ANGELS LOSE AGAIN, SINK TO NEW DEPTHS : CHICAGO 4, ANGELS 3.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. The Angels have only lost four games they led after eight innings. But two of those have been in the last two days. Third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005). threw away Frank Thomas' grounder in the eighth inning Wednesday night, giving the White Sox a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Angels. Wednesday's loss dropped Anaheim to 23 games below .500 for the first time since Oct. 1, 1983. ``It seems like we're due a couple of breaks,'' said Tim Belcher The eighth inning was the perfect example of that. Chicago trailed 3-2 with two outs when Belcher hit Ray Durham Ray Durham (born November 30, 1971, in Charlotte, North Carolina), nicknamed The Sugarman, is a second baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. with a pitch. Mike Magnante On August 22, 1997, Magnante struck out three batters on nine pitches in the ninth inning of a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. (4-2) relieved, and pinch-hitter Brook Fordyce Brook Alexander Fordyce born (May 7, 1970 in New London, Connecticut) is a former major league catcher who played for the New York Mets (1995), Cincinnati Reds (1996-1998), Chicago White Sox (1999-2000), Baltimore Orioles (2000-2003), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004). doubled home the tying run. Thomas followed with a routine grounder, but Glaus overthrew Jeff Huson at first base. ``Just threw it away,'' Glaus said. ``I made a bad throw. It happens. I feel bad about it. All it was was a bad throw.'' Paul Konerko homered for the third straight day for the first time in his career. ``It seems like we just turn it on in the seventh and eighth innings and say, `We're going to win,' and we do,'' Konerko said. ``It just seems like if we lose, we're going to be really surprised.'' Chicago had a disastrous West Coast road trip earlier this month, dropping seven straight to Oakland and Seattle. Since the White Sox returned home, however, they've won six of seven, including two come-from-behind rallies over Anaheim. James Baldwin (7-11) gave up three runs and six hits in eight innings to win his third straight decision. Bob Howry pitched the ninth for his 20th save. ``The pitching has kept us in the game,'' Fordyce said. ``We need all the momentum we can get. After the road trip, we need to know we can play in the close games and win it.'' Belcher, who spent almost six weeks on the disabled list with a broken right pinkie finger, is still 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. his first win since June 20. He retired 11 straight batters, and took a shutout into the fifth inning. But he gave up solo homers to Carlos Lee in the fifth inning and Konerko in the seventh. ANGELS VS. CHICAGO Time: 11:05 a.m. at Comiskey Park. TV/Radio: Channel 52, KLCA-AM (570), KWKW-AM (1330 Spanish). Matchup: Ramon Ortiz, a 23-year-old who started the season at Double-A Erie and went 5-3 with a 4.05 ERA at Triple-A Edmonton, has been called up to make his major-league debut against Chicago's Jim Parque (9-8, 4.33). CAPTION(S): PHOTO Tim Salmon scores from first on a double by Jim Edmonds in the second inning. Fred Jewell/Associated Press Box: Angels vs. Chicago (see text) |
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