DODGERS' WEEKEND TURNS SOUR; GLARING MISTAKES COSTLY AS ANGELS AVOID A SWEEP : ANGELS 7, DODGERS 5.Byline: Matt McHale Daily News Staff Writer Under a harsh spotlight all season, the Dodgers looked up at the glare of the Sunday sun The Sunday Sun is a regional Sunday newspaper for North East England, Cumbria and the Scottish Borders, published in Newcastle Upon Tyne by Trinity Mirror. It is the sister paper of the weekday newspapers the Evening Chronicle and The Journal. and wilted again. They had a chance to sweep the crosstown Angels at the beginning of a lengthy stretch at home, but rather than grab a little momentum they stumbled again in a 7-5 loss in front of 53,778 at Dodger Stadium • • [ . There was the popup 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 Eric Young Eric Young can refer to:
White also got caught off first base in the first inning when the Dodgers looked like they could put away Angels starter Ken Hill. Two innings later, they were playing catch-up the rest of the way. ``The Angels are a good ballclub and we're still struggling,'' said White, who had five hits in the series, including a two-out, two-run single in the first. ``We let a lot of things get away today. And then there was my dumb baserunning.'' With the exception of three games next weekend in Oakland, the Dodgers are at home until June 25, a good time to make a run. Instead, there is uncertainty. The club is facing the suspension of Chan Ho Park, whose fight with the Angels' Tim Belcher But aside from Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the Detroit Tigers. and suddenly White, the offense is still stagnant. Young, the leadoff hitter In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. Strategy Leadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient rate and be able to steal bases. , was 0 for 9 in the series and missed a game with a tender ankle. The Angels headed to San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden after the game for three games with the Giants. During the same June stretch, they are on the road, except for three games against Arizona, one of the hottest teams in baseball. ``To get this game after the way things had been going was important,'' said the Angels' Mo Vaughn Losing two of three actually didn't look so bad to embattled Angels manager Terry Collins, after watching his club blow four-run leads in each of the first two games and fall behind 2-0 on Sunday. Collins arrived here amid a mutiny by players upset that he is being considered for a contract extension. ``With all that has happened, I think we moved forward this weekend,'' he said. ``Not the way we lost those games, but with the way we came together. There was a lot of dialogue in the clubhouse, a lot of spirit on the bench. That was a good sign.'' So were the home runs by Glaus in the sixth and 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 seventh that gave the Angels a 7-3 lead. Both came off Dodgers starter Carlos Perez (2-7), who was coming off his best outing, a 2-1 victory over Atlanta last Sunday. Perez never was sharp, allowing nine hits and seven runs in 6-2/3 innings. He was given a 2-0 lead in the first because of control problems by Hill (3-4), but quickly gave it back. It's hard to know what he was thinking since he left without comment after the game. But Perez couldn't have liked the way White ran the Dodgers out of the first inning or the way his teammates battled the sun and lost. In the second inning, when the Dodgers did catch the ball, Raul Mondesi's strong throw to the plate skipped off the glove of rookie catcher Angel Pena, enabling Garret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. to score. Anderson finished with four hits and three runs, raising his average to .296. Glaus went 2 for 4 and 6 for 11 with two homers against the Dodgers. ``It's a tough road ahead, but it's been tough so far and we're still standing,'' Collins said. Sheffield's homer cut the Angels lead to 6-3 in the sixth, Hill's last inning. It was Sheffield's 13th homer and third in four games. Dave Hansen
But the Dodgers could get no closer. Troy Percival entered the game with two outs in the eighth and put them away for his 16th save. Then they went their separate ways, meeting again in Anaheim during the middle of July. ``Rivalry? I don't think so,'' White said. ``There is a lot more to think about.'' A CLOSER LOOK An in-depth look at the interleague series between the Dodgers and Angels. Friday: Dodgers 5, Angels 4 Saturday: Dodgers 7, Angels 4 Sunday: Angels 7, Dodgers 5 Overall record since 1997: Dodgers 7, Angels 4 Next meeting: July 15-17 at Edison Field HERO Devon White entered the Freeway Series hitting just .253, but he went 5 for 12 with a game-winning grand slam Saturday against the Angels. Day AB H R 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 Friday 4 2 0 0 Saturday 4 1 1 4 Sunday 4 1 1 2 Totals 12 5 2 6 GOAT Mo Vaughn was hitting .295 before the series, but hit just .250 with more strikeouts than hits. Day AB H SO R RBI Friday 4 1 1 0 0 Saturday 4 2 0 0 1 Sunday 4 0 3 0 0 Totals 12 3 4 0 1 SUNDAY'S WORST With the loss to the Angels, the Dodgers dropped to 1-7 this season in games played on Sunday. Date Opponent W/L W/L Waterline Score Pitcher April 18 at San Diego L 4-3 Masaoka April 25 St. Louis L 6-4 Dreifort May 2 at Philadelphia L 12-3 Brown May 9 Florida L 6-4 Borbon May 16 at St. Louis L 5-4 Shaw May 23 St. Louis L 8-3 Perez May 30 at Atlanta W 5-4 Borbon June 6 Angels L 7-5 Perez CAPTION(S): 4 Photos, 2 Boxes PHOTO (1--Color) The Angels' Troy Glaus is greeted at home plate after giving his team a 6-2 lead over the Dodgers with a three-run homer in the sixth inning. (2--Color) Gary Sheffield's solo home run in the sixth was too little, too late for the Dodgers. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News (3--Color) Devon White (4--Color) Mo Vaughn BOX: (1) A CLOSER LOOK (see text) (2) SUNDAY`S WORST (see text) |
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