WASHBURN FEELS AT HOME FORMER ANGEL BAFFLES L.A. IN MARINERS' WIN SEATTLE 4, ANGELS 1.Byline: BEN VILLA Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- With Texas already having lost before Friday night's game at Angel Stadium, giving the Angels a chance to pick up a full game in the standings, Jarrod Washburn Jarrod Michael Washburn (born August 13, 1974 in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Washburn won the final game finally pitched a great game. But he doesn't pitch for the Angels anymore. Washburn, who now plays for Seattle, allowed just one run in six innings, and the Angels' defense betrayed them once again as the Mariners won 4-1 in front of 44,114. With the loss, the Angels fell a half-game behind the Mariners in the standings and are now all alone in last place in the 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. , five games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. the division-leading Rangers. ``Jarrod competes as hard as anyone and he has a passion for this game and for winning,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia Angels starter 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. pitched well and probably deserved a better fate. He gave up a two-out, run-scoring single to Jose Lopez in the third inning that gave the Mariners a 1-0 lead, and they extended that to 3-0 in the fourth thanks to some shoddy Angels defense. Carl Everett Carl Edward Everett III (born June 3, 1971 in Tampa, Florida) is a former all-star Major League Baseball outfielder. A switch hitter, he played with the Chicago White Sox on their 2005 World Series winning team. walked to lead off the inning, and after Escobar got Kenji Johjima to fly out, former Long Beach State star Jeremy Reed This article is about the American sportsman. For the English author and poet, see Jeremy Reed (writer). Jeremy Thomas Reed (born June 15, 1981 in San Dimas, California) is an American Major League Baseball outfielder who currently plays for the Seattle Mariners. singled to right field. Angels right fielder right fielder n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. nonchalantly non·cha·lant adj. Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent. See Synonyms at cool. [French, from Old French, present participle of nonchaloir, to be unconcerned : non-, went after the ball, and it rolled underneath his glove and all the way to the wall, allowing Everett to score and Reed to take third. One batter later, Reed scored on a wild pitch. The Angels have allowed 40unearned runs this season, most in the AL, after allowing just 45 in 2005. They also lead the AL with 39wild pitches. The three runs were more than enough for Washburn. The former Angel historically has had a tough time pitching at Angel Stadium, where he was just 28-33 in eight seasons. But Friday, the left-hander did a good job of getting out of trouble. The Angels put runners on base in every inning except the sixth, but couldn't come up with a clutch hit. In the bottom of the second, the Angels loaded the bases with two outs only to have the struggling Chone Figgins pop up to second base to end the threat. They scored their only run in the fifth after Guerrero atoned for his error by doubling home Orlando Cabrera with two outs, but he was left stranded when Tim Salmon popped out to second base to end any hopes of a comeback. Raul Ibanez capped the scoring for the Mariners when he hit his 11th home run of the season off Escobar in the eighth to give Seattle a 4-1 lead. Of the four runs Escobar allowed, only two were earned. The Angels did try to mount a comeback in the bottom of the eighth, putting two runners on with only one out, but Mariners reliever Rafael Soriano got Kendry Morales to ground into an inning-ending double play. In the bottom of the ninth, Mariners closer J.J. Putz came on to retire the side in order to earn his 10th save of the season. ben.villa(at)presstelegram.com (562) 499-1338 CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) The Angels' Orlando Cabrera tosses his bat after flying out to end the seventh inning Friday night. (2) Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki, right, is greeted at the plate by Raul Ibanez after scoring on a double by Jose Lopez in the third inning. Chris Carlson/Associated Press Box: ANGELS vs. SEATTLE - Ben Villa |
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