JUST WHAT'S NEEDED SCHOENEWEIS, VAUGHN GIVE ANGELS A SWEEP ANGELS 3, MINNESOTA 1.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer MINNEAPOLIS - It might not be much, but the Angels reached unchartered territory with their 3-1 victory Thursday afternoon over the Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Twins have played in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. before 13,552 at the Metrodome. 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. returned to the form that made him 4-0 in April with 7 1/3 strong innings, and Mo Vaughn They also completed their first three-game sweep of the Twins since 1996 and their first sweep in Minnesota since 1989. The good news for the Angels was tempered a bit by word that shortstop Gary DiSarcina n. A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint and permits rotation of the arm. Also called musculotendinous cuff. in his right shoulder. But it has been a season in which the Angels are doing it with contributions from everyone, from recently called-up minor leaguers to the big names like Vaughn. And on a day when Twins pitcher Brad Radke ``I can't say enough about these guys,'' said Angels closer Troy Percival Troy Eugene Percival (born August 9, 1969 in Fontana, California) is a Major League Baseball reliever on the St. Louis Cardinals. Percival came out of retirement on June 8, 2007 when he signed a minor league deal with the Cardinals[1]. , who pitched the ninth and earned his 14th save. ``If we need eight runs, we get eight runs. If we need 10 runs, we get 10 runs. And the guys in the bullpen ahead of me have done a great job.'' Percival was quick to note that beating the Twins isn't the same as beating the Yankees or the Indians. But the point is to win the games they're expected to win. ``We're supposed to beat teams like that,'' he said. ``In the past, they've out-scrapped us. We're showing we can do what we're supposed to do to be a championship team.'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia ``We're not thinking sweeps,'' Scioscia said. ``All we knew is we were facing Radke, who is one of the best pitchers in the league. Schoeneweis matched him pitch for pitch.'' Schoeneweis had struggled before Wednesday. He was 4-0 with a 3.15 ERA in his five starts of April, but in his first four starts of May, he was 0-2 with an 8.64 ERA. Thursday, he pitched into the eighth inning for the first time in five starts, and he gave up only one run and six hits. A good sign for Schoeneweis was that his sinker Sinker A bond whose payments are provided by the issuer's sinking fund. Notes: A portion of these bonds are retired by the issuer each year. See also: Sinking Fund, Super Sinker Sinker was working - he got 19 outs on ground balls. ``A lot of their guys are young and so they're aggressive at the plate,'' Schoeneweis said. ``That falls into my game plan of swinging early (in the count). I can count only a few pitches that didn't go where I wanted it to, and that's why I got so many ground balls.'' ``He pitched a great game,'' Scioscia said. ``He mixed his pitches well, threw inside well and had a good sinker going.'' ANGELS vs. KANSAS CITY Time: 5:05 p.m. at Kauffman Stadium TV/Radio: Channel 9; KMPC-AM (1540), KIK-FM (94.3), XPRS-AM (1090) Matchup: The Angels' Seth Etherton makes his major league debut against Royals starter Chris Fussell (3-2, 5.11 ERA). The Angels and Royals played last week in Anaheim, with the Angels winning two of three. - Joe Haakenson CAPTION(S): box Box: Angels vs. Kansas City (see text) |
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