ANGELS NOTEBOOK: QUINLAN FINDS SUCCESS AGAINST MARTINEZ.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer BOSTON - Robb Quinlan Robb William Quinlan (born March 17, 1977 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a Major League Baseball player. He currently plays third base for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Quinlan graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1999, obtaining a degree in marketing and communications. , Angels manager Mike Scioscia Thus, he's getting an extended look to see whether he might be their everyday first baseman next season. And, so far, the audition has been a smash. Quinlan is getting a trial by fire at the big-league level and it continued Wednesday night, when he was thrust into the lineup against the Red Sox's Pedro Martinez, exactly a week after he faced Roger Clemens William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio), is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, and is one of the preeminent pitchers in Major League history. In 2006, a poll of 32 ESPN analysts named Clemens the greatest living pitcher. . And now, after hitting two singles off Martinez in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the 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. , Quinlan can tell his grandkids that he got two hits off both Martinez and Clemens, both probable Hall of Famers. Wednesday, Martinez made Quinlan look bad early in two at-bats, quickly burying him in two-strike holes. Both times, in the third and the ninth innings, Quinlan shortened up and smacked two singles. The second single drove in a run, cutting the Red Sox's lead to 4-2. The rally failed, but Quinlan again showed why the Angels are giving him a long look this summer. ``As he starts to see more and more at-bats and as he has good at-bats, his confidence has to rise,'' Scioscia said. ``For him to be in a hole, make adjustments and get hits deep into counts against Pedro, tells you why we're excited about him.'' Quinlan hit just .161 this spring, when he was auditioning for the Angels' fifth outfielder opening, and he acknowledged he put way too much pressure on himself. But at Triple-A Salt Lake, he hit .310 and drove in 68 runs to earn his promotion. And now, in eight games with the Angels, he's hitting .480 (12 for 25), including the twin hits off the future Hall of Famers. He's started seven of nine games at first since his recall July 28. --Odds and ends: The spot start in Saturday's doubleheader at Cleveland will go to one of two Triple-A right-handers, Chris Bootcheck Christopher Brandon ("Chris") Bootcheck (b. October 24, 1978 in LaPorte, Indiana) is a pitcher splitting time between the minor leagues and Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He made his Major League debut with the then-Anaheim Angels on September 9, 2003. or Kevin Gregg Kevin Marschall Gregg (born in Corvallis, Oregon on June 20, 1978) is a Closing pitcher with the Florida Marlins. High school career Gregg attended Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon and starred in football, basketball and baseball. . ... Pitcher Jarrod Washburn Jarrod Michael Washburn (born August 13, 1974 in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Washburn won the final game has assumed player-representative duties for the Angels in the wake of former player rep Scott Schoeneweis' trade to the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the White Sox have played in U.S. last week. ... Center fielder Darin Erstad said his new leg brace is more restrictive than the previous kind he was using. But he's been assured it won't break, as two of the previous model did. CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS vs. BOSTON |
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