COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY SHUTOUT PUTS ANGELS OUT OF FIRST PLACE BOSTON 6, ANGELS 0.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - An anticipated pitchers duel between the Angels' Ramon Ortiz and Boston's Pedro Martinez lasted four innings Tuesday night, ending when the Angels defense shot itself in the foot. The Red Sox turned two Angels errors into four runs in the fifth inning, and added another unearned run in the sixth after a third Angels error. Not that Martinez needed any help. The Red Sox ace blanked the Angels on two hits through eight innings in Boston's 6-0 win before 32,812 at Edison Field. The loss knocked the Angels out of first place 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. , one game behind 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. , who won Tuesday. The Angels lead the wild-card race by one game over the Red Sox. Jason Varitek Jason Andrew Varitek (born April 11, 1972 in Rochester, Michigan) is an American baseball player. After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, Varitek has played his entire major league career for the Boston Red Sox. and Shea Hillenbrand Shea Matthew Hillenbrand[1] (born July 27, 1975 in Mesa, Arizona)[2] is a Major League Baseball third baseman. A native of Mesa, Arizona, Hillenbrand attended Mountain View High School there, excelling in both baseball, as a shortstop, and soccer. homered for the Red Sox, but this game was hardly about offense. The Angels' defense unraveled in the fifth inning, which was unusual considering they went into the game with 56 errors this season, tied with Minnesota for the fewest in the league. But errors by shortstop David Eckstein David Mark Eckstein, (born January 20, 1975 in Sanford, Florida), is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is noted for his size, as he is a small (for professional sports) 5' 7", but weighs 175 pounds. and first baseman Brad Fullmer Bradley Ryan Fullmer is a major league baseball player who bats left handed and throws right handed. He was born January 17, 1975 in Chatsworth, California. Fullmer last played at the Major League level during the 2004 season with the Texas Rangers. in the fifth, and catcher Jose Molina in the sixth let down Ortiz (9-8), who was out of the game after six innings. ``It was very uncharacteristic for us to shoot ourselves in the foot like that,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia Varitek's homer in the fourth inning had the Red Sox leading 1-0 entering the fifth inning when Brian Daubach Brian Michael Daubach (born February 11, 1972 in Belleville, Illinois) is a free agent first baseman. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He has often served as a designated hitter and can also play the outfield. walked. Tony Clark
``I just tried to stop and get over to the base,'' Eckstein said. ``I probably did it a little too early. It can't happen (programming) can't happen - The traditional program comment for code executed under a condition that should never be true, for example a file size computed as negative. Often, such a condition being true indicates data corruption or a faulty algorithm; it is almost always handled . I've got to make that play, bottom line. If I make that play, it's a totally different game.'' The next batter, Rey Sanchez, tried to bunt the runners over. He missed a 0-1 pitch and Daubach was caught too far off second. But when Molina threw to second, Daubach took off for third and made it safely. The Angels had a chance to get out of it because they got another potential double-play ball when Sanchez hit a grounder to Scott Spiezio Scott Edward Spiezio (born September 21, 1972 in Joliet, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the son of former Cardinal Ed Spiezio. at third base. Spiezio held Daubach at third, then threw to second for the force. Second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Adam Kennedy's relay to first was in time, but it nicked off the top of Fullmer's glove at first base for an error, allowing Daubach to stroll home. ``With the ground ball to Spiezio, we're looking at a triple play,'' Scioscia said, ``because we had a good chance to get Daubach at home.'' Scioscia and Ortiz both said Ortiz wasn't affected by the lack of support behind him. However, after the errors, Ortiz gave up three consecutive doubles - to Johnny Damon, Trot Nixon and Nomar Garciaparra - and the Red Sox had a 5-0 lead. Fullmer is considered below average defensively, but he got the start at first base because slumping third baseman Troy Glaus got the night off. Spiezio, who has played exceptional defense at first this season, started in Glaus' spot at third. ``Brad Fullmer's played excellent defense for us,'' Scioscia said. ``We won't hesitate to put him out there again.'' The Angels' defensive problems, though, didn't stop there. Molina dropped an easy foul popup hit by Hillenbrand leading off the sixth. Given another chance, Hillenbrand hit the next pitch over the fence in left for a 6-0 Red Sox lead. It didn't really matter, however, with Martinez (14-2) on the mound. Martinez walked Tim Salmon in the first, allowed a second-inning single by Fullmer and a fourth-inning single by Darin Erstad. After Erstad's hit, Martinez retired the final 17 Angels batters he faced before handing the ball over to closer Ugeth Urbina for the ninth. Martinez has won seven consecutive decisions and has thrown 16 consecutive scoreless innings dating back to July 19. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Boston's Jason Varitek connects for a fourth-inning home run against the Angels on Tuesday. (2) The Angels' Darin Erstad fails to break up the double play in the fourth inning of the Angels' 6-0 loss to Boston on Tuesday. John Hayes/Associated Press Box: AL WEST STANDINGS |
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