ANGELS ON THE MOVE THREE HOME RUNS SPARK ROUT OF OAKLAND ANGELS 12, OAKLAND 3.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer OAKLAND - Oakland A's pitcher Tim Hudson Timothy Adam Hudson (born July 14, 1975 in Salem, Alabama[1] ) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Atlanta Braves. Hudson began his major league career with the Oakland Athletics (1999-2004) and played his last two years of college has so much potential, the Angels reportedly asked for him in exchange for Jim Edmonds James Patrick "Jim" Edmonds (born June 27, 1970 in Fullerton, California) is a left-handed batter who plays for the St. Louis Cardinals. Edmonds is affectionately known as Jimmy Baseball [1], "Lassie" and as "Hollywood"[2] among Cardinals fans. during the winter meetings last December - and the A's said no. The 24-year-old Hudson has shown this season why he is so highly thought of, taking a 10-2 record, including a nine-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" , into Friday night's game against the Angels. The Angels, however, gave Hudson a beating unlike any he's experienced in the majors, and topped the A's in the process, 12-3, before 13,236 at the Oakland Coliseum. The victory propelled the Angels past the A's and into sole possession of second place in the AL West for the first time since May 30. It also put the Angels, who are four games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. first-place Seattle, in the lead for the American League American League (AL) One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). wild-card spot. Overall, the Angels have won 10 of their past 13 games. ``We're not excited about second place,'' said Angels first baseman Mo Vaughn abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in Friday. ``We're out every day doing what we've got to do do get to first place. . . We did the things we needed to do tonight. When you've got a team that thinks that way, you've got a mentally tough ballclub.'' ``I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. if those guys look at the standings,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia The offense flexed its muscle against Hudson, who beat the Angels July 2 in Anaheim. Hudson (10-3) had not lost since April 20 in Cleveland, going 9-0 with a 3.56 ERA in his next 14 starts. Including last season he was 21-4 in his career, one of only five pitchers in major-league history to win 21 of their first 25 decisions, joining King Cole, Whitey Ford, Vida Blue and Juan Guzman. But the Angels hammered him for nine runs and 12 hits, including four by Orlando Palmeiro, three by Tim Salmon and home runs by Matt Walbeck (No. 5), Garret Anderson (No. 28 and 100th of his career) and Vaughn (No. 25). Vaughn's homer with one out in the sixth spelled the end for Hudson. The Angels had 16 hits in all. CHASING REGGIE Reggie Jackson established the Angels' single-season home run record when he hit 39 in 1982. Troy Glaus and Garrett Anderson are closing in. Glaus' numbers: Yesterday 0 Season 28 Pace 47 Anderson's numbers: Yesterday 1 Season 28 Pace 47 CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1) JACKSON (2) GLAUS (3) ANDERSON Box: Chasing Reggie (see text) |
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