Baseball Guru
07-27-2002, 05:27 AM
Angels Shut Out Mariners, 8-0
By JIM COUR
AP Sports Writer
July 27, 2002, 1:04 AM EDT
SEATTLE -- The Anaheim Angels moved into first place in the AL West on Friday night, getting eight scoreless innings from rookie John Lackey in an 8-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
Tim Salmon homered and Scott Spiezio had three RBIs for Anaheim (61-40), which beat Seattle (62-41) for the fifth straight time to move two percentage points ahead of the Mariners.
It's been a remarkable turnaround for the Angels, who were 10 games behind Seattle on April 23. The Mariners had been in sole possession of first since April 11.
Anaheim has won three straight and eight of 10 to move 21 games over .500 for the first time since Aug. 26, 1995. That was the season when the Mariners overcame a 13-game deficit and beat the Angels in a one-game playoff for the division title.
Anaheim hasn't won the division since 1986 -- the second longest drought in the AL. It's the first time the Angels have been in first place since May 5, 2000, when they were tied for the lead with the Mariners.
Lackey (2-1), called up from Triple-A Salt Lake on June 26, allowed six hits, one walk and struck out five in his sixth career start. He pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the seventh inning.
Lackey retired Jeff Cirillo on a flyout for the second out and then got Ichiro Suzuki on a grounder that deflected off Lackey's shoulder and went to shortstop David Eckstein, who got the force at second.
Al Levine finished the seven-hitter.
Salmon gave the Angels a 1-0 lead against James Baldwin (6-7) in the fourth when he hit his 16th homer of the season, a line shot into the Anaheim bullpen in left field.
Garret Anderson singled and Troy Glaus walked in the fourth before Spiezio drove them in with a two-out single.
Anaheim made it 4-0 in the fifth on singles by Adam Kennedy and Eckstein and, a double-play grounder by Darin Erstad.
The Angels chased Baldwin with consecutive singles by Anderson, Glaus and Brad Fullmer to load the bases in the sixth.
Doug Creek, acquired from Tampa Bay on Wednesday, came in and got two outs, but walked pinch-hitter Shawn Wooten to force in Glaus. Eckstein then hit a grounder that bounced off shortstop Carlos Guillen's glove for a two-run error.
Baldwin, who lost for the first time since June 11, allowed seven runs -- five earned -- and nine hits in five innings.
Notes:@ Salmon hit his 283rd career double, breaking Brian Downing's franchise record. ... The Angels have outscored the Mariners 47-20 in their past five meetings. ... Anaheim got its eighth shutout of the season and Seattle was blanked for the fourth time. ... Seattle's 12-game streak of consecutive games with a homer was ended. The Mariners had 17 homers in the streak. ... Anderson has a season-high 12-game hitting streak. ... Suzuki has an 11-game hitting streak. ... Salmon dropped off to 17 homers last season after hitting 34 in 2000. ... Creek became the 17th pitcher used by the Mariners this season. ... The Angels beat the Mariners 15-3 in Anaheim last Friday night as Salmon tied his career high by going 5-for-5. ... Seattle had its 22nd sellout of the season, 45,359.
By JIM COUR
AP Sports Writer
July 27, 2002, 1:04 AM EDT
SEATTLE -- The Anaheim Angels moved into first place in the AL West on Friday night, getting eight scoreless innings from rookie John Lackey in an 8-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
Tim Salmon homered and Scott Spiezio had three RBIs for Anaheim (61-40), which beat Seattle (62-41) for the fifth straight time to move two percentage points ahead of the Mariners.
It's been a remarkable turnaround for the Angels, who were 10 games behind Seattle on April 23. The Mariners had been in sole possession of first since April 11.
Anaheim has won three straight and eight of 10 to move 21 games over .500 for the first time since Aug. 26, 1995. That was the season when the Mariners overcame a 13-game deficit and beat the Angels in a one-game playoff for the division title.
Anaheim hasn't won the division since 1986 -- the second longest drought in the AL. It's the first time the Angels have been in first place since May 5, 2000, when they were tied for the lead with the Mariners.
Lackey (2-1), called up from Triple-A Salt Lake on June 26, allowed six hits, one walk and struck out five in his sixth career start. He pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the seventh inning.
Lackey retired Jeff Cirillo on a flyout for the second out and then got Ichiro Suzuki on a grounder that deflected off Lackey's shoulder and went to shortstop David Eckstein, who got the force at second.
Al Levine finished the seven-hitter.
Salmon gave the Angels a 1-0 lead against James Baldwin (6-7) in the fourth when he hit his 16th homer of the season, a line shot into the Anaheim bullpen in left field.
Garret Anderson singled and Troy Glaus walked in the fourth before Spiezio drove them in with a two-out single.
Anaheim made it 4-0 in the fifth on singles by Adam Kennedy and Eckstein and, a double-play grounder by Darin Erstad.
The Angels chased Baldwin with consecutive singles by Anderson, Glaus and Brad Fullmer to load the bases in the sixth.
Doug Creek, acquired from Tampa Bay on Wednesday, came in and got two outs, but walked pinch-hitter Shawn Wooten to force in Glaus. Eckstein then hit a grounder that bounced off shortstop Carlos Guillen's glove for a two-run error.
Baldwin, who lost for the first time since June 11, allowed seven runs -- five earned -- and nine hits in five innings.
Notes:@ Salmon hit his 283rd career double, breaking Brian Downing's franchise record. ... The Angels have outscored the Mariners 47-20 in their past five meetings. ... Anaheim got its eighth shutout of the season and Seattle was blanked for the fourth time. ... Seattle's 12-game streak of consecutive games with a homer was ended. The Mariners had 17 homers in the streak. ... Anderson has a season-high 12-game hitting streak. ... Suzuki has an 11-game hitting streak. ... Salmon dropped off to 17 homers last season after hitting 34 in 2000. ... Creek became the 17th pitcher used by the Mariners this season. ... The Angels beat the Mariners 15-3 in Anaheim last Friday night as Salmon tied his career high by going 5-for-5. ... Seattle had its 22nd sellout of the season, 45,359.