ANGELS RALLY CAN'T CATCH THE MARLINS LEITER SHOWS SANTANA WHO'S HIS DADDY FLORIDA 7, ANGELS 5.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Al Leiter At times, Leiter looked as though he could use assistance just getting back to the dugout after each inning, but it was he who withstood the warm afternoon sun, outlasting Santana and the Angels and pitching the Florida Marlins The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From to the present, the Marlins have played in Dolphin Stadium. to a 7-5 victory before a sellout crowd of 43,788 at Angel Stadium. Despite the loss, the Angels maintained their 1 1/2-game lead over Texas in the AL West going into tonight's series opener against the Rangers. Leiter (3-6) worked out of some early jams and completed six innings, allowing two runs and five hits. The Marlins seemed on their way to an easy victory, leading 7-2 going into the eighth inning, but the Angels nearly rallied against the Marlins' beleaguered be·lea·guer tr.v. be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers 1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege. bullpen. The Angels batted around in the eighth, getting five hits and a walk for three runs. The Marlins escaped when former Dodger Guillermo Mota Guillermo Reynoso Mota (born July 25, 1973 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently on the New York Mets. got Garret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. to fly out to center with the bases loaded to end the threat and allow Florida to salvage one game of the three-game series. Santana (1-2) barely broke a sweat before getting the hook after 2 2/3 innings, the worst of his four major-league starts but not unlike his debut on May 17 when he allowed six runs in four innings against the Cleveland Indians  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . Santana, who was 4 years old when Leiter made his
major- league debut in 1987, gave up seven runs and eight hits Sunday.
``He just didn't have it today,'' Angels catcher Bengie Molina said. ``He didn't locate his fastball and even his off-speed pitches were kind of high. He's pretty good at calming down and keeping his composure, but there's very little you can do once he's out there and has the ball. It's up to him to make pitches.'' Similar to his first start when he gave up the cycle (single, double, triple, home run) to the first four Indians batters he faced, Santana's troubles were evident immediately. Juan Pierre opened with a triple and scored on a wild pitch. One out later, Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Delgado singled, Mike Lowell walked, Paul Lo Duca Paul Anthony Lo Duca (born April 12, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the New York Mets. Previously, Lo Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2004) and Florida Marlins (2004-2005). singled and Jeff Conine hit a sacrifice fly. That was good for four first-inning runs, a lead that was increased to 7-0 on Conine's three-run homer in the third. Joe Haakenson, (626) 962-8811 joe.haakenson(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Veteran Al Leiter had a solid outing to help the Florida Marlins salvage a game against rookie Ervin Santana and the Angels. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press Box: ALMANAC almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. |
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