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Commentary (by me)
This game was so disgusting, I don't want to even talk about it. Worse than
opening day - which I thought sucked for the most part.
Commentary (by Jim Meeks)
Ugly.
If I had to write this column in one word, that's the word I'd use.
10 to zip. Ten to nada. Ugly.
Rick Helling, who won 20 games last year, is pitching like he may lose 20 games this year.
Let's compare his two 1999 outings:
ip h r er bb so hr era Monday April 5th 3 7 7 5 2 0 2 15.00 Saturday Aprl 10th 3.2 9 6 6 3 2 0 14.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------ totals 6.2 16 13 11 5 2 2 14.85
Ugly.
Each inning he pitched, Helling was in more jams than grandma's butter knife. He didn't
seem to think he was so bad, however. After the game, he was quoted as saying, "A lot
of hits were ground balls. A few were up there but that wasn't my problem tonight. Not to
say that they were weak hits but they were just doing it single, after single, after
single. The ball kept finding the holes."
Yeah Rick. There's a word for that: ugly.
Omar Olivares, the Angels' starter, pitched extremely well. The Rangers managed just 3
hits off him in his 7.1 innings of duty.
The only starter to last more than 5 innings so far this season has been Aaron Sele, who
pitched a masterpiece on Tuesday. What will the Rangers do if this keeps up?
Well, they'll lose.
Perhaps though, they'll make a trade. I know it's bold, but I propose trading Juan
Gonzalez. The Rangers can survive the loss of Gonzalez. The Rangers have Ruben Mateo a
phone call away at AAA. In 3 games at Oklahoma City, Mateo is 6 for 12 with 2 doubles, a
homer and 4 RBI.
The Diamondbacks and their fans would love to have Gonzo (and get rid of Esteban Loaiza
while you are at it, Doug Melvin) - and we'd love to have Luis Gonzalez to take Mike
Simms' spot, plus underrated lefties Omar Daal and Brian Anderson - and the Minor Leagues'
best pitching prospect, Brad Penny, who pitches for AA El Paso. The season is still young.
If the Rangers wait until July to make a deal for a pitcher(s), it may be too late.
Do it now. Make the bold move. Otherwise, it could get uglier.
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| Omar Oliveras - the star of the night | Dick Bosman attemps to apply the Dick Bosman Visitation theory to Rick Helling in the fourth inning - didn't work. :) | Angel Troy Glaus is safe at home as Pudge bobbles the ball |
Line Score
AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ANAHEIM 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 10 19 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: ANA - OMAR OLIVARES, MIKE MAGNANTE (8TH), SHIGETOSHI
HASEGAWA (9TH) AND MATT WALBECK
TEX - RICK HELLING, MIKE MORGAN (4TH), ERIC
GUNDERSON (6TH), DANNY PATTERSON (8TH), MIKE
MUNOZ (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ, GREG ZAUN
(8TH)
WP - OMAR OLIVARES (1-0)
LP - RICK HELLING (0-2)
SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: ANA - NONE
TEX - NONE
TIME: 2:42 ATT: 37,974
PROBABLES: ANA - TIM BELCHER (0-0, 10.39)
TEX - AARON SELE (1-0, 0.00)
Box Score
ANAHEIM (10) AT TEXAS (0) - FINAL
ANAHEIM ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
O Palmeiro lf 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 .167
Velarde 2b 6 1 4 2 0 1 2 .429
Erstad 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .200
Salmon rf 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .368
G Anderson cf 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 .286
Glaus 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .389
T Greene dh 4 0 2 2 1 2 2 .222
Walbeck c 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .333
Sheets ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .400
Totals 42 10 19 8 4 5 20
BATTING: 2B - Erstad (3, Helling); Glaus (3, Gunderson). SF -
G Anderson. RBI - O Palmeiro (2), G Anderson 3 (4), Velarde 2 (3),
T Greene 2 (4). 2-out RBI - O Palmeiro, Velarde 2, G Anderson 2,
T Greene. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Velarde 1,
Sheets 1, T Greene 2, Erstad 1. GIDP - Erstad, Walbeck.
