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Show BASEBALL The Salt Lake Tribune Friday, September Angels in Playoffs for 1st Time Since ’86 Tim Salmonhit anRBI infield single and Anderson addedathree-run homeroff Colby Lewis (1-3). Ex-Stingers ace Lackeyhelps Anaheim end 4-gamelosing skid Salmon and Scott Spiezio each hit a two-run homerin the seventh. ARLINGTON, Texas Now, the Anaheim An fielder Mike Lamb. Brad Fullmerhad an RBI double same ViCt0ry. probably will open the postseason Tuesday 2s Troy Glaus’ groundout brought home another TheAngels, whohadlost four straight and seven of nine, clinched ontheroad for thefirst time. The team also went to the playoffs in 1979 and 1982 but never has wonapostseasonseries. While Anaheim struggled the past week, the Mariners remained in contention with consecutive come-from-behind winsover theA’s, “It's been a long grind. It's been emotionally as Herbert Perry homered. But the Angels charged right backin front in thefifth. “J felt like I threwthe bali wr and I thought the pitch to Anderson was prettygt Lewissaid. “Whenhehit it, I didn’t think ye was He to carry. ‘That was pretty much the turning point losing streak that 16 years anda four gamlosingstreak ty kept putting off the party, the Angels finally 1a playoff berth with a 105 victoryoverthe in New York against the Yankees. Oakland and Minnesota have also clinched ALplayoffberths. Texas Rangers on Thursday We would have takenit anyway, but to have an opportunity to get to do this right here, it's pretty special,” said center fielder Darin Erstad, who was doused in champagne and beerjust like everyone else in the Anaheimclubhouse Since their last postseason appearancein 1986, the closest the Angels gotto the playoffs was when they finished a game behind Seattle in 1995, been a sour note in my career until now,” Linda Kaye The Associated Press MikeSciosci: id. “We got over thatlittle rough spot of maybeguys were trying to bull themselves through thatlast gameto get at leasttothe playoffs. Since Anaheimlast played in the postseason, 25 of the other 29 major-league teams had beento the Anderson said. “I was so close, then the last six or seven years | got a rude awakening of howhard it is to really get to the postseason. I'm enjoying this.” With the score playoffs. After the first three weeks this season, the 2-2 in the fifth, 11th-year outfielder earned runs in the fourth after an error by left rte lead lasted just onepitch in the bottom half, draining andphysically draining,” Angels manager when Garett Anderson andTroy Percival wererookies Thad a glimpse ofit my first year,but that has Rookie John Lackey allowed three runs in five innings to eam the win for Anaheim road. Todd Greene's ninth homer evel alOlead in the second, but Anaheim scored a pair of un- RookieJohn Lackey (9-4) allowedthree runs and sevenhits in five-plus innings. Heleft after giving upconsecutivesingles tostart thesixth. Anaheim, which eliminated Seattle with the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS cls can celebrate Angels were 6-14 their worst20-gamestart ever — and 10% games behind Seattle in the AL West. Now they have a club-record 97 wins, including 45 on the Texas rookie HankB! lock had an RBI single in i said. “I have alot of ghosts comingout right now — Gary DiSarcina, Chuck Finley, guys who puta lot of heart in this uniform anddidn’t get a chance to doit here.” Oakland Tops M’s, Wins the West THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SE LE Seott Hate: berg hit a two-out, two-run double in the 10th inning