August 29, 2008
Late Night Late Game Wins
Both the Athletics and Angels scored late in the game to pick up victories Thursday night. It was quite the chess game in Oakland as the managers used small ball, pinch runners, pinch hitters and pitching changes to set up a Kurt Suzuki walk off double as the Twins fall 3-2. Minnesota is now 1 1/2 games behind the White Sox. Suzuki's strange season continues. August is a down month after a very good July. There's no consistency in his game. When you take his season as a whole, he's a good hitter for a catcher. His averages in any given month show a lot of volatility, however.
Brandon McCarthy pitched six good innings for Texas, allowing the Angels just two runs, one earned. His bullpen took a 5-2 lead into the eighth, but then gave away the lead. Wright loaded the bases on two singles and a walk, then walked in a run. Madrigal came in to try to stop the bleeding and Juan Rivera doubled to clear the bases and give the Angels the lead, then scored an insurance run.
That also set up Frankie Rodriguez for his 51st save. As seems to be usual with him, he allowed a hit, but kept it to a single. The Angels keep place with Tampa Bay, staying one game back in the race for best record.
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