AT LEAST NO ONE SAW THIS LOSS; ANGELS GO DOWN QUIETLY TO K.C. : KANSAS CITY 4 ANGELS 2.Byline: Matt McHale Daily News Deputy Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper The smallest crowd in three months came to Anaheim Stadium on Thursday to kick off the biggest homestand of the season. Too bad the Angels didn't join them. With a chance to pick up a game on Seattle in the American League West The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League. The division currently has four teams, but it has had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. , the fading Angels lost for the eighth time in nine games, 4-2 to Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). in front of 14,790 frustrated fans. Three times, the Angels had the tying run in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on with less than two outs. Three times they were turned back. They still trail the Mariners by 5-1/2 games, but there are just 16 to play. The Angels were hoping to pick up some ground playing the league's three worst teams on this eight-game homestand. But after Dennis Springer Dennis Leroy Springer (born February 12, 1965 in Fresno, California) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was known for his use of the knuckleball. (8-9) gave up up home runs to Roderick Myers and Dean Palmer Trailing by three in the seventh, the Angels finally scored when Tim Salmon hit his 31st homer, off right-hander Kevin Appier (9-12). The Angels chased Appier after Dave Hollins doubled and Garret Anderson singled him to third with one out. Pinch hitter Chris Turner walked to load the bases, but Gary DiSarcina grounded into the Angels third double play to end the threat. The Angels outhit the Royals 11-7, including three apiece by Hollins and Anderson. But they also squandered squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. scoring chances in the second and fifth innings against Appier. They loaded the bases with one out in the second on singles by Jim Edmonds, Hollins and Anderson. But Chad Krueter grounded sharply to third to begin an inning ending double play. The fifth was even more frustrating. Hollins opened with a single and raced to third on a base hit by Anderson. With Krueter at the plate, Anderson took off for second, hoping to caught in a rundown and stay alive long enough to get Hollins home. But first baseman Jeff King threw a one-hopper to catcher Mike Sweeney, who tagged out Hollins. |
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