as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Marine to clinch the AL Wé 1 tith Tor the second time in. three years. Oakland, which had failed to hold consecutive eighth inning leads against attle opens the AL play at home against Mint ‘Tuesday The A’s are a half game fs hind the New York Yankees, who play Anaheim in the first round, for home-field ad vantage throughout playoffs the After Hatteberg’s hit off Shigetoshi Hasegawa put Oakland ahead 42, Miguel Tejada had an RBI single ‘Tejada, who went 1for-5, had tied the score with a one-out solo homer in the ninth off Kazuhiro Sasaki, who blew a save for the e ighth time in 45 chances. da has a 306 batting DIVISION SERIES ‘AmericanLeague New York vs. Anaheirn Tuesday Most 0 INNINGS 0 2 ment t 433 "PyRae(BPs) WPFrececk Unpres-Home Je Joye Fist JtNelson Scar fon kaa. 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Tt Sword Ma ects Th, Pa acimoR T158 13127 0516) cones in his - Expos 4, Marlins 3 FLORIOA ‘MONTREAL, went ern forest 300 0 EXtamd 501 9 ea eae cote ore) Rareunweistavacardea nity lowe 411 00layt 3.010 first outing in a week, pitched a six-hitter for his major leaguedeading 24th victory, and the Diamond. backs snapped a six-game Junior Spivey, tale) 3): 3 baat 4 819 imeasine hares cet hoeee 008 losingstreak by beating the Colorado Rockies’ Juan Sew fiwiap 1000 G00 0 Redmond Te 1:00 0 337 3 Toe left, can’t get the throw in Colorado Rockies 42 Thursday night “Given the cireumstane Pierre steals d es, this might have been his bigge: me of the year Arizoné manager Bob Brenly said. Johnson won his. last start will be in the playoff opener Matt Williams tripled in three runs as the Diamond. backs reduced their magic number to winthe NL West to two. Arizona, which al ready has clinchedaplayoff ads idle San Fran cisco by 24 games. With the victory Johnson finished with the NL's most victories, most strikeouts (334) and lowest ERA(2.32). ‘T've never accom plished what 1 accom plished,” Johnson said. “I had it done against me with Roger Clemens in 97. To win the triple crown, if you will, in pitching is pretty great. But I'll have to think about that another time be ht now we're still for home-field ad vantage, and don't have time to t caught up in that.” IN OTHER GAMES: = 50% Tu sal §T Snaps D-backs’ Slide With 24th Win pitcher came through. his final Over the pi decade in the month of Sep tember, he is 28.1. His next Cleveland 8, Minnesota 4 Kansas City 7, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay al New York. cod. 7 ‘ ouey.e Geet3 Detroit (Van Hekken 1-2) at Toronto (Walker 9-5), 5:05 pm. Tampa Bay (P Wison 6-11) at Boston (Burkett 12-8), 5:05 p.m. New York (Petite 12-5) at Baltimore (Ponson 7-8), 5:05 p.m. Kansas City (Obermueller 0-1) at Cleveland (Sabathia 12-11), 5:05 p.m. Oakland (Mulder18-7)at Texas (Park 9-7), 6:05 pm. Chicago (Rauch 2-1) at Minnesota (Mays 4-8),6:05 p.m. Seattle (Garcia 16-10) at Anaheim (Washbum 18-6), 85 pm. ae Tans see Coot PHOENIX With Ari zona in dire need of a victory, baseball's winningest five starts and was 11-1 in Thursday's Games Chicago 3, Boston 2 ‘Anaheim 10, Texas 5 Oakland 5, Seattle 3, (10) Toronto 5,Baltimore 1 pene THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Randy Johnson, ae Blue Jays 5,Orioles 1 Valuable fromthe fansat SafecoField when the Angels’ game mo ‘‘ Vane hte8 Want oe a en 140 9 I peees drama Fab Vsgpacia? bette te foc en ee en Ute enery Cnt et Bu Goer Sect Pu The Be Frag wnesora Crap Pigs2 Player IN OTHER GAMES: Billy Koch pitched two Cleveland 8, Twins 4: At Minne: innings