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ANGELS SHOULDER ON VICTORY COMES DESPITE INJURY TO GUERRERO ANGELS 9, DODGERS 0.


Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond
Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere.

Rich Hammond on himself.
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Neither team felt much like a winner Friday night in the first battle of Los Angeles For other uses, see Battle of Los Angeles (disambiguation).

The Battle of Los Angeles was the name given by contemporary news agencies to a sighting of one or more unidentified flying objects which took place from late February 24 to early February 25 1942 in which
 vs. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. .

The game went into the Angels' win column, since they chased Scott Erickson
    Scott Gavin Erickson (born February 2, 1968 in Long Beach, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

    Erickson began his professional career in 1989 when he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the amateur draft.
     in the second inning and went on to defeat the Dodgers 9-0 in front of 54,543 at Dodger Stadium     [ , but the victory seemed hollow, since Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  left the game with a left shoulder injury.

    Guerrero, last season's 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).
     MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. , departed after the top of the fifth inning, which he ended with an awkward slide into home plate while he unsuccessfully tried to avoid a tag.

    Initial X-rays revealed sublaxation, which is a partial dislocation, but the team's medical staff was able to put the shoulder back in place. Guerrero will undergo a full set of X-rays and more evaluation today.

    ``(Losing Guerrero) would be a huge blow,'' Angels starter 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  said. ``Any time you lose the MVP of the league, it's a huge loss. Hopefully he won't be out long. If he is, we'll just have to find a way to get through it.''

    Guerrero attempted to score from first base on Steve Finley's double but was tagged out, stayed on the ground for several moments and held his arm as he walked off the field, seemingly in significant pain.

    ``Vlady plays the game hard,'' manager Mike Scioscia
      Michael Lorri "Mike" Scioscia (born November 27 1958 in Morton, Pennsylvania) is a former catcher and current Major League Baseball manager. His last name is pronounced SO-shuh. He is often referred to by the nickname Sosh.
       said. ``When he goes down like that, you know it's something that could be serious.''

      The injury put a damper on an otherwise outstanding game for the Angels, who got seven shutout innings from Washburn (3-2) and pounded Erickson early.

      In the first meaningful game between the teams since the Los Angels Angels of Anaheim adopted their new name, Dodgers fans seemed ready to run Erickson out of the entire state. They booed him off the field after the shortest outing by a Dodgers starter this year, as Erickson allowed four runs in 1 2/3 innings.

      It could have been far worse, but manager Jim Tracy
      This article is about the baseball manager. For the member of the Tennessee Senate, see Jim Tracy (politician).
      James Edwin Tracy (born December 31 1955 in Hamilton, Ohio) is a former manager in Major League Baseball who most recently led the Pittsburgh
       didn't let Erickson labor. Erickson (1-4) walked Washburn to load the bases in the second, then Chone Figgins Desmond DeChone "Chone" Figgins (born January 22, 1978 in Leary, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball utility player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Despite the unusual spelling of his first name, "Chone" is pronounced as "Shawn.  hit a three-run triple.

      Darin Erstad's sacrifice fly then gave the Angels a 4-0 lead, and after Jeff DaVanon followed with a single, it was clear that Erickson wasn't going to reverse course, so he went to the dugout instead.

      After the game, Tracy said he would make a decision on Erickson's status in the rotation in the coming days.

      ``That's not something I ever dwell on right after a game is over,'' Tracy said. ``I'll take some time to assess what I saw.''

      Erickson said he thought he could fix the problems that plagued him Friday.

      ``I was flying open, and sometimes in the heat of battle you don't realize what you're doing,'' Erickson said. ``It's very easy to correct.''

      The Angels blew the game open in the ninth, as DaVanon walked with the bases loaded and Juan Rivera, Guerrero's replacement, followed with a grand slam to center to make it 9-0.

      The Dodgers had little offense. Cesar Izturis led off the first with a single but was erased on a double play, and Olmedo Saenz hit a two-out double in the second, but other than that, Washburn dominated.

      After Saenz's double, Washburn retired nine consecutive Dodgers, and he didn't allow another hit until Izturis singled up the middle with one out in the sixth.

      Washburn left after the seventh. He allowed five hits, walked one and struck out one and pitched with the lead for most of the game. Washburn came out to start the seventh but left for a reliever, and after the game said he had experienced some minor elbow tightness, but nothing serious.

      With one out in the second, Bengie Molina and Adam Kennedy singled and moved up on Jason Phillips' passed ball with Washburn at the plate. Washburn, behind 1-2 in the count, worked a walk, and Figgins lined a 2-2 pitch into the right-center field gap to clear the bases.

      Wilson Alvarez, a former starter, was given the unenviable task of long relief, but did a tremendous job. In 4 1/3 innings, Alvarez allowed zero runs, one hit and zero walks and struck out two.

      Rich Hammond, (818) 713-3611

      rich.hammond(at)dailynews.com

      CAPTION(S):

      2 photos, 6 boxes

      Photo:

      (1 -- color) Vladimir Guerrero is helped off the field after jamming his left shoulder on a play at home plate in the fifth.

      (2) Dodgers starting pitcher Scott Erickson lasted only 1 2/3 innings on Friday, allowing four runs.

      John Lazar/Staff Photographer

      Box:

      (1) DODGERS vs. ANGELS

      - Rich Hammond

      (2) STORY LINES

      (3) GAME RECAP

      (4) HOW THE RUNS SCORED

      (5) ANGELS 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.  

      (6) DODGERS ALMANAC
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