ANGELS PROTEST DEFEAT DAUBACH'S HOT SWING SPARKS RED SOX RALLY BOSTON 7, ANGELS 6.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer BOSTON - 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. first baseman Brian Daubach Brian Michael Daubach (born February 11, 1972 in Belleville, Illinois) is a free agent first baseman. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He has often served as a designated hitter and can also play the outfield. was a hero twice in Monday night's game against the Angels - once with a two-out, two-run, game-tying homer in the ninth, and then again with a two-out, two-run single in the 11th to win it 7-6 before 32,795 at Fenway Park • • [ . But if the Angels have their way, Daubach's hits will be erased from the record books as though they never happened. The Angels played the game under protest because of a play in the fourth inning. If the protest is upheld the game will be replayed from the point of the play in question. The Angels will officially file the protest today. The Angels had already scored a run in the fourth on Tim Salmon's RBI RBI 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 single and had the bases loaded with one out and Bengie Molina Benjamin José ("Bengie" or "Ben") Molina (born July 20 1974 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is the starting catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. After being initially regarded as a "good glove, no hit" catcher, Molina has developed into one of the better batting. Molina hit a pop fly to shallow center field that fell between center fielder Carl Everett Carl Edward Everett III (born June 3, 1971 in Tampa, Florida) is a former all-star Major League Baseball outfielder. A switch hitter, he played with the Chicago White Sox on their 2005 World Series winning team. , shortstop Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra[1] (born July 23, 1973, in Whittier, California) is a Mexican-American baseball player who currently plays third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers. and second baseman Jose Offerman. Mo Vaughn scored from third but Offerman picked up the ball and threw to third trying to force out Salmon. Third baseman Lou Merloni fielded the throw without either of his feet on the base. However, there was no umpire within 80 feet of the base to make a call. Third base ump Jerry Meals was standing in shallow left field, presumably pre·sum·a·ble adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. to get a closer look at a potential catch of Molina's popup. Homeplate ump Alfonso Marquez remained at home. So second base ump Derryl Cousins made the call - out - eliciting a sprint from Angels manager Mike Scioscia out of the dugout. After several minutes of discussion, Scioscia informed the umpires the club was playing the game under protest. ``Derryl Cousins was grossly out of position,'' Scioscia said. ``They did not know whose call it was. He did not even look at the play and when I asked to ask for help he refused. ``According to the rules, when an umpire is out of position and didn't see the play, he has to diligently ask for help. He refused four times to do it. The fact that he didn't ask for help on that play is a gross injustice to our efforts to win the ballgame.'' Despite the call, the Angels were in good position to win anyway. Starter Scott Schoeneweis and the Angels took a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth. Schoeneweis retired the first two batters of the inning before walking Jason Varitek on four pitches. Daubach followed and drilled a pitch into the Angels bullpen in right field to tie the game at 5. ``I don't even consider it a bad pitch,'' Schoeneweis said. ``He didn't even come close to putting a good swing on that pitch all night.'' |
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