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WRONG FORMULA FOR L.A. MISCUES, LACK OF OFFENSE A BAD MIX IN LOSS TO ROYALS KANSAS CITY 4, ANGELS 3.


Byline: DOUG PADILLA Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985.  Staff Writer

ANAHEIM -- The volatile mix the Angels have concocted all season blew up in their faces once again.

A lack of offense combined with mistakes in the field are a major reason the Angels are in last place this season and certainly what was to blame for Wednesday's 4-3 defeat to the lowly Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium.  at Angel Stadium.

The Angels managed to get just one runner past first base after a three-run second inning and a Chone Figgins Desmond DeChone "Chone" Figgins (born January 22, 1978 in Leary, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball utility player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Despite the unusual spelling of his first name, "Chone" is pronounced as "Shawn.  error in the sixth inning helped the Royals get even before they took the lead in the eighth.

It was only the seventh road victory of the season for the Royals.

``On the offensive side, if you're not doing enough to absorb maybe a mistake a pitcher makes or a mistake in the field, they're going to show up,'' manager Mike Scioscia
    Michael Lorri "Mike" Scioscia (born November 27 1958 in Morton, Pennsylvania) is a former catcher and current Major League Baseball manager. His last name is pronounced SO-shuh. He is often referred to by the nickname Sosh.
     said. ``When we were scoring some runs a couple of weeks ago and having a consistent offense, some plays that weren't made were absorbed and you didn't notice it.

    ``When you struggle to put offense together, every little blip is going to show up on that radar.''

    Robb Quinlan Robb William Quinlan (born March 17, 1977 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a Major League Baseball player. He currently plays third base for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Quinlan graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1999, obtaining a degree in marketing and communications.  took advantage of a rare start with a three-run home run to put the Angels up 3-1 in the second inning. It would be the only mistake of the night by Royals starter Mark Redman Mark Allen Redman (born January 5, 1974 in Duluth, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher, currently playing in the Colorado Rockies farm system. Early career  (3-4), who gave up just four hits over eight innings.

    Redman's success gave his team enough time to time to rally, and they broke through in the sixth.

    John Buck John Buck may refer to:
    • John Buck (born 1980), an American baseball player
    • John E. Buck (born 1946), an American sculptor and printmaker
    • John R. Buck (1835-1917), a United States congressman
     led off inning with a single and was followed by David DeJesus David Christopher DeJesus (born December 20, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York) is a center fielder currently with the Kansas City Royals.

    DeJesus was raised in Manalapan Township, New Jersey, and played high school baseball at Manalapan High School.
    , who hit a grounder to Figgins. From one knee, Figgins' throw to Maicer Izturis Maicer Izturis (IPA pronunciation: [maɪsɛr ɪs'turɪs]) (born September 12, 1980 in Barquisimeto, Lara State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball infielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  at the second-base bag was wide and went into right field.

    Grudzielanek then delivered an 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 and Doug Mientkiewicz Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz [men-KAY-vich] (born June 19, 1974 in Toledo, Ohio) is a Polish American first baseman for the New York Yankees.

    He is known more for his defensive skills than for his abilities with the bat.
     followed that with a run-scoring groundout to second base.

    Scioscia would have preferred that Figgins get to his feet and get the the the lead runner at second instead of pushing for a double play.

    ``Figgy was trying to be aggressive and you're not going to fault a guy for that, but I think the reality of it was that you're not going to double up DeJesus,'' Scioscia said. ``The force out is the right play but you have to get your feet set and make your throw. Figgy just reacted and got a little too aggressive.''

    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.  ended up with a no-decision, which was progress considering he had lost each of his last five starts. Not all has been bad during his losing streak, though.

    Halfway through it, Escobar did sign a three-year extension worth $28.5 million. Once again, he just ended up with nothing to show for his effort. He entered the game with a 5-7 record, but he did have a 3.72 ERA.

    ``All I have to do is to keep throwing and hopefully my luck is going to turn around,'' Escobar said. ``It's tough. I think I'm throwing the ball well enough to get a `W'. But this is baseball and you can't control that.''

    Escobar was locked in after a Mark Grudzielanek home run in the first inning, as he retired 14 of the next 15 Royals batters. That led directly into the fateful sixth inning.

    ``Obviously, you want to go out there and be consistent,'' Escobar said. ``It's tough.''

    The Royals pushed across the go-ahead run against Scot Shields. DeJesus opened the eighth with a single, and after a sacrifice bunt and a groundout he was on third. A walk to Reggie Sanders was followed by an RBI single from Matt Stairs for a 4-3 lead.

    Ambiorix Burgos came on in the ninth and recorded his ninth save, but not without a scare.

    Vladimir Guerrero was on second base with one out, but a walk to Mike Napoli and a double-play grounder by Darin Erstad ended it.

    Scioscia was using his 49th different lineup in 65 games as he searches for offense.

    ``We hit some balls hard and we squared some balls up, we just didn't get those hits to bunch up together,'' Scioscia said. ``Outside of (Quinlan's) home run, not a lot in between. But I'll tell you what, the linescore, I don't think, shows how hard we hit the ball tonight.''

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