May 13, 1975 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American baseball player. He made is debut as a pitcher in Major League Baseball in 1999. He currently plays for the Hyundai Unicorns in the Korea Baseball Organization League. in a 7-4 victory Wednesday in front of a sellout crowd of 50,730 at Network Associates Coliseum. The A's pounded four home runs, including three in a six-run fourth inning that turned a three-run Angels lead into a three-run Angels deficit. Mark Ellis Mark Ellis is the name of:
The victory enabled the A's to reclaim a share of 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. with the Angels. Both teams are 95-57 and will play each other for the final time in the regular season this afternoon. The Angels were able to do something few teams have done this season - hit A's starter Barry Zito Barry William Zito (born May 13 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He previously played seven seasons with the Oakland Athletics. (Pierce College/USC). Zito gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings but got the win to improve to 22-5. The Angels took an early lead, going up 1-0 in the first inning after David Eckstein David Mark Eckstein, (born January 20, 1975 in Sanford, Florida), is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is noted for his size, as he is a small (for professional sports) 5' 7", but weighs 175 pounds. walked, took third on a single by Darin Erstad Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball currently with the Chicago White Sox. Prior to 2007, he had played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). - the first of his four hits - and scored on a sacrifice fly by Tim Salmon. They appeared to increase their lead in the second inning when Scott Spiezio walked and came around on a double by Benji Gil. Though replays showed catcher Greg Myers whiffed with his swipe tag on Spiezio, home-plate umpire Tim Timmons called Spiezio out. The A's tied the game in the bottom of the second with the first of their four homers as Ellis hit a line drive that cleared the fence just inside the left-field foul pole. The Angels got the lead back in the third inning when Erstad singled, stole second and scored on Salmon's single to right-center. They added to the lead with two runs in the fourth, when Gil drove in Spiezio with a double and later scored on a single by Erstad to put Anaheim up 4-1. The lead quickly disappeared in the bottom of the fourth when the A's scored six, all coming on their three homers in the inning. Callaway got the first out of the inning before giving up back-to-back homers to Chavez and Dye. The Angels, though, still led 4-3 at that point. But then Callaway (1-1) ended his night by walking John Mabry and hitting Ellis with a pitch. Cook, making his fourth appearance since coming off the disabled list Sept. 1, gave up 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 single to Terrence Long but struck out Greg Myers for the second out of the inning. Cook, though, got too much of the plate on a 2-1 pitch to Durham, who belted a three-run homer to left for a 7-4 A's lead. After getting four runs and six hits in the first four innings, the Angels' bats went silent. From the fifth inning on, the Angels got three hits - all singles - and didn't get as far as third base. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) The Angels' Dennis Cook reacts after giving up a three-run homer to Oakland's Ray Durham. Julie Jacobson/Associated Press (2) Oakland's Ray Durham high-fives manager Art Howe after his three-run homer in the fourth inning on Wednesday night. Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press Box: STANDINGS |
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