SUPERNATURAL SANTANA OUT DUELS PENNY IN ANGELS WIN ANGELS 3, DODGERS 1.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - The Angels anticipated Ervin Santana's future would be as bright as his smile, and on a cool and clear Saturday night at Angel Stadium, that future became the present. Santana's ``temporary'' hold on a rotation spot became a relatively permanent one Saturday, and that was even before he shut down the Dodgers in the Angels' 3-1 win before a sellout crowd of 44,107. Santana had been filling in for the injured Kelvim Escobar Kelvim Jose Escobar Bolivar [ess-coe-BAR] (born April 11, 1976 in La Guaira, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004-present). He bats and throws right handed. , so when it was announced early in the evening that Escobar would undergo arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. on his right elbow next week, putting him out of action for at least eight weeks, Santana could cancel that return airline ticket to Triple-A Salt Lake. Santana gave up one run and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings Saturday, out-dueling Dodgers starter Brad Penny Bradley Wayne Penny[1] (born May 24, 1978 in Blackwell, Oklahoma)[2] is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers.[3] Early career and lifting the Angels to their fifth win in a row. Meanwhile, the Dodgers fell to 2-9 on their current road trip and four games under .500 (35-39), matching their season-worst. Penny only gave up four hits in seven innings, but all four came in the Angels' three-run second inning. Penny finished his night by retiring the final 12 batters he faced. The victory was Santana's second, the other being his impressive five-hit shutout of 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 May 23. While Saturday's game may have lacked the flair of a shutout, it was equally notable in how he responded when placed in early trouble. The Angels had taken the 3-1 lead after two innings when the Dodgers loaded the bases with one out in the top of the third. Jayson Werth Jayson Richard Gowan Werth (born May 20, 1979 in Springfield, Illinois) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. He has usually been a bench player, but injuries to regular right fielder Shane Victorino and his backup Michael , who homered in the second inning for the Dodgers' only run of the game, got ahead in the count, 3-1, but Santana was up to the task, challenging Werth, throwing two consecutive fastballs past him, including a 96- mph fastball for strike-three and the second out. On the very next pitch, Santana got Hee Seop Choi to pop out and end the threat. Those two outs began a stretch of 11 consecutive batters retired by Santana, taking him to the seventh inning. Werth, meanwhile, wasn't through dashing Dodger fans' hopes. The Dodgers put runners on first and second with one out against Angels reliever 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. in the eighth inning, when Werth fouled off several pitches, including two that hooked just foul instead of going for extra bases. On the 10th pitch of the at-bat, Werth hit a comebacker to Shields, who began an inning-ending 1-6-3 double play, all but ending any Dodgers hopes for a rally. Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez may refer to:
The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead when Werth led off the second inning with his second home run of the season, but the Angels responded with three runs in their half of the second, a rally that got started with a one-out walk by Dallas McPherson Dallas Lyle McPherson (born July 23, 1980 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a professional baseball player, and third baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Career . Jeff DaVanon Jeffrey Graham DaVanon (born December 8, 1973 in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Oakland Athletics. DaVanon came up through the Oakland Athletics system before being traded to the Anaheim Angels as a minor-leaguer in 1999. beat out an infield single, and Cabrera followed with a double into the left-field corner, scoring both McPherson and DaVanon for a 2-1 Angels lead. Kennedy's bloop bloop Baseball n. A blooper. tr.v. blooped, bloop·ing, bloops To hit (a ball) into the air just beyond the infield. adj. Hit just beyond the infield. double drove home Cabrera to put the Angels up, 3-1. Penny found a groove starting with the final two outs of the second inning, retiring 17 of 18 Angels hitters, allowing only a walk to break up the string, but Santana was in a groove himself. Santana walked one and struck out seven, including Jeff Kent on a 96-mph fastball to end the fifth, with Kent spinning around and falling down after swinging and missing. Joe Haakenson, (626) 962-8811 joe.haakenson(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 7 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) The Dodgers' Antonio Perez watches Orlando Cabrera's double as Dallas McPherson rounds third in the Angels' 3-1 win. Matt A. Brown/Associated Press (2 -- 3) Antonio Perez, top, can't reach a grounder in the second while Ervin Santana was impressive in seven innings Saturday. Stephen Dunn/Getty Images Box: (1) DODGERS at ANGELS - Joe Haakenson (2) GAME RECAP (3) HOW THE RUNS SCORED (4) DODGERS 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) ANGELS ALAMANAC (6) RUNNING ON EMPTY (7) STORY LINES |
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