Team LOB - 10.
BASERUNNING: CS - Salmon (1, 2nd base by Helling/I Rodriguez).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (Velarde-Sheets-Erstad).
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Goodwin cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214
Mclemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Greer lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Gonzalez rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .350
R Kelly rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571
R Palmeiro dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316
S Green lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zeile 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .412
L Stevens 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
Shave ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Totals 29 0 3 0 1 3 7
BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gonzalez 1.
GIDP - I Rodriguez. Team LOB - 3.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (L Stevens-Shave-L Stevens 2).
ANAHEIM ip h r er bb so hr era
Olivares (W, 1-0) 7 1/3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Magnante 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Hasegawa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
Helling (L, 0-2) 3 2/3 9 6 6 3 2 0 14.85
Morgan 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.29
Gunderson 2 5 2 2 1 1 0 7.71
D Patterson 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.86
M Munoz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
WP - Gunderson. Pitches-strikes: Helling 82-47; Morgan 19-15;
Gunderson 44-27; D Patterson 13-9; M Munoz 13-9; Olivares 98-59;
Magnante 6-4; Hasegawa 8-5. Ground balls-fly balls: Helling
5-3; Morgan 1-1; Gunderson 1-4; D Patterson 3-0; M Munoz 3-0;
Olivares 12-8; Magnante 0-1; Hasegawa 1-2. Batters faced:
Helling 20; Morgan 7; Gunderson 12; D Patterson 5; M Munoz 3;
Olivares 25; Magnante 2; Hasegawa 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Jim Evans. 1B--Larry Mccoy. 2B--Chuck Meriwether.
3B--Dale Ford.
T--2:42. Att--37,974. Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9
mph, out to left.
Game Recap
ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) -- Omar Olivares allowed three hits over 7 1/3 innings
and the Anaheim Angels used a balanced 19-hit attack for a 10-0 romp over the Texas
Rangers.
In his first appearance of the season, Olivares (1-0) walked one and struck out two as he
won for the third time in four decisions against the Rangers.
"We played a great game tonight on offense and defense," said Anaheim manager
Terry Collins. "When your pitcher throws strikes like Omar did tonight, the defense
plays better. He had a good performance."
Garret Anderson had four hits and three RBI and Randy Velarde had four hits and two RBI
for Anaheim, which had 17 singles and two doubles. Todd Greene contributed two hits and a
pair of RBI for the Angels, who scored in each of the first six innings.
"It was a good to see the hits falling in tonight after the way we've been
going," said Anderson, who snapped an 0-for-13 slump when he led off the second
inning with a single. "Hopefully this will get me on the right track."
Rick Helling (0-2), coming off a career-best 20-7 season, was tagged for six runs and nine
hits in 3 2/3 innings. He walked three and struck out two in the Rangers' worst loss since
an 11-1 defeat against Boston on August 8, 1998.
"It was sinkers and changeups and it kept us out in front of the ball," said
Texas manager Johnny Oates about Olivares. "He (Helling) was up about as much as
Olivares was down. It just looked like Rick was having trouble getting the ball down when
he wanted to."
Orlando Palmeiro led off the game with a single to center field and moved to third as
Velarde followed with a base hit to right. Darin Erstad grounded into a double play to
score Palmeiro.
Anaheim loaded the bases in the second on consecutive singles by Anderson, Troy Glaus and
a walk to Todd Greene. Matt Walbeck grounded into a double play to plate Anderson and
Palmeiro beat out a bunt single to score Glaus for a three-run lead.
Erstad led off the third with a double and scored Aneheim's fourth run after consecutive
flyouts by Tim Salmon and Erstad. Velarde chased Helling with a two-out, two-run single in
the fourth and Mike Morgan came in to retire Erstad on a flyout.
