ESCOBAR STARTS, K-ROD FINISHES ANGELS' CLOSER BOUNCES BACK, NAILS DOWN SAVE IN STARTER'S DEBUT ANGELS 1, OAKLAND 0.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Scott Hatteberg Scott Allen Hatteberg (born December 14, 1969 in Salem, Oregon) is an American Major League Baseball player who currently plays first base for the Cincinnati Reds. Early Life finally got that slider A block of material that holds the read/write head of a magnetic disk. See flying head. he had been waiting for. The Oakland Athletics' first baseman saw three consecutive fastballs from Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez may refer to:
On Sunday, Hatteberg struck out flailing at a slider in the dirt for the first out in the ninth inning, and Rodriguez finished the inning and saved the Angels' 1-0 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 43,915 at Angel Stadium. Angels pitcher Kelvim Escobar Kelvim Jose Escobar Bolivar [ess-coe-BAR] (born April 11, 1976 in La Guaira, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004-present). He bats and throws right handed. made his first start of the season after missing three weeks with a sprained elbow and threw six scoreless innings. Steve Finley Steven Allen Finley (born March 12 1965, in Union City, Tennessee) is a Major League Baseball center fielder who bats and throws left-handed. He currently is a free agent, and has been working out on a regular basis since his release, hopeful a call will come from a team looking hit a solo homer Noun 1. solo homer - a home run with no runners on base solo blast home run, homer - a base hit on which the batter scores a run leading off the seventh inning to account for the game's only run. But it was the return to the mound by Rodriguez that stole the show. Rodriguez has a newspaper article taped up in his clubhouse cubicle with the headline ``Rodriguez frustrated over blown save.'' Rodriguez refused to speak with reporters after Friday's game and again Saturday, but Sunday he said he wasn't frustrated. ``I'm not frustrated at all, like a lot of people were saying,'' Rodriguez said. ``You're going to have your good days and bad days. You saw me have a really rough day (Friday). But (Sunday) was a good day.'' Of the 21 pitches Rodriguez threw Sunday, 18 were sliders sliders a species of tortoise kept as pets. They have a black shell and a red stripe behind the eye. Called also Chrysemys scripta elegans, red-eared sliders. . But he said he hasn't lost confidence in his fastball. ``Of course not; my best pitch is my fastball,'' he said. ``I just went more off-speed (Sunday). ... It wasn't a mistake to throw a fastball (to Hatteberg on Friday). The mistake was location. If you don't locate the ball, they'll hurt you.'' Rodriguez entered the game Sunday in relief of Scot Shields Scot Shields (b. July 22, 1975, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, with whom he has spent his entire career, serving as their setup man since 2005. with a runner at second and two outs in the eighth, then retired Eric Chavez on a fly to right. After striking out Hatteberg to begin the ninth, Rodriguez got Erubial Durazo on a grounder to second base for out No. 2. Bobby Kielty reached on an infield single and took second on third baseman Maicer Izturis' throwing error, but Rodriguez retired pinch hitter Adam Melhuse on a grounder to second to end it and get his fourth save of the season. ``It feels good,'' Rodriguez said. Escobar began his 2005 season with a bang, striking out the side in the first inning. He allowed only two hits, both singles, struck out seven and walked three while making 82 pitches in his six innings. He was short of his predetermined pre·de·ter·mine v. pre·de·ter·mined, pre·de·ter·min·ing, pre·de·ter·mines v.tr. 1. To determine, decide, or establish in advance: pitch-count limit of 95, but Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Escobar was beginning to develop a blister on his middle finger and the manager didn't want to take any chances. However, Escobar said his finger, and his arm, were fine. ``There was nothing wrong with my finger,'' Escobar said. ``I didn't want to come out of the game. But it was my first game in a long time, so there was no reason to rush it.'' Joe Haakenson, (626) 962-8811 joe.haakenson(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Closer Francisco Rodriguez rebounded from a blown save Friday to save Sunday's game, a 1-0 Angels victory over Oakland. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press |
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