DODGERS ACE HAS MORTAL STUFF BROWN LOSES FOR FIRST TIME SINCE APRIL ANGELS 6, DODGERS 3.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Kevin Brown The name Kevin Brown can refer to several different people, including the following:
The defending World Series champion Angels discovered this much Sunday, getting the best of the Dodgers' best starter. Brown allowed a season-high 10 hits and four earned runs as the Angels avoided a sweep with a 6-3 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 54,631 at Dodger Stadium • • [ . The Dodgers - who have won 10 of 12 games - still are tied for first in the National League West. The Angels are seven games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. Oakland 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. and for the wild-card spot. ``Kevin Brown is not a robot,'' Dodgers manager Jim Tracy
Brown, who had won nine consecutive decisions, lost for the first time since April 19. He had won seven starts in a row. Three of the four runs he surrendered came in the fourth inning, in which the Angels batted around. While he didn't have his usually dominating stuff, he still struck out eight. The groin strain that forced him to leave Tuesday's game early didn't affect him, he said. ``You give up 10 hits and four runs, I'd say there's a little bit lacking there,'' Brown said. ``I threw some bad pitches and they took advantage. It was just one of those days.'' It's just that Brown doesn't have them often. Adam Kennedy For other people with the same name, see Adam Kennedy (disambiguation). Adam Thomas Kennedy (born January 10, 1976 in Riverside, California) is a Major League Baseball player. He currently plays second base for the St. Louis Cardinals. Kennedy attended J.W. , a Cal State Northridge product, had three of the four hits off Brown. He was 3 for 4 with one 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 . 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. hit his 18th home run of the season off Paul Shuey Paul Kenneth Shuey (born September 16, 1970 in Lima, Ohio), is a Major League relief pitcher most recently for the Baltimore Orioles. He played most of his career for the Cleveland Indians from 1994 to 2002. He made 4 playoff appearances with the Indians. in the eighth to put the game out of reach. Anderson's two-run homer was his 11th home run this month. The Dodgers had pulled within one run at 4-3 in the seventh, thanks to a run-scoring single by Shawn Green and an RBI triple to right field by Paul Lo Duca Paul Anthony Lo Duca (born April 12, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the New York Mets. Previously, Lo Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2004) and Florida Marlins (2004-2005). . Jeff DaVanon dove for Lo Duca's ball in right field, but the ball was inches from his glove and got behind him. Lo Duca was 3 for 4 as he batted in the cleanup spot for the first time this season. Angels starter Kevin Appier, an Antelope Valley High and Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. product, was thankful. It looked like a lopsided matchup before the game. Heck, to any pitcher opposing Brown, it looks like an unfair task. But the other Kevin allowed seven hits and one run in five innings. ``I marvel at the fact that we got hits off him,'' Appier said. The Angels got hits off the Dodgers' two best pitchers. They had three singles off closer Eric Gagne on Saturday before he earned the save. They followed that with 10 hits and four runs off Brown, whose ERA went from 1.97 to 2.22. Anderson, Bengie Molina and Kennedy all had multihit games. ``Pitching the way I did, any lineup can be difficult,'' Brown said. The Dodgers rallied in the seventh with no outs. Reliever Ben Weber fumbled a bunted ball by Dave Roberts and it was costly as the Dodgers scored two unearned runs in the inning. Weber made two errors on the play. He fielded the ball but dropped it and fell as Roberts ran by and slid safely into first. Weber hurried his throw, which was wide. After the run-scoring hits by Green and Lo Duca, Daryle Ward struck out with Lo Duca on third to end the inning. And Anderson's homer off Paul Shuey - the first he has allowed this year - was all the cushion the Angels needed. Cesar Izturis extended his career-high hitting streak to 10 games after an infield single in the first inning. He'll take that streak to San Francisco, where the Dodgers and Giants will try to gain an advantage in the standings. ``We'll have our hands full,'' Green said. ``We'll try to continue to do what we started this week.'' Jill Painter, (818) 713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- cover -- color) ACE IN THE HOLE Kevin Brown allows a season-high 10 hits and four runs for his frist loss since April 19 as the Dodgers can't overcome the Angels, who avoid a sweep by winning 6-3 on Sunday. (2) A bunted ball by Dave Roberts led to two Angels errors in the seventh inning and got the Dodgers started on a two-run rally. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer Box: DODGERS vs. SAN FRANCISCO - Jill Painter |
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