CABRERA BAILS OUT ANGELS HOME RUN IN 10TH INNING CAPS RALLY FROM 5-1 DEFICIT ANGELS 6, CLEVELAND 5.Byline: Keven Chavez Staff Writer ANAHEIM - The Angels have come to expect either feast or famine out of starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; 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 so far this season. A season debut of six innings of shutout ball against Texas was followed by a six-run fiasco five days later. Then on the heels of eight shutout innings pitched In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. against Oakland last weekend, the Cleveland Indians  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. turned the tables and feasted on Washburn on Thursday night. The Angels' left-handed starter surrendered five runs in the first two innings and was knocked out after five shaky innings, but he was saved from the loss as Garret Anderson's 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 single, scoring Darin Erstad Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball currently with the Chicago White Sox. Prior to 2007, he had played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). , in the bottom of the ninth tied the game, and Orlando Cabrera won it with a solo home run in the 10th for a 6-5 victory in front of 39,673 at Angel Stadium. Washburn gave up three runs on four hits and an error in the first inning, then surrendered the big blow in the second on a two-run home run by Ronnie Belliard. The Indians' second baseman turned on a Washburn fastball and deposited it into the Angels bullpen in left field to give Cleveland an early 5-0 lead. ``His key is changing speeds ... and making pitches in key situations instead of trying to throw the ball 95 mph by somebody,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia said about Washburn before the game. ``That's when he's at his best.'' Washburn wasn't at his best Thursday, giving up five runs in five innings, with five strikeouts. Indians starter Kevin Millwood scattered eight hits and three runs over 5 1/3 innings. The Angels rallied in the eighth inning as pinch-hitter Maicer Izturis hit a one-out single, stole second and scored on Jose Molina's RBI single to make it a 5-4 game. But on the hit, Cleveland left fielder Coco Crisp made a sliding play to hold Molina to a single, and it proved to be important when Chone Figgins followed with a grounder back to reliever Bob Howry, who began an inning-ending 1-6-3 double play. The Angels' best opportunity for a big inning came in a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the fourth. With Cleveland ahead 5-1, Cabrera led off the frame with his second double against Indians starter Kevin Millwood. Third baseman Dallas McPherson followed with a single to left, his first hit of the season, and Molina walked to load the bases. Chone Figgins brought home Cabrera with a sacrifice fly, then Erstad followed with his second double, a screamer screamer, common name for gregarious, aquatic birds comprising three species in the family Anhimidae. Although they are related to the ducks and geese, they do not resemble them in outward appearance. just inside third base, to score McPherson and pull the Angels within 5-3. But Jeff DaVanon struck out, and then Indians shortstop Jhonny Peralta made a nice play in the hole to retire Vladimir Guerrero on an inning-ending groundout. The Angels also failed to capitalize on a bases-loaded situation in the second inning. Anderson led off the inning with a single, and Cabrera followed with a one-out double to the left-center field wall to advance Anderson to third. But the threat ended quietly when McPherson struck out and, after Molina walked to load the bases, Figgins grounded out softly to second. Cleveland got to Washburn in the first inning. Belliard and Victor Martinez hit one-out singles and advanced a base on a Washburn throwing error. The Angels momentarily got a break when Travis Hafner's line drive up the middle struck the leg of second-base umpire Chuck Meriwether and remained in the infield. Belliard scored but the ricochet A wireless Internet service from Ricochet Networks, Inc., Denver, CO (www.ricochet.net). Originally developed by Los Gatos, CA-based Metricom, Inc., Ricochet was the first high-speed, wireless Internet service for commuters. probably saved another run from scoring as Martinez could only advance to third base. It turned out not to matter, as first baseman Jose Hernandez scorched scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. a two-out double down the left-field line to score both runners for a 3-0 lead. The Angels manufactured a run in the third inning after Erstad led off with a bloop bloop Baseball n. A blooper. tr.v. blooped, bloop·ing, bloops To hit (a ball) into the air just beyond the infield. adj. Hit just beyond the infield. double to left field, was sacrificed to third and scored on an RBI groundout by Guerrero to cut the deficit to 5-1. Keven Chavez, (626) 962-8811, ext. 2239 keven.chavez(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): photo, 4 boxes Photo: Cleveland's Ronnie Belliard hit a second-inning home run off Angels starter Jarrod Washburn on Thursday night. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press Box: (1) ANGELS vs. OAKLAND - Keven Chavez (2) GAME RECAP (3) HOW THE RUNS SCORED (4) 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. |
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