FOR ANGELS, 8 IS ENOUGH TORONTO STOPS ANAHEIM'S WINNING STREAK TORONTO 4, ANGELS 1.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer TORONTO - The streak is over. Both of them, in fact. The Angels' winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" of eight games and the Toronto Blue Jays' losing streak of nine games ended Saturday afternoon with the Blue Jays' 4-1 victory in front of 20,558 at SkyDome. Angels pitcher Scott Schoeneweis Scott David Schoeneweis [SHOW-en-WEISS] (born October 2, 1973, in Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He plays for the New York Mets. gave up four runs (three earned) in seven innings, which would have been good enough to win in any of the previous seven games. But not Saturday. The Angels' offense, which averaged 9.4 runs per game during the winning streak, didn't score after the first inning and went 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on . Going into the game, they were hitting .321 as a team with runners in scoring position. The Angels' 3-4-5 hitters - 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. , Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005). and Tim Salmon ``We had opportunities,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia Blue Jays starter Justin Miller Justin Miller may refer to:
Although Miller was able to get out of a few tough spots, he also got an early break. The Angels had runners on first and third with one out in the third inning when Orlando Palmeiro hit a line drive up the middle. However, Darin Erstad tried to steal second on the pitch, so shortstop Felipe Lopez broke to cover the bag. He fielded the ball while standing on second base and threw to first to first for the double play. Instead of an 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 and possibly the beginning of a big inning, the Angels were left wondering whether they might come that close to scoring again, which they didn't. The lack of offense made it tough for Schoeneweis, who has become the club's hard-luck loser. Schoeneweis (1-4) has pitched poorly at times, but even in games he's pitched well enough to win, he hasn't. And it didn't make him feel any better that he was on the mound when the winning streak was broken. ``It would be nice to think we'd win 140 games in a row,'' Schoeneweis said. ``The streak had to end sometime. Unfortunately, it was my day to pitch. I'm sure we'll start a new streak (today).'' The Angels got on the scoreboard in the first inning when David Eckstein walked, stole second, went to third on Erstad's grounder to first and scored on Palmeiro's sacrifice fly. But the lead only lasted until the bottom of the first, when the Blue Jays used a hit batsman, a walk, a single and a double to score two runs and take the lead for good. The Angels' defense didn't exactly give Schoeneweis the support he needed. Third baseman Glaus made an error in the second inning, but Schoeneweis was able to get out of the inning without giving up a run. In the fourth, Eckstein dropped a throw from Schoeneweis that could have started an inning-ending double play. Instead, the Blue Jays went on to score an unearned run. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Angels starter Scott Schoeneweis yielded three earned runs in seven innings Saturday, but it wasn't enough to prolong the team's winning streak. Aaron Harris/Associated Press |
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