MORE DODGERS DOLDRUMS ANAHEIM SHUTS DOWN NEIGHBORS AGAIN ANGELS 3, DODGERS 1.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - The Dodgers like to talk about their pitching being contagious and how one good start leads to another. But lately they've been spreading the good fortune to their opponents' dugout as well. Or maybe the Dodgers' offense is so bad these days, it makes every pitching staff look good. Stumbling into the three-game series against the Dodgers with their starting rotation sporting a 5.04 ERA, the Angels got a strong outing for the second night in a row to beat the Dodgers again 3-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 43,726 at Edison Field. One night after John Lackey John Derran Lackey (born October 23, 1978, in Abilene, Texas) is a major league baseball starting pitcher from Abilene, Texas. He has played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim his entire career. shut out the Dodgers for 7 1/3 innings, Angels starter Kevin Appier Dodgers starter Kazuhisa Ishii Kazuhisa Ishii (石井一久 Ishii Kazuhisa; born September 9, 1973 in Wakaba-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese Major League Baseball pitcher. was up to the task for five innings, but he gave up solo homers to Tim Salmon The Angels, meanwhile, climbed back to .500 (39-39) and hope to use the past two nights as a springboard back into the pennant race. Appier got the typical support from the Angels' bullpen, which was perfect the final three innings. 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. (seventh), Brendan Donnelly Brendan Kevin Donnelly (b. July 4, 1971 in Washington, D.C.) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the Boston Red Sox. Donnelly had bounced around the minor leagues for 10 seasons after he was drafted in 1992 by the Chicago White Sox before he finally made his (eighth) and 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]. (ninth, 15th save) each pitched a 1-2-3 inning. The Angels scored first with a run in the second inning. With two outs and nobody on, Troy Glaus singled to left and scored from first on Molina's double to right-center. With a good throw, second baseman Alex Cora might have had a play on Glaus, but his relay from shallow right field was up the line and in the dirt and catcher David Ross was unable to handle it. The Dodgers tied it in the fifth after when Beltre scored on a single by Ross. Beltre had singled with one out, then went to second on Coomer's groundout. Appier got ahead in the count to Ross, but Ross was able to reach out and punch an offspeed pitch into shallow right-center, scoring Beltre to tie it 1-1. The run snapped a string of 15 consecutive scoreless innings thrown by Angels pitchers against the Dodgers, dating to last Sunday's game at Dodger Stadium. Before the sixth-inning homers by Salmon and Wooten, both teams had a chance to break the tie but had runners thrown out at the plate. In the bottom of the fifth, Scott Spiezio walked with one out then moved to third on Benji Gil's drive to the right-center field gap. With one out, third-base coach Ron Roenicke would have held Spiezio at third, but when right fielder Shawn Green bobbled the ball playing it off the wall, Roenicke sent Spiezio home. This time, Cora's relay throw was on the mark, nailing Spiezio at the plate. In the top of the sixth, Paul Lo Duca Paul Anthony Lo Duca (born April 12, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the New York Mets. Previously, Lo Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2004) and Florida Marlins (2004-2005). singled and went to third on Green's double with one out. Appier walked Mike Kinkade intentionally to load the bases for Beltre. Beltre hit the ball hard, but right at Spiezio, who was playing in at first base. Spiezio's throw home was to the catcher Molina's backhand side. Molina dropped the ball initially but still had time to pick it up and reach back with his foot to tag the plate and get the forceout on Lo Duca for the second out of the inning. Coomer was up next, but on a 2-2 pitch Appier got him to ground into a force play to end the inning. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) Kazuhisa Ishii didn't pitch badly, but with the Dodgers' offense these days, even a good outing isn't enough. Chris Urso/Associated Press Box: STORY LINES |
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