SOX WIN WAR OF TROY; O'LEARY'S 8TH-INNING DOUBLE BEATS PERCIVAL, ANGELS : BOSTON 4 ANGELS 3.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Troy O'Leary Troy Franklin O'Leary (born August 4, 1969 in Compton, California) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Milwaukee Brewers (1993-94), Boston Red Sox (1995-2001), Montreal Expos (2002) and Chicago Cubs (2003). He batted and threw left handed. got just what he expected from 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]. . Percival, the Angels' hard-throwing closer, challenged O'Leary with a fastball in the eighth inning. O'Leary was ready for it, and hit a two-out, two-run double that gave the Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. a 4-3 win over the Angels on Friday night. ``When I was on deck, I could see he was throwing hard,'' said O'Leary, just 6-for-45 before the hit. ``I think, basically, you just try to get a good pitch to hit.'' With Boston trailing 3-2 in the eighth, Mike Stanley 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 . ``Fortunately for us, he didn't have his control against Daubach,'' said Boston's Butch Huskey Robert Leon "Butch" Huskey (born November 10, 1971 in Anadarko, Oklahoma), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1993 and 1995-2000. , who drove in the other two runs. ``Then he tried to groove a pitch against Troy and he hit it.'' Percival is 0-3 in his career against Boston, having allowed 16 runs in 18-2/3 innings. It was just his fifth blown save in 31 chances this season. ``I knew he was going to try and hit the wall,'' Percival said. ``I just didn't make the pitch. The last three weeks I haven't been doing a good job.'' ``Troy hasn't been out there much lately so it's tough for him to find a consistent rhythm,'' said Angels manager Terry Collins. The Red Sox, who remained tied with Oakland for the AL's wild-card spot, won for just the third time in their last eight games. The Athletics beat 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. 9-6. ``Good comeback,'' Red Sox manager Jimy Williams said. ``A big hit by O'Leary and a big hit by Huskey.'' Rich Garces (2-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. Derek Lowe pitched the ninth for his eighth save. The loss spoiled a surprisingly strong start by the Angels' Jarrod Washburn, who came in with an 8.56 ERA in eight appearances this season. He held the Red Sox to two runs and two hits in five innings before leaving after issuing consecutive walks to open the sixth. Boston starter Kent Mercker, acquired Tuesday from St. Louis for a pair of minor-leaguers, gave up two runs in the first in his Red Sox debut. But he settled down to work six innings, allowing three runs and six hits. ``I didn't know where I was in the first inning,'' Mercker said. ``I had a lot of adrenalin and had the nerves going.'' The Angels, who entered the day a season-high 24 games out of first in the AL West, took a 2-0 lead on consecutive RBI doubles by Todd Greene and Garret Anderson in the first. Greene's run-scoring fielder's choice made it 3-0 in the sixth. Boston cut it to 3-2 in the sixth on Huskey's two-run single. After Jose Offerman and John Valentin walked, Petkovsek got Nomar Garciaparra to bounce into a fielder's choice before walking Stanley to load the bases. Huskey followed with his single to left. ANGELS vs. BOSTON Time: 1:05 p.m., at Fenway Park. TV/Radio: Ch. 52 (Spanish); KLAC-AM (570), XPRS-AM (1090, Spanish). Matchup: The Angels' Steve Sparks (5-10, 4.90 ERA) faces Boston's Tim Wakefield (4-9, 5.33) in a battle of knuckleball pitchers in the second game of a three-game series. - Daily News CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: Boston's Troy O'Leary watches his eighth-inning line drive, which bounced off the Green Monster for a double that scored two runs and gave the Red Sox the 4-3 win over the Angels. Jim Rogash/Associated Press Box: ANGELS vs. BOSTON (See text) |
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