ANGELS TAKE FLIGHT, SOAR WITHIN ONE : ANGELS 5, SEATTLE 3.Byline: Joe Haakenson The Angels insist they don't watch the scoreboard to see how Texas is doing. And in fact, when 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. game was on TV late Saturday afternoon, most of the Angels preferred to watch a tape of 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. pitcher Mac Suzuki Mac Suzuki (マック鈴木, born Makoto Suzuki on May 31, 1975 in Kobe, Japan), is a former major league baseball player who plays for Olmecas de Tabasco. , who started Saturday night. Nevertheless, it couldn't hurt to see the scoreboard and know that Oakland beat Texas, the Rangers' first loss in five games. With a chance to gain ground on the AL West-leading Rangers, the Angels responded with a 5-3 victory over the Mariners before a sellout crowd of 42,833 at Edison Field. The Angels are now one game behind Texas with eight to play, including three against the Rangers in Anaheim on Monday through Wednesday. The Angels got clutch performances from all over Saturday, which is exactly what got them here. Jack McDowell Reliever Mike Holtz Michael James (Mike) Holtz (born October 10, 1972 in Arlington, Virginia was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels (1996), Anaheim Angels (1997-2001), Oakland Athletics (2002[start]), San Diego Padres (2002[end entered with the game on the line in the seventh inning. With two on and one out, Holtz was called on to face Ken Griffey and Edgar Martinez. Holtz got Griffey to hit into a force play, then struck out Martinez. Mike Fetters, who had an ERA of 18.00 on the last road trip, retired the Mariners 1-2-3 in the eighth. And Troy Percival set down the Mariners in order in the ninth for his 41st save. The Angels also got a couple timely hits - missing in Friday night's loss - from two unlikely sources. No. 7 hitter Matt Walbeck, hitting .251 entering Saturday's game, and No. 8 hitter Troy Glaus, hitting .220, came up with back-to-back 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 singles in the sixth inning off Mariners reliever Paul Spoljaric, breaking a 3-3 tie and giving the Angels a 5-3 lead. The Mariners took a first-inning lead on Alex Rodriguez's solo homer, his 40th of the season. With 40 homers and 43 stolen bases, Rodriguez became the third player in major-league history to join the 40-40 club. The others are Jose Canseco (1988) and Barry Bonds (1996). CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Box PHOTO (1--Color) Seattle's Alex Rodriguez, right, gets a hug from Ken Griffey Jr. after his first-inning home run. (2--Color--Ran in Final Edition only) Anaheim's Troy Glaus (14) tags out Seattle's Ken Griffey Jr. at third base during Saturday night's game. Kevin Karzin/Associated Press BOX: DOWN TO THE WIRE |
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