COLON CAUSE FOR CONCERN STAR PITCHER DEPARTS IN SIXTH WITH BACK INJURY ANGELS 5, SEATTLE 3.Byline: Keven Chavez Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Just four weeks remain in the regular season, and the Angels and a sellout crowd of 43,757 at Angel Stadium watched a year's worth of hope flash before their eyes Sunday. Bartolo Colon, the Angels' workhorse 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"; and the American League American League (AL) One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). leader in wins, was pulled from the game and walked gingerly off the mound after throwing a pitch during the sixth inning of a 5-3 victory over 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 Angels would not be in first place in the AL West without Colon, and they likely won't have much chance of playing five weeks from now without him. Colon left with tightness in his left lower back, an injury the pitcher said he's been dealing with since his 9 1/3-inning outing Tuesday against Oakland. ``It wasn't just during the game - the last four days it's been getting tight on me,'' Colon said through an interpreter. ``It's been four days of pain in my back.'' Colon cruised for the better part of his first five innings Sunday. He allowed just four hits and one run and struck out five Mariners batters. Leading 5-1 in the sixth, he surrendered a leadoff triple to Seattle center Seattle Center is a fairground, park and arts and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington. The 74-acre campus is the site used in 1962 by the Century 21 Exposition. It is located just north of Belltown in Lower Queen Anne. Attractions
Jeremy Thomas Reed (born June 15, 1981 in San Dimas, California) is an American Major League Baseball outfielder who currently plays for the Seattle Mariners. , then paused after a pitch to the next batter, Raul Ibanez. Nothing obvious appeared amiss, but Angels manager Mike Scioscia ``He didn't look like he really followed through the way that he can, and he didn't look like he was able to get after it as much,'' Scioscia said. ``This type of thing you want to get out and head it off instead of waiting another 10 pitches to find out if he's getting to the point where he can't stay with his mechanics.'' The victory, along with the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Yankees' 7-3 win Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. over Oakland, gives the Angels a one-game lead in the division over the A's. The Angels begin a nine-game, three-city trip Tuesday in Boston. Colon was pulled from a spring-training start after two innings after tweaking tweaking Vox populi Fine-tuning to produce optimal results his back running out a double. He returned from that injury within a week. Colon was checked by team doctors after Sunday's start, and no further examinations are scheduled. Colon's next start is tentatively scheduled for Saturday against Chicago, assuming the Angels remain in rotation after an off day today. ``We won't know for a couple days, but we don't anticipate (him missing a start),'' Scioscia said. Said Colon: ``Right now, it's hard to tell, but it's very tight right now. With the off day (today), it shouldn't be a problem.'' Colon was staked to an early five-run lead by a three-run home run by Casey Kotchman in the second inning and a two-run homer by Vladimir Guerrero in the third. Colon pitched the requisite five innings to earn his AL-best 18th win, improving to 18-6. Both Angels home runs came off Seattle starter Jeff Harris (2-2), who lasted just three innings and took the loss. Brendan Donnelly and Scot Shields bounced back from poor outings Saturday, each pitching a scoreless inning of relief. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 34th save. Keven Chavez, (626) 962-8811 keven.chavez(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 2) Bartolo Colon, left, despite departing with an injury, wins his 18th with help from a three-run homer by Casey Kotchman, right. Ric Francis/Associated Press Box: 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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