DICKSON SUFFERS FIRST SETBACK : ANGELS ROOKIE LOSES TO RED SOX BOSTON 11, ANGELS 2.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Two of the American League's top rookies met for the second time this season Wednesday night. This time, Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra[1] (born July 23, 1973, in Whittier, California) is a Mexican-American baseball player who currently plays third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers. and his Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. teammates came out on top. He homered, doubled twice and scored four runs as the Red Sox spoiled rookie pitcher Jason Dickson's unbeaten season with an 11-2 win over the Angels. ``He had a great game,'' Dickson said, ``but everybody was doing the damage.'' Dickson (4-1) pitched his first major-league shutout on April 3, a 2-0 victory over Boston in the teams' second game of the year. Garciaparra had two of the Red Sox' five hits in that game. ``This time we got to him early and our pitcher was holding them so we could focus on hitting,'' said Garciaparra, an outstanding fielder who raised his batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. to .328. The rookie shortstop doubled in the first, walked in the third, teamed with Darren Bragg Darren William Bragg (born September 7, 1969 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played 11 seasons in MLB. He played for the Seattle Mariners (1994-1996), Boston Red Sox (1996-1999), St. for consecutive homers in the fourth and doubled in the sixth. ``He's a real good player who does a lot of things and has real good range,'' Angels manager Terry Collins said. ``He's got to be good to beat out (John) Valentin.'' Valentin was shifted to second base over his objections and has struggled at the plate. In the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a 4-for-45 slump, he was benched Wednesday and replaced by Jeff Frye Jeff Frye (b. August 31 1966 in Oakland, California) is a former baseball player who played second base for the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and the Colorado Rockies. He is 5'9 and 165 lbs. and he bats and throws right handed. . Garciaparra started the day tied with Tino Martinez Martinez was the 1st round draft pick for the Seattle Mariners in 1988 out of the University of Tampa where Tino starred during his time on for third in 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). with 35 hits. He now has 22 runs, and only Ken Griffey Jr. had more before Wednesday's games. ``I realize that Nomar's had a great start,'' Boston third baseman Tim Naehring said. ``I tell him, `You're just playing great baseball now. Keep handling yourself the way you have been.' ``When the game does turn, which it will, he'll battle through that.'' Chris Hammond (1-0) was effective for his second straight start in place of Tim Wakefield, who is on the disabled list with a sore right elbow. Hammond, who pitched for Florida last season, got his first AL win, allowing one run on five hits in five innings, and left with the Red Sox leading 9-1. The only run he gave up scored on Jim Edmonds' 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 in the fifth. The Red Sox had 13 hits, with every starter but Frye getting at least one. Mo Vaughn went 3 for 5, Reggie Jefferson 2 for 4 and each had two RBI singles. ``It didn't matter who we were playing,'' Dickson said. ``Anyone would have hit me.'' Boston took a 1-0 lead in the first when Vaughn's single drove in Garciaparra. The Red Sox scored four unearned runs in the third after the first two batters made outs. Garciaparra walked and Wilfredo Cordero grounded to second baseman Luis Alicea on a hit-and-run. That forced Alicea to throw to first rather than try for the forceout at second and Dave Hollins couldn't handle his throw in the dirt, allowing the inning to continue. Vaughn and Jefferson then singled in runs and Naehring doubled in two for a 5-0 lead. |
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