ANGELS NOTEBOOK: SANTANA EARNING HIS STARTS.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - 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 had been struggling and some wondered if he'd run out of gas. Before last weekend, the Angels pitcher had been knocked around in three of his previous four starts and he was on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of losing his spot in the rotation to Kelvim Escobar Kelvim Jose Escobar Bolivar [ess-coe-BAR] (born April 11, 1976 in La Guaira, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004-present). He bats and throws right handed. . But Santana, who has thrown a career-high 173 1/3 innings combined in the majors and minors this season, stepped up with one of his best starts of the season last Saturday, holding the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Tigers have played in Comerica Park. to one run and four hits in eight innings of a 3-1 victory. It was enough to earn Santana another start, on Thursday against Texas. ``We've looked closely at a guy like Ervin because he's in unchartered waters now,'' manager Mike Scioscia Santana began the year at Double-A Arkansas but joined the Angels in May when Escobar was injured. When Escobar returned, Santana went to Triple-A Salt Lake. He returned to the Angels on June 14. In 20 major-league starts, he's 9-8 with a 4.70 ERA, but most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially to the Angels is Santana's demeanor and confidence on the mound. ``I don't fear "Don't Fear" is the third single (in a series of four) by the English band Maps. Released on James Chapman's own label Last Space Recordings (on October 30 2006) prior to the release of their first major release We Can Create. Track listing 10" single A Side. anybody,'' Santana said. Santana showed his resilience when after being beaten up by the Indians in his major-league debut, he followed it up with a shutout of the White Sox, at the time the hottest team in the league. ``We're much better off with Ervin as a starter and inserting Kelvim to help us win late in games,'' Scioscia said. ``If Kelvim starts we're only looking at five or six innings anyway. He's taken a big piece of the `pen and bridged a lot of gaps.'' --Going for 40: Going into Tuesday's game, closer Francisco Rodriguez had 38 saves, needing two to become only the third Angels pitcher to get 40 saves in a season. Bryan Harvey set the club record with 46 in 1991, and Troy Percival did it twice, 42 in 1998 and 40 in 2002. ``At the beginning of the season my goal was just to stay healthy,'' Rodriguez said. |
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