NOT LACKING A THING LACKEY, BULLPEN CONTROL YANKEES' LINEUP IN VICTORY ANGELS 6, N.Y. YANKEES 3.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - 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. prepared for his start Friday night against the New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. like an old pro, TV remote in one hand, Yankees lineup in the other. As his Angels teammates took the field for batting practice, the 6-foot-6 right-hander lounged on the clubhouse couch. One minute he'd glance at the names on the lineup card - Jeter, Sheffield, Rodriguez, Giambi, Matsui - and the next minute he'd flip from ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network to MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. to CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. . After all, Lackey didn't need to be perfect, not even against a lineup as good as the Yankees. Not when he has the support of one of the league's best bullpens. On Friday, Lackey struggled with his command and lasted only 5 1/3 innings, but the bullpen shut down the Yankees for the final 3 2/3 innings in the Angels' 6-3 victory in front of 44,043 at Angel Stadium. It marked the first time the Yankees have lost consecutive games since they lost four straight June 22-25. Adam Kennedy's two-run single keyed a four-run second inning that helped build a lead for Lackey, who handed the ball to the bullpen with one out in the sixth. 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 and 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. combined for 2 2/3 scoreless innings, setting up for Francisco Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez may refer to:
``It's been something I've gotten used to the last three years,'' said Lackey, who improved to 8-4 after allowing three runs (two earned) and five hits. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. any different. It's nice to hand the ball to guys like (Donnelly), Shields and Frankie. You give them a three-run lead, most nights it's pretty much over.'' Opposing batters are hitting .216 against the Angels' relievers, the lowest mark by hitters against any bullpen in the American League American League (AL) One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). . ``We definitely wouldn't be in the spot we're in (without the success of the bullpen),'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. ``It's been a mainstay of what we've accomplished here the last three or four years, and before that with guys like Lee Smith and Percy (Troy Percival). They just keep taking the ball and doing their job.'' The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the second after scoring a gift run. Alex Rodriguez began the inning with a single and took second when second baseman Kennedy went to first after fielding Hideki Matsui's grounder instead getting the lead runner. Rodriguez advanced to third when catcher Jose Molina's pickoff pick·off n. 1. Baseball A play in which a runner is caught off base and is put out by a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher. 2. Sports An interception, as in football. attempt sailed into center field, putting himself in position to score when Jason Giambi grounded out to first. The Angels scored four in their half of the second, not with any help from third-base umpire Larry Young. The Angels had runners on first and second with nobody out when Maicer Izturis hit a line drive that clearly kicked up chalk on the left-field line. Young ruled the ball foul. Izturis drew a walk, and Kennedy's bases-loaded single scored the Molina brothers, Bengie and Jose, Jose getting in with a nifty slide around the tag of catcher Jorge Posada. Chone Figgins drove in the third run of the inning with a single, driving Kennedy to third. Kennedy then scored when Leiter tried to pick off Figgins at first and threw the ball away. The Angels increased their lead to 5-1 in the third on Jose Molina's 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, but the Yankees, who began the night tied with Boston for the league lead in runs scored, began chipping away at the Angels' lead. Matsui had an RBI single in the fourth to cut the Angels' lead to 5-2, and Robinson Cano delivered an RBI double in the fifth to make it 5-3. In the sixth, Lackey gave up a leadoff single to Rodriguez, then fell behind 3-0 in the count to Matsui. The Japanese star helped Lackey out, swinging on the 3-0 pitch and popping out to center. That was Lackey's 101st and final pitch of the night, and Donnelly came in to face the red-hot Giambi, striking him out. ``You have to set the path for the closer,'' Scioscia said. ``As many games are lost in the seventh and eighth as there are in the ninth. The way we set up, we need three closers, and we feel we do with Brendan, Shields and Frankie.'' Joe Haakenson, (626) 962-8811 joe.haakenson(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) The Angels' Jose Molina, left, touches home plate under the tag of Yankees catcher Jorge Posada in the second inning. (2 -- color) Adam Kennedy hits a two-run single in the second inning. Kevork DJansezian/Associated Press (3) The Angels' Chone Figgins steals second base under the tag of New York's Derek Jeter in the first inning. Keith Birmingham/Staff Photographer Box: (1) ANGELS vs. N.Y. YANKEES - Joe Haakenson (2) GAME RECAP (3) HOW THE RUNS SCORED (4) ALMANAC almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. (5) STORY LINES |
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