GUERRERO TRIES NEW ROUTE INSIDE-THE-PARK HR BREAKS TIE ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 2.Byline: BEN VILLA Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. has hit 318 career home runs but Friday night was the first time he hit one while breaking a sweat. Guerrero hit his first career inside the park home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Angels the lead for good as they defeated the Baltimore Orioles This article is about the contemporary American major league baseball team. For other uses, see Baltimore Oriole (disambiguation). The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. 5-2 in front of 42,675 people at Angel Stadium. It was the Angels third consecutive victory, matching a season-high and they needed to win to stay five games back of first place because earlier in the day, the Texas Rangers Texas Rangers, mounted fighting force organized (1835) during the Texas Revolution. During the republic they became established as the guardians of the Texas frontier, particularly against Native Americans. defeated the Oakland A's 5-3. "I thought we did a great job on the mound tonight,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia With the score tied at 2-2 in the top of the eighth inning, the Orioles appeared destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to take the lead when Angels starter Ervin Santana Ervin Ramon Santana (born December 12, 1982 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Career Santana was a starting pitcher for the Angels' double-A affiliate, the Arkansas Travelers early in 2005, where he began the inning by walking Brian Roberts For the CEO of Comcast, see . Brian Michael Roberts (born October 9, 1977 in Durham, North Carolina), nicknamed B-Rob, is a switch hitting second baseman who plays for the Baltimore Orioles in the MLB. and Melvin Mora Melvin Mora (born February 2, 1972 in Agua Negra, Yaracuý State, Venezuela), affectionately nicknamed Melmo or Melvy, is a Major League Baseball Third Baseman for the Baltimore Orioles. He bats and throws right-handed. . Scioscia then went to his bullpen, replacing Santana with 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. . Shields got Miguel Tejada to ground into a fielder's choice, sending runners to first and third with one out. But the right-hander hunkered down after that and managed to strike out Jay Gibbons looking and Ramon Hernandez swinging to end the threat. Santana pitched well enough to get the win, allowing two runs in seven innings but he received a no-decision. "I don't care about getting the win as long as the team won,'' Santana said. "In the eighth inning, my control was a little off and I was missing my spots and that's what happened.'' In the bottom of the eighth inning, Orlando Cabrera stepped up against Orioles reliever Todd Williams and led off by reaching base safely on an infield single. With that hit, Cabrera has now reached base safely via hit, walk or hit by pitch in 27 straight games. After Garret Anderson flew out, that brought up Guerrero who lined a ball down the right field line that appeared headed for a double. Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
Cabrera easily scored on the play and Guerrero, who was running hard, flew around the bases and ran past the stop signal put up by Angels third base coach Dino Ebel and slid home safely to give the Angels a 4-2 lead. Gibbons injured himself on the play and had to leave the game with a strained shoulder. It was Guerrero's 13th home run of the sason and it wa the first inside the park home run by an Angels player since 1997 when Darin Erstad did it against the Toronto Blue Jays "Blue Jays" redirects here. For other uses, see Blue Jay (disambiguation).. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. on May 24. And it was also the first inside the park home run by an Angels player at Angel Stadium since Luis Polonia accomplished the feat against the Oakland A's on Aug. 9, 1991. "When I was rounding third, I peaked over my shoulder and saw the relay throw was up in the air and I knew I had a chance to score,'' Guerrero said through an interpreter. "I saw Dino put up the stop sign but there was no way I could stop because I had a jo to do and I knew I had to help the team win. "I would rather hit home runs over the fence any day. Running all the way like that isn't easy.'' But the Angels weren't done yet in the inning. Tim Salmon followed with a single and Tommy Murphy pinch ran for him. Murphy went to second on a wild pitch and then to third on an infield singleby Kendry Morales. Murphy later scored the Angels final run on a 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 by Mike Napoli. Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez walked Javy Lopez to lead off the top of the ninth inning but he settled down to retire the next three Orioles to earn his 12th save of the season. ben.villa@presstelegram.com (562) 499-1338 CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) Vladimir Guerrero, left, is greeted at home by Tim Salmon after his inside-the-park homer in the eighth inning. (2) The Angels' Dallas McPherson, right, gets a high-five from third-base coach Dino Ebel after his homer off Bruce Chen in the fourth inning. Francis Specker/Associated Press Box: ANGELS vs. BALTIMORE - Daily News |
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