ANGELS KEEP FALLING; BLUE JAYS' FERNANDEZ (.404) STEALS SHOW IN 2,000TH GAME : TORONTO 3, ANGELS 2.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Tony Fernandez looked better than ever in his 2,000th game. Fernandez raised his average to .404 and singled to set up Darrin Fletcher's go-ahead single in the eighth inning Wednesday night, leading the Toronto Blue Jays "Blue Jays" redirects here. For other uses, see Blue Jay (disambiguation).. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. over the Angels 3-2. The loss continued the Angels' troubles as they fell eight 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. first-place Texas 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. . Fernandez, who went 2 for 4, leads the majors in hitting. When it was announced he was playing his 2,000th game in the sixth inning, Fernandez received a standing ovation. He tipped his helmet. ``I wish they would have announced that earlier so I could have gotten it out of the way,'' Fernandez said. ``But it was nice to get recognition. That means I've been around a long time.'' The Blue Jays won their third in a row. The Angels have lost three straight. Reliever Scott Schoeneweis Scott David Schoeneweis [SHOW-en-WEISS] (born October 2, 1973, in Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He plays for the New York Mets. (0-1) walked Carlos Delgado This article is about the baseball player. For the Venezuelan president, see Carlos Delgado Chalbaud. Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández (born June 25, 1972 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball first baseman for the New York Mets. and gave up a single to Fernandez before Fletcher lined a single to left field. ``Delgado had a tremendous at-bat,'' Anaheim manager Terry Collins said. ``It was 3-2, he fouled off five straight pitches, he walks. Tony comes up and hits the ball in the hole and all of a sudden you're in a jam. You can hardly blame the pitcher for that.'' Graeme Lloyd Angels starter Steve Sparks baffled Blue Jays hitters with his knuckleball through the first six innings, but they got to him in the seventh. Fletcher walked, Geronimo Berroa singled and Jose Cruz Jr. loaded the bases with a bunt single. Homer Bush followed with 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 groundout and Shannon Stewart's run-scoring single tied it at 2-2. Randy Velarde drove in both runs for the Angels. He had an RBI groundout in the first and a run-scoring single in the third. Sparks gave up two runs on six hits in 6-1/3 innings. Toronto starter Joey Hamilton, who has yet to win a game in the AL, gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings. ``It's a nice feeling to go out there and contribute. You just try to build on this positive,'' Hamilton said. Notes: Koch has converted five of six save opportunities. . . . Bush has 11 stolen bases in 12 attempts. . . . After Tuesday night's 13-2 loss at SkyDome, the Angels held a 45-minute, closed-door meeting. . . . The Angels are 0-5 in Toronto this season. ANGELS vs. TORONTO Time: 4:05 p.m., at SkyDome. TV/Radio: Channel 9; KLAC-AM (570), XPRS-AM (1090, Spanish). Matchup: The Angels try to avoid a three-game sweep as they send right-hander Ken Hill (3-5, 4.87 ERA) against Blue Jays right-hander Kelvim Escobar (5-4, 5.59) in the series finale. - Daily News CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO With feet flying, Toronto's Homer Bush dives into second base well ahead of the throw to Jeff Huson. Rene Johnston/Associated Press BOX: ANGELS vs. TORONTO (see text) |
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