ANGELS MAKE MOST OF 2 HITS BULLPEN DELIVERS FOR RAPP IN VICTORY ANGELS 2, SEATTLE 1.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer SEATTLE - Angels pitcher Pat Rapp Patrick Leland Rapp (born July 13 1967 in Jennings, Louisiana) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1992 to 2001. Teams
The Angels' offense went into Saturday night's game against the Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Mariners have played in Safeco Field. averaging only 3.3 runs per game in Rapp's starts, but they couldn't even get three hits. Though Rapp didn't get much support from the offense, he got plenty of help. It came from the bullpen, which shut down the Mariners for the final 3 1/3 innings to give Rapp and the Angels a 2-1 win in front of a sellout crowd of 45,430 at Safeco Field • • [ . It was the second win in a row for the Angels here this weekend, setting up a possible sweep today. The Mariners haven't lost three in a row all season. Rapp (2-7) pitched well but made a lot of pitches (105), and had to come out of the game after 5 2/3 innings. He gave up one run and three hits before leaving his fate in the hands of Mike Holtz Michael James (Mike) Holtz (born October 10, 1972 in Arlington, Virginia was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels (1996), Anaheim Angels (1997-2001), Oakland Athletics (2002[start]), San Diego Padres (2002[end , Al Levine and Troy Percival Troy Eugene Percival (born August 9, 1969 in Fontana, California) is a Major League Baseball reliever on the St. Louis Cardinals. Percival came out of retirement on June 8, 2007 when he signed a minor league deal with the Cardinals[1]. (18th save). The trio held the Mariners to three hits in closing it out. The Angels' offense managed only two hits, but both resulted in runs. Shawn Wooten's cue-ball single to right field in the fifth scored 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. with one run, and David Eckstein's third homer of the season in the sixth scored the other, spoiling a solid outing by Mariners starter Jamie Moyer Jamie Moyer (born November 18, 1962 in Sellersville, Pennsylvania) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball, playing for the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. . This one, though, belonged to the bullpen, which went into the game with a 3.09 ERA, best in the majors. Levine came in to pitch the eighth inning and recorded two outs but also gave up a walk and a single. With two on and two out, Angels manager Mike Scioscia went to Percival, marking only the second time this season he's gone to his closer before the ninth. Scioscia has said all season there would have to be special circumstances special circumstances n. in criminal cases, particularly homicides, actions of the accused or the situation under which the crime was committed for which state statutes allow or require imposition of a more severe punishment. to go to Percival so early, and apparently this was special. Percival needed five pitches to strike out Al Martin, strike three coming on a fastball that was clocked at 100 mph. In the ninth, Percival gave up a single to David Bell but nothing else, getting the final out when Mark McLemore grounded into a force play. Rapp gave up only one hit through three innings, but Bret Boone led off the fourth with a towering fly ball to right field. Tim Salmon leaped at the wall and got his glove on the ball, knocking it back in play. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Angels right fielder Tim Salmon fails to catch a ball hit by Brett Boone in the fourth inning of Saturday night's game. John Froschauer/Associated Press |
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