MOLINA STUNS ROCKER NINTH-INNING HIT BY ANDERSON CARRIES ANGELS ANGELS 7, TEXAS 6.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ARLINGTON, Texas Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas (USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2006 Arlington has an estimated population of 367,197. - Only a few days ago, Bengie Molina Benjamin José ("Bengie" or "Ben") Molina (born July 20 1974 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is the starting catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. After being initially regarded as a "good glove, no hit" catcher, Molina has developed into one of the better proclaimed ``I am not a home run hitter,'' explaining why he had hit none all season. He came close last weekend in Milwaukee, when Brewers center fielder Jeffrey Hammonds Molina's two-out, three-run home run to right field in the eighth inning off 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. reliever John Rocker tied the game, and Garret Anderson's two-out, 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 double in the ninth gave the Angels a 7-6 victory in front of 29,726 at The Ballpark in Arlington, snapping the Rangers' eight-game winning streak. With the win, the Angels moved back into second place in the American League West The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League. The division currently has four teams, but it has had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. , a half-game ahead of Oakland and 3 1/2 games behind first-place Seattle. Molina's first home run since the final game of last season might have surprised Rocker as much as anybody. ``Who sits on a first-pitch breaking ball from a guy that throws 95 (mph)?'' Rocker asked. ``Maybe one of these days I'll get a break.'' Molina was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a break after ending the inning in each of his previous three at-bats, stranding five baserunners, including four in scoring position. ``I'm just glad Jeffrey Hammonds wasn't playing right field for the Rangers, that's all,'' Molina said. ``It couldn't have come in a better situation than that. I was so frustrated.'' The Angels trailed 6-2 when Rocker entered the game to start the eighth. Darin Erstad and Tim Salmon singled and Anderson walked to load the bases. Troy Glaus, who was not in the starting lineup, pinch hit for Brad Fullmer but struck out. Scott Spiezio hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Erstad but making the second out of the inning. That's when Molina came up and helped end the Angels' frustrations. ``I jumped up and put both hands in the air and said, `My gosh, I look like a cheerleader,' '' Erstad said. Upon returning to the dugout, Molina said: ``I saw big smiles, and mine was the first one. I was happier than Joe Carter when he hit his.'' Carter's gave 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. a World Series title in 1993, while Molina's homer only tied the game. ``After tying the game, there wasn't too much joking around,'' Anderson said. ``We still had work to do.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Troy Glaus welcomes Adam Kennedy, who scored go-ahead run in the ninth inning for the Angels on Wednesday in Arlington. LM Otero/Associated Press |
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