Morgan allowed consecutive singles to Salmon and Anderson to start the fifth. One out
later, Greene blooped a single to right, scoring Salmon for a 7-0 lead.
The Angels pushed the lead to 9-0 on Anderson's two-run single in the sixth. Walbeck and
Velarde had singles in the seventh, but Eric Gunderson recorded the first scoreless frame
after Erstad flied out. Greene's run-scoring single off Danny Patterson scored Anderson
with Anaheim's final run in the eighth.
The Rangers managed just singles by Tom Goodwin, Rafael Palmeiro and Jon Shave and did not
advance a runner past second base.
Game Log
Anaheim Starting Lineups -- Orlando Palmeiro LF, Randy Velarde 2B, Darin Erstad 1B,
Tim Salmon RF, Garret Anderson CF, Troy Glaus 3B, Todd Greene DH, Matt Walbeck C, Andy
Sheets SS, Omar Olivares RHP.
Texas Starting Lineups -- Tom Goodwin CF, Mark Mclemore 2B, Rusty Greer LF, Juan Gonzalez
RF, Rafael Palmeiro DH, Ivan Rodriguez C, Todd Zeile 3B, Lee Stevens 1B, Jon Shave SS,
Rick Helling RHP.
Umpires -- Evans (HP), L Mccoy (1B), C Meriwether (2B), Ford (3B).
Gametime Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to left at 9 mph.
ANAHEIM 1ST: O Palmeiro singled to center. Velarde singled to right, O Palmeiro to third.
Erstad grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Velarde out at second, O
Palmeiro scored. Salmon walked. Salmon caught stealing, catcher to shortstop. (1 Run, 2
Hits, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 1, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 1ST: T Goodwin grounded out to shortstop. Mclemore grounded out to pitcher. Greer
fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 1, TEXAS 0.
ANAHEIM 2ND: G Anderson singled to right. Glaus singled to left, G Anderson to second. T
Greene walked, G Anderson to third, Glaus to second. Walbeck grounded into double play,
first to shortstop to first, T Greene out at second, G Anderson scored, Glaus to third.
Sheets walked. O Palmeiro reached on bunt single to third, Glaus scored, Sheets to second.
Velarde struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 3, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 2ND: J Gonzalez flied out to deep center. R Palmeiro flied out to deep right center.
I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 3, TEXAS 0.
ANAHEIM 3RD: Erstad doubled to right center. Salmon flied out to deep right center, Erstad
to third. G Anderson hit sacrifice fly to deep left, Erstad scored. Glaus grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 4, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 3RD: Zeile grounded out to pitcher. L Stevens grounded out to first. Shave grounded
out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 4, TEXAS 0.
ANAHEIM 4TH: T Greene struck out swinging. Walbeck singled to center. Sheets singled to
center, Walbeck to second. O Palmeiro flied out to left center. Velarde singled to right
center, Walbeck and Sheets scored. Mike Morgan relieved Rick Helling. Erstad flied out to
left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 6, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 4TH: T Goodwin singled to left. Mclemore lined out to right. Greer grounded out to
first, T Goodwin to second. J Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ANAHEIM 6, TEXAS 0.
ANAHEIM 5TH: Salmon singled to left. G Anderson singled to center, Salmon to third. Glaus
struck out looking. T Greene singled to shallow right, Salmon scored, G Anderson to
second. Walbeck struck out looking. Sheets grounded out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0
Errors) ANAHEIM 7, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 5TH: R Palmeiro singled to left. I Rodriguez grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, R Palmeiro out at second. Zeile grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1
Hit, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 7, TEXAS 0.
ANAHEIM 6TH: Eric Gunderson relieved Mike Morgan. O Palmeiro flied out to left. Velarde
singled to right center. Erstad grounded out to first, Velarde to second. Salmon walked.
Velarde to third, Salmon to second on Gunderson wild pitch. G