ANGELS NOTEBOOK : ANGELS' PITCHING HOPES BRIGHTEN.Suddenly the Angels pitching woes don't seem so troublesome. They're still waiting for veteran left-hander Jim Abbott For other people with this name, see . James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the California Angels, the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1998. to snap out of a 1-7 drought and are hoping rookie Shad Williams can contribute, but strong outings by Shawn Boskie Shawn Kealoha Boskie (born March 28, 1967 in Hawthorne, Nevada) was a major league pitcher who was drafted by the Chicago Cubs, 10th overall in the 1986 amateur draft. He made his professional debut on May 20, 1990 and had a promising rookie year finishing with a 3. and Mark Langston While Boskie was striking out a career-high 10 batters in seven innings in the Angels' 12-2 victory over 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. at Anaheim Stadium, Langston was in Rancho Cucamonga making a minor-league rehab stint. Langston pitched four scoreless innings for Lake Elsinore, the Angels' single-A affiliate, giving up three hits, striking out five and walking none. Of 40 pitches, 27 were strikes. ``I'm very pleased with that,'' Lachemann said when apprised of Langston's outing. The big test for Langston comes today and Tuesday. If there is no pain or swelling in his right knee, from which doctors removed torn cartilage on May 8, and if Dr. Lewis Yocum clears him, Langston would start Friday against Baltimore. Grimsley gets nod: Lachemann announced that struggling right-hander Jason Grimsley will start Tuesday against the New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . Grimsley is 2-4 with a 5.66 ERA. When asked if this was Grimsley's last chance, Lachemann said, ``Not really. We have to see how things break down. With Mark coming back and Shawn pitching as well as he did it makes things a bit better.'' |
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