CARPENTER NAILS SHUT ANGELS : TORONTO 6, ANGELS 4.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. Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005). and Chris Pritchett Christopher Davis Pritchett (born January 31 1970, in Merced, California) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He is an alumnus of the University of California, Los Angeles. hit their first major-league home runs for the Angels, but Chris Carpenter Christopher John (Chris) Carpenter (born April 27, 1975 in Exeter, New Hampshire) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the St. Louis Cardinals since 2003, and is currently signed with the team until the 2011 season, with a club option for 2012. was the best young player on the field Sunday. Carpenter, 23, cooled off the Angels and the Toronto Blue Jays "Blue Jays" redirects here. For other uses, see Blue Jay (disambiguation).. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. took a five-run lead in the fifth inning, hanging on for a 6-4 victory. Carpenter (8-6) didn't allow a hit until 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. singled leading off the fifth. The right-hander, 5-1 in his last seven home starts, gave up all four runs and 10 hits in 8-2/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked one. ``All the hits came late, but I still don't think they really crushed me,'' Carpenter said. ``I had command of all my pitches and I just tried to stay aggressive and let my fielders do the job.'' Paul Quantrill, pitching despite a stiff back, got the final out for his fourth save, retiring Gary DiSarcina on a bouncer. Jeff Juden (0-1), making his second start since the Angels acquired him from Milwaukee on Aug. 7, gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings. Juden, 0-6 in nine starts since June 26, struck out four and walked one. Glaus hit a two-run drive in the eighth and Pritchett added a solo shot in the ninth. ``When you're down in the minor leagues, you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if you'll ever get another chance, so it's special,'' Pritchett said. ``Carpenter was good, but after facing Roger Clemens and his 15 Ks (Saturday) night, he wasn't as tough.'' Toronto took a 4-0 lead in the fourth on consecutive singles by Shawn Green and Jose Canseco, Juden's run-scoring wild pitch and 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 by Jose Cruz Jr., Tony Fernandez and Darrin Fletcher. ``I felt like I made some good pitches out there, but they blooped a couple in,'' Juden said. ``A couple of those ground balls had some eyeballs and they found the holes.'' Carlos Delgado singled home a run in the fifth, but Randy Velarde had a run-scoring single for the Angels in the sixth. The Angels' Pep Harris threw a run-scoring wild pitch in the sixth. Notes: Carpenter pitched a three hitter against the Angels on Sept. 9. . . . Cruz's single in the fourth extended his career-high hitting streak to 10 games. . . . Tim Salmon, who has a tendon in his left foot that is 75 percent torn, didn't start but pinch hit in the ninth. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Jeff Juden, in his second Angels start, gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings against the Blue Jays on Sunday. John Lehmann/Associated Press |
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