ANGELS STOPPED; RANGERS' HELLING PITCHES WELL : TEXAS 4, ANGELS 2.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. With Rick Helling in full control, the Texas Rangers Texas Rangers, mounted fighting force organized (1835) during the Texas Revolution. During the republic they became established as the guardians of the Texas frontier, particularly against Native Americans. found a way to beat the streaking Angels. Helling pitched eight effective innings and Mike Simms homered and drove in three runs as the Rangers broke a losing streak A Losing Streak is the third episode of series 2 of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was first broadcast on 4 November 1982. Synopsis Del Boy, Rodney, and Grandad are making some sort of cheap perfume just to earn money after Del has been losing most of at three games Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. , beating the Angels 4-2. The Rangers recovered from Saturday night's 18-6 defeat, which had given the Angels victories in the first two games of the four-game series. With Sunday's victory, the Rangers stopped Anaheim's 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" at three games and increased their AL West lead over the Angels to a 1-1/2 games. ``Last night we didn't play well, so this was a big game,'' Helling said. ``Anytime you're playing the team behind you, whether it's June or September, it's big. Today, we played like we're capable of playing against a very good team.'' Helling (9-3) ran into trouble only once, allowing home runs on consecutive pitches to 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. and Tim Salmon Both home runs came on mistakes, the first on a high changeup and the second on a fastball over the heart of the plate. ``The best thing was that they were solo homers,'' Helling said. ``Quality hitters are going to hit mistakes like that. But from there, I settled down and went back to the way I was pitching.'' Helling tamed a lineup that had tagged Texas pitching for 23 runs in the first two games of the four-game series. ``You have to give Helling credit,'' said Angels bench coach Joe Maddon Joseph John Maddon (born February 8 1954, in Hazleton, Pennsylvania) is the current manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Major League Baseball, having been announced to that position on November 15, 2005. , running the team while manager Terry Collins serves an eight-game suspension. ``He changed speeds, mixed his pitches and hit his spots.'' John Wetteland relieved to start the ninth and hung on for his 19th save. He gave up two hits and a walk to load the bases with two outs but got Garret Anderson on a grounder to end the game. In their previous five games, the Angels had a team average of .332 (63 for 190) with 10 homers and 49 RBIs. On Saturday night, Anaheim had a season-high 21 hits. ANGELS vs. TEXAS Time: 5:35 p.m., at Arlington, Texas. TV/Radio: Ch. 9; KRLA-AM (1110), XPRS-AM (1090 Spanish). Matchup: The Angels' Steve Sparks (0-0) goes against the Rangers' Bobby Witt (5-3, 7.36 ERA) in the finale of the series. The Angels then head home for a three-game series with Seattle, then the Rangers again for three. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO Angels first baseman Cecil Fielder couldn't handle this fourth-inning grounder from the Rangers' Luis Alicea, which went for a single. Linda Kaye/Associate Press BOX: ANGELS vs. TEXAS (see text) |
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