for the win, allow apolis, BrandonPhilips had three hits ing Carlos Guillen’s 10th anda career-high four RBIs, and Ryan inning double and Desi Drese won his 10th game jor Relaford’s RBI grounder Cleveland. Seattle, which tied the Royals 7, Tigers 2 At Kansas major league record with City, Mo., Jeff Suppan pitched a five: eowg@ | 116 wins last year before hitter to wan forthefirst time in 12 starts Totals BON BTowls BABE losing to the Yankees in the and Carlos Beltran had four RBIs for AL. Championship. Series, Kansas City Cleveiand 101 303-8 Minnesota 000 120 010-4 was eliminated from post White Sox 3, Red Sox 2: At Chi: Steves {i}, @) Glas (4) Drese (2) season contention about 15 cago, Dan Wright won his fourth Clears Meneses ersland 5, Me a8 28-Cnep afc (3) minutes before the start of straight start and Magglio Ordonezhit artes (15), Heat(7) Pace (7) 53-BPrils ) Thursday's game when his 38th homer, giving Chicago a WA—THunler (29) S8-Restoreh (1) SFSteves Anaheim beat ‘Texas 105. club-record 217, as the White Sox Po OR ER BB 90 There was little reaction beat Boston ended. Seattle went ahead in the m5s BiB RB his right foot as he rounded A’s within a run in the intr 117 572 cater 3510.8 10 Totals 511 5 Tos 35363 000 000 O11 3-5 00 200 000 1 fourth on consecutive hom ers, Boone's 24th and Cam Greg Myers pulled the WoL Pot GB 110 St Home Away 100 58 6 — 73 W2 22 89 TEAS Oaklandat Minnesota 5 Cakland at Minnesota, d necessary ‘y Minnesotaat Oakland, ne eron’s 25th. EAST New York Angels 10, Rangers 5 ANAHEIM AMERICAN LEAGUE White Sox3, Red Sox 2 BOSTON CAG Now York at Anatif ecessany 16 Anabeen at New York, f necessary 201 hits, 32 homers eighth withan RBI grounder RBs, making hima that drove in John Mabry, candidate tu beeome who had walked. “s { § Athletics 5, Mariners 3 Lamb opened the ninth who closed out the fh a homer off Perciv Bieher nine daysafterhislast appearance. “[ hadtheworst possible scenario. I had rust and too much adrenaline, but it worked out,” Percival esstdtl Matt York Wild Card San Francisco Los Angeles WL Pet GB 92 66 .582 90 69 566 2% again, driving in the go-ahead run in the eighthinning as Los Angeles kept its fickering playoff hopes alive The Dodgers trail San Francisco by 2’ gamesinthe NL wild-card race. Los Angeles has three games lett against the Padres, while the Giants have three against Houston plus a possible makeup game Monday in Atlanta. Cardinals 9, Brewers 1 At St Louis, J.D. Drew homered for the third consecutive game and Matt Morris rebounded from two shaky. starts leading St. Louis over Milwaukee. The NL Central champions won theifith in a row to stay ahead of Ar (zona in the race for home-field ad- vantage in the first round of the playotts St Louis has won nine of 10 and 19 of 22. The Cardinals are an NL best 19-5in September Expos 4, Marlins 3: Al Montreal Jamey Carroll singled home the go ahead run in the sixth inning to it Montreal over Flonda. eee: Lperp Be «00.0 0 Scredee «3011 et eee le Robetsonp es 9.00 0 wand = Pays win. ,. (34, Orsna (2), Cae), Series oa 10, 28-—-Datoe Veto (inaan’?HoeSNe (8) Feria § 4 3 3 3 Mee il pitcher to contain Sammy Sosa, Cardinals 9, Brewers 1 MLWAUNEE ST.LOUS her Mave nunaertae ‘Unpree-tHane, Tey Cat Fe ate lio Sac Danny Graves became the latest scattering four hits oversix innings in Cincinnati's victory over Chicago. Sosa, still needs two homers to become the first player to reach 50 in five seasons Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 2 COLORADO Anzon abr ht hb meed 400.0 Work i) Pant 611 0 WCaciant 30 Wehr 614 000 Hacnid 4601 1 Oko 0-00 0 ted 60 5010 eras Fight 00( eats Romano ® 10.0 torn et 0 eon p 000 Srurponyn 10.00 Worse 0 Fant p ‘ Perot 00 Tous M2 OD Towe maT A Spee eves ‘ Houston (Miler 15-3) at San Francisco (Schmidt 12-8),8:35 p.m. so ioe poo | 38 2 2 | GONZALEZ TO HAVE SURGERY MONDAY Luis Gonzalez will have surgery Mondayto repair his separated left shoulder and vows he will be ready to play by the start of spring orn ot a eeri DA ee Aty cone DateYL eee Gonzalez, who was hitting .288 and leads the Arizona Diamondbacks in Heatie(102 ae ean 8 cane A ac Tay 0 0 DFdoes) 1 00.0 Womack while 0 0 Cumep Theta vest'y Sc BarioeeCecetg ated eee 0 000 two were chasing a pop fly in St. Louis on Monday night. aes Reds 1, Cubs 0 ORoe 400.0 Ormerarie 31/110) St oe Maem (Mio Ait Bnd (© Wages 1 |) 1 OMbeye 4120 Milansenp 0.0.0 00% 4000 Baym see a een eae Milwaukee's Jose Hemandez was held out of the starting lineup Thursday ight — and he might not play the rest of the year. Gtmsp 0 000 the St. Louis Cardinals, saying all the media 2.08 0 Hemandez has struck out 188 times this season, one shy of the mark sat by Bobby Bonds in 1970, Nanos ncn Come Sows 112 1000 wes, £045 Pupisp cu «01:0 oon m Game, Rawor Team physician Michael Lee, who will perform the operation, said Gonza- ccago er 3000H rh 4010 S11 0Bomd 4010 Ue beamed A018 110.1 1 embemal 4 000 102 fmm 1 00 0 1: 00:0 Bomwip eames 40) hand MREDL rl ‘vowne 00 090 on-1 Tole 81.6 1 Tou Mendes | 08M v3kt Cree io ws 29 €Yang a) Mame 6} Onan (Fat ea oer! a darn8 ow (h (8wo a aewee 4 Viadimir Guerrero had asingle in Voow 6, Padres 5 Al Los Angolas, Brian Jordan came through our at-bats to remain one homerun Milwaukee (Sheets 10-16)at St ak een5), 6:10 p.m. Colorado (Neagle 8-10)at Arizona (Batista 7-9), 8:05 p.m. San Diego (Peavy 6-7) at Los Angeles (Daal 11-9), 8:10 p.m. “This is not a career-ending injury,” the 35-year-old AllStar outfielder said 6 6 6 2} p32) | HR OR oR 8 a4 Alanta (Maddux 15-6) at New York (Thomson 9-13), 3:10 p.m oe ss 2 BASEBALL NOTES Femi? and 40 steals in the same season. Reds 1, Cubs 0: Al Chicago, 1-250 A-mi6t6 80, TodeysGames —— SS Pash Toes1) at Chicago Cubs (Mahomes 1-0), 1:20 p.m. Atlanta (Millwood 17-8) at New York (Astacio 12-10), 6:30 p.m. “reat oral lt tt# short of becomingthe fourth player in Ateona AumonWs 8 2 2 major-league history with 40 homers "WowenPa) * Los Angeles 6, San Diego 5 New York at Pittsburgh,ccd, rain Aianta at Philadelphia, cod, rain Arizona 4, Colorado 2 Philadelphia (Wolf 11-8) at Florida (Bumett 12-a = pm. Cincinnati (Dessens 7-8) at Montreal (TBA),5 in Arizona's he Associated Press. Thursday's Games Be Cincinnati 1, Chicago 0 ‘Montreal 4, Florida 3 Si. Louis 9, Miwwaukee 1 Se a toca te Crtone (0)Genes eH A Cocionat Games § 4 8 0 2 7 Waeran $8 1 0001 Jez ruptured the three tendons that connect the shoulder blade with the colarbone. HERNANDEZ MIGHT NOT PLAYREST OF YEAR On the brink of tying the major-/eaguerecord for strikeouts in a season, Brewers manager tecord “is kind of making a Royster kept Hemandez out ofthe neyp against ofit” ‘the dublous WHITE SOX TO ADDRESS THOMAS SITUATION AFTER SEASON aagesi OX ie leans Prank Trem: Me we season homas, whose strong play in September has helped bring up his num- bersafter a disappointing season, Seeeee een: vokas a diminished skils cause in bis Tal cao py0 emt te Oot reemoias 09) ices g 0) alan aTGiat a e "7 0008 ttinbaeehglare a ylmupmegts(oy , " Crnioat aah Ceed ce eae ceca een Fe ceria pr: faire umececeOu wees,” ganeral manager Kenny Wiliams T220 A- M088,11) —The Associated Prass Hae |
