ROOKIE LIFTS ANGELS; PRITCHETT, ONE OF SIX NEW PLAYERS, DRIVES IN FOUR RUNS : ANGELS 7, CHICAGO 2.Byline: Joe Haakenson San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Tribune Chris Pritchett's three-run double and 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 propelled the Angels to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the White Sox have played in U.S. on Monday night before 22,174 at Edison Field. Chris who? Pritchett, the first baseman. Pritchett's big night helped the Angels increase their 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. lead over Texas to one game. The Rangers were rained out in Boston on Monday. Phil Nevin Steven William (Steve) Sparks (born July 2, 1965 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a knuckleball-throwing right-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher, who graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1987. (7-2) won his fourth consecutive decision, going seven innings and allowing two runs and nine hits. The White Sox's runs came on back-to-back homers by Frank Thomas Frank Thomas may refer to:
But the Angels had no reason to fret, not with Pritchett setting a career-high with four RBI. Before Monday, he had a total of three RBI in his major-league career. Pritchett was called up from Triple-A Vancouver on Aug. 10, when the Angels placed Darin Erstad Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball currently with the Chicago White Sox. Prior to 2007, he had played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). on the disabled list. But he is not the only strange face in the home clubhouse these days. Six players on the Angels' 25-man roster weren't around the last time the Angels played at home on Aug. 5. Pritchett, Jack McDowell, Todd Greene, Mike Fetters, Jeff Juden and Reggie Williams joined the team either by trade (Fetters fet·ter n. 1. A chain or shackle for the ankles or feet. 2. Something that serves to restrict; a restraint. tr.v. fet·tered, fet·ter·ing, fet·ters 1. To put fetters on; shackle. and Juden), promotion from the minors (Pritchett and Williams) or activation from the disabled list (Greene and McDowell). It was enough to make an equipment manager's head spin, to say nothing of the players who have been with the team all season. ``You kind of become callous to it,'' said shortstop Gary DiSarcina, who has played in 120 of the Angels' 124 games, leading the team. ``You say, `All right, the new guys are here.' But you do your best not to change anything drastically. . . . It's almost like an engine. You fix the broken parts in it. You try to make yourself mentally used to it.'' Disrupting ``clubhouse chemistry'' is not an issue, DiSarcina said. Not as long as the team is winning. ``When you're winning, you could have 25 of the most diverse people on the planet and everything's going to be good,'' he explained. ``As long as you have guys with the same goals, I don't care if you're black, white, yellow, green or an alien. When you leave the clubhouse, everybody knows you're doing what you have to do to help the team win.'' It was Pritchett's turn on Monday, starting with his bases-clearing double off White Sox starter Jim Parque (3-5) with two out in the third inning, increasing the Angels' lead from 3-0 to 6-0. Pritchett, 28, has been toiling in the minors since 1991 and had played in only five major-league games before this season. Even though he's hitting .333 with one homer and five RBI in eight games since his promotion, he said he isn't about to proclaim himself here to stay. ``Most of the guys in this room have proven themselves over and over again,'' Pritchett said. ``I've been here a week. I'm not going to get too happy about it.'' But he is happy to be in the big leagues, considering he felt he had no chance this year. ``I didn't think this would be the year, especially with the slew of first baseman they had,'' he said. ``With Cecil (Fielder), Dave (Hollins), Erstad, never in the back of mind did I think I had a chance to help this team.'' Sparks was able to weave his way through seven innings for the fifth time in his past six starts, striking out three and walking none. ANGELS vs. WHITE SOX Time: 7:05 p.m., at Edison Field. TV/Radio: FSW FSW Friction Stir Welding FSW Flight Software FSW Full Spectrum Warrior (video game) FSW Family Support Worker FSW Female Sex Worker FSW Fox Sports World (cable TV channel) ; KRLA-AM (1110), XPRS-AM (1090 Spanish). Matchups: The Angels' Chuck Finley (9-5, 2.91 ERA) faces the White Sox's John Snyder (3-1, 5.79 ERA). Finley is tied for first in the American League in ERA, fourth in strikeouts (166), seventh in innings pitched (173) and tied for seventh in opponents' batting average (.236). - Joe Haakenson San Gabriel Valley Tribune CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO (Color) White Sox pitcher Jim Parque, right, a Crescenta Valley High alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. , consults with catcher Robert Machado and coach Nardi Contreras. Tammy Lechner/Associated Press BOX: ANGELS vs. WHITE SOX (see text) |
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