ANGELS SURVIVE BATTLE, STAY ON TOP; GRIFFEY'S 37TH HOMER NOT ENOUGH FOR SEATTLE : ANGELS 5, SEATTLE 3.Byline: Daily News Wire Services This is how it might go for the rest of the summer. For eight innings Friday night, as the Angels fought their way back against the Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Mariners have played in Safeco Field. , the scoreboard in the Kingdome showed 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. in a scoreless battle down the coast in Oakland. Both games reached the ninth tied. As the Angels and Mariners headed for the 10th inning, a ``1'' appeared next to the ``TEX'' on the board. The Rangers had beaten the A's and moved into a tie for first place. The Angels made that a temporary situation, scoring two unearned runs in the 11th inning to beat the Mariners 5-3. The victory stopped 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 six games and kept the Angels a half-game ahead of the Rangers. Ken Griffey Ken Griffey may refer to:
lower deck deck - any of various platforms built into a vessel of seats (439 feet away) in right field. His shot tied the score at 3-3 and tied St. Louis' Mark McGwire It was Griffey's fourth homer in seven games this month and second in two nights against the Angels since the All-Star break. But the Angels broke the tie in the 11th. Gary DiSarcina But Erstad arrived just as the ball did and he charged through second baseman Joey Cora's glove, taking the mitt and ball with him and allowing DiSarcina to go to third. Cora was charged with an error. Jim Edmonds' one-out single to center scored DiSarcina. Tim Salmon was intentionally walked after a passed ball sent Erstad to third and Edmonds to second. Cecil Fielder's grounder up the middle scored Erstad. Angels closer Troy Percival (2-3), who relieved Rich DeLucia in the 10th, held the Mariners scoreless in the 11th. The Mariners scored an unearned run in the first and took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on a two-out, bases-loaded walk by Angels starter Chuck Finley. Edmonds led off the sixth with a double and scored on Garret Anderson's two-out single. The Angels took a 3-2 lead with a pair of two-out runs in the seventh. The first came on an Erstad homer, the second when Dave Hollins scored from first on an error by Mariners left fielder Russ Davis. ANGELS vs. SEATTLE Time: 1:05 p.m. at Seattle Kingdome. TV/Radio: Channel 11; KRLA-AM (1110), XPRS-AM (1090, Spanish). Matchups: In what can only be termed as complete opposites, the Angels send rookie knuckleballer Steve Sparks (3-0, 4.31) against Seattle's veteran fireballer In baseball, a pitcher who throws the ball very fast is a fireballer. Generally, this term is reserved for pitchers with the ability to throw a fastball in excess of 95 miles per hour. Notable fireballers include Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens, Joel Zumaya and Jonathan Broxton. Randy Johnson (7-8, 5.07) in the third of a four-game series. Johnson has an AL-leading 170 strikeouts. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: ANGELS vs. SEATTLE (see text) |
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