ANGELS NOTEBOOK: STARTERS ON PACE TO JOIN THE 200 CLUB.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer ANAHEIM - The Angels have become so accustomed to their starters pitching deep into games, it practically goes unnoticed. So while the Angels ripped three home runs in a 10-4 rout of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are a professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida. The Devil Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Devil Rays have played in Tropicana Field. on Sunday, it was easy to overlook that Bartolo Colon tacked on another seven innings to what's becoming a benchmark year for himself and the Angels rotation. Entering Sunday, Angels starters were second in the AL with a 3.87 ERA, but, perhaps of greater significance, they were third with 687 innings pitched In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. and on track for a statistical rarity. Not since 1992 have the Angels had three starters pitch at least 200 innings. But after Colon's seven-inning, seven-hit, two-run performance, he's on pace to throw 229 innings. Paul Byrd Paul Gregory Byrd (born December 3, 1970 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who plays for the Cleveland Indians. Byrd attended Louisiana State University where he pitched as part of the Tigers baseball team that won the 1991 is on track to pitch 211 innings and John Lackey John Derran Lackey (born October 23, 1978, in Abilene, Texas) is a major league baseball starting pitcher from Abilene, Texas. He has played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim his entire career. 201. 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 was on a 200-inning pace before missing two starts with elbow inflammation; the Angels haven't had four 200-inning starters since 1971. ``I think we all take a lot of pride in getting deep into games,'' Colon said through an interpreter. ``I don't get caught up in the 200s, but I do make that a goal, because that means I'm keeping my team in the ballgame and pitching a lot of innings.'' Sunday was Colon's fourth consecutive seven-inning effort, and he's pitched into the seventh in 15 of his 23 starts. He struck out six Devil Rays in lowering his ERA to 3.56. --Erstad kept out: With an off day today, the Angels opted to have first baseman Darin Erstad Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball currently with the Chicago White Sox. Prior to 2007, he had played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). rest his inflamed right hip an extra two days rather than risk aggravating the injury. --Gregg again in control: Reliever Kevin Gregg's recent resurgence has solidified his spot on the roster and likely pushed him ahead of 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. should the Angels need another spot starter in place of Washburn, who is scheduled to return to the rotation Saturday. Control problems - 17 walks in 22 innings - earned Gregg a trip to Triple-A Salt Lake on May 24, but he gave up one hit and one walk in a 4 1/3-inning relief appearance Saturday. |
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