GUERRERO TRIES NEW WAY 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 well over 300 home runs in his career, but Friday night was the first time he broke a sweat while hitting one. 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 rallied to beat 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 Athletics “Philadelphia Athletics” redirects here. For other uses, see Philadelphia Athletics (disambiguation). The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. . With the game tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Orlando Cabrera Orlando Luis Cabrera (born November 2, 1974 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a Major League Baseball shortstop who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He bats and throws right-handed. led off by reaching on an infield single off Orioles reliever Todd Williams Todd Michael Williams (born February 13, 1971) is a relief pitcher free agent. He attended Onondaga Community College. He was released by the Orioles 15 June 2007. He signed with the Colorado Rockies and is pitching for their AA affiliate, the Tulsa Drillers. . With that hit, Cabrera has now reached base safely via hit, walk or hit by pitch in 27 straight games. Guerrero then stepped up to the plate and he quickly lined a ball down the right field line that appeared headed for a double. Orioles right field Jay Gibbons Jay Gibbons (born March 2 1977, Rochester, Michigan) is a right fielder for the Baltimore Orioles. He also plays first base and has spent all of his career in the major leagues with the Orioles. Gibbons was a graduate of Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California. gave chase but in an attempt to cut the ball off and stop Cabrera from scoring, he crashed into the wall and the ball got past him. Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
It was Guerrero's 13th home run of the season and it was the first inside the park home run by an Angels player since 1997 when Darin Erstad did it on May 24 at Toronto. It was also the first inside the park home run at Angel Stadium by an Angels player since Luis Polonia accomplished the feat against the Oakland A's on Aug. 9, 1991. 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 single by 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. Francisco Rodriguez walked Javy Lopez to lad off the top of the ninth inning but he settled downto retire the Orioles, picking up his 12th save of the season. The Angels scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the third inning against Orioles starter Bruce Chen. Adam Kennedy led off with a triple and he came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Chone Figgins. In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Angels extended their lead to 2-0 when Dallas McPherson crushed a 2-0 pitch over the right field fence for his third home run of the seaon. It was the second time in as many games that McPherson homered and it was his first career home run off a left-hander. Ervin Santana started for the Angels and he appeared to be cruising through the first five innings, allowing just two hits and he even go the first out in the top of the sixth, trouble started. Brian Roberts doubled to left-center and he came around to score on a Melvin Mora single to cut the Angels lead to 2-1. Santana then got Miguel Tejada to ground to third base but the Angels couldn't turn the double-play fast enough and Tejada was safe at first with two outs. Santana then commtted a balk balk the action of a horse when it refuses to obey a command to which it usually responds. See also jibbing. , sending Tejada to second base and on his next ptch to Gibbons, Santana threw a wild pitch, allowing Tejada to move to third. Gibbons then slapped the ball t right field for a hit that tied the game at 2-2. The Orioles then 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 in the top of the eighth inning when Santana began the inning by walking both Roberts and Mora MORA, In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. Story on Bailm. Sec. 123, 259; Jones on Bailm. 70; Poth. Pret a Usage, c. 2, Sec. 2, art. 2, n. . Anges manager Mike Scioscia then went to his bullpen, replacing Santana with Scott Shields. The right-hander got Tejada to ground into a fielder's choice, sending runners to first and third with just one out. But Shields hunkered down and managed to strike out Gibbons looking and Ramon Hernandez swinging to end the threat. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) The Angels' Ervin Santana, moved up a day in the rotation, gave up two runs in seven-plus innings Friday. (2) The Angels' Dallas McPherson, right, gets a high-five from third-base coach Dino Ebel after he hit a homer off Baltimore's Bruce Chen. Francis Specker/Associated Press Box: ANGELS vs. BALTIMORE - Daily News |
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