ANGELS KEEP THINGS SIMPLE L.A. BATTERS ROOKIE KNUCKLEBALLER, FINALLY TOPS CHISOX ANGELS 12, CHICAGO 5.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 CHICAGO -- If only knuckleballs and rain storms were more commonplace. The Angels capitalized with patient at-bats against a starter in his major-league debut and then put the game away with a six-run ninth inning to crush the White Sox 12-5 Wednesday. The Angels snapped an eight-game losing streak to the White Sox, including last season's playoffs, and won for the fourth time in their past 15 games. The 12 runs were a season high as were the six runs in an inning and their seven walks received. The offensive showing was as refreshing as the Midwest rain shower that hit in the late innings. There had been so little offense the past two weeks that questions were raised about the job status of hitting coach Mickey Hatcher Michael Vaughn Hatcher (born March 15, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player and a current coach. Most notably, he was Kirk Gibson's replacement for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 World Series, batting .368 (7/19) with two home runs and five RBI. and inquires were made as to when the club might make a trade for a veteran hitter. One game certainly does not make for a revival but the Angels have something to build on. It started with a patient approach against knuckleball pitcher Charles Haeger, who was recalled from Triple-A before the game and then sent right back to the minor leagues after giving up six runs (five earned) with six walks in 4 1/3 innings. ``The one thing about a knuckleballer, which you saw tonight, they can be erratic and they can put men on base,'' said the Angels' Tim Salmon ``Maybe it took a little bit of that aggressiveness out of our swings just to kind of get us up there looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. good pitches and realizing that getting men on base can make things happen.'' For 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. , the plan was simple. He had no expectations about going up against Haeger and in the third inning he delivered a three-run double. ``I just take a different approach,'' Anderson said. ``For me it's just like a day off mentally. You're not supposed to do much. It's not what you're supposed to do on a daily basis so I just try to have fun with it. I just look for some mistakes out over the plate and not try to get too cerebral about facing a knuckleballer.'' Anderson's approach is a proven one. He has five home runs in his career against 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. knuckleballer Tim Wakefield Timothy Stephen Wakefield (born August 2, 1966 in Melbourne, Florida) is a right-handed knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played with the Boston Red Sox since 1995. with a .316 batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. . The key now is to find a way to continue the same approach and have the same success today in the finale of the series and the nine-game road swing. A victory today would give the Angels a 4-5 trip, something that seemed unthinkable when they stumbled out of a 1-3 series at Toronto. The Angels started strong by building a 6-0 lead by the fifth inning, but the White Sox roared back with three in their half of the fifth and two in the seventh charged to 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 . It looked as if the Angels were doomed until their ninth-inning uprising that included a two-run double by Juan Rivera Juan Rivera may refer to:
``It was huge for us,'' Salmon said. ``It seemed like we were waiting for them to take it from us. We went out and once again got a few things going and got some men on base and were able to punch it through.'' Angels starter Ervin Santana Ervin Ramon Santana (born December 12, 1982 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Career Santana was a starting pitcher for the Angels' double-A affiliate, the Arkansas Travelers early in 2005, where he started strong, not giving up a hit until the fifth inning when A.J. Pierzynski doubled. Three batters later Brian Anderson Brian Anderson may refer to:
``He had real good stuff, he was in the zone, he was ahead of guys, the pitch count was down and then in the fifth he started to unravel a little bit,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. ``He got out of his mechanics, missed with some spots and they got the home run to get them back in the ballgame.'' The Angels will now go up against the sinker Sinker A bond whose payments are provided by the issuer's sinking fund. Notes: A portion of these bonds are retired by the issuer each year. See also: Sinking Fund, Super Sinker Sinker of Jon Garland (Kennedy High of Granada Hills) as they try to employ their newfound knowledge of plate discipline. ``I thought with runners in scoring position we had a good game tonight,'' Scioscia said. ``I think our guys just relaxed and settled into good old-fashioned as far as situational hitting, swinging the bats and working counts. It's something that had been missing for a couple of weeks.'' Since Francisco Rodriguez entered in the eighth inning when the game was still in the balance, he earned a relatively easy 10th save in 11 chances. Rodriguez went 1 1/3 innings, his first save of more than an inning since July 2 of last year when he went 1 2/3 innings against Kansas City. doug.padilla(at)sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2731 CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Angels' Vladimir Guerrero, center, is congratulated by teammates Orlando Cabrera, left, and Chone Figgins after scoring on Garret Anderson's three-run double. Joshua Lott/Associated Press Box: ANGELS at CHICAGO - Doug Padilla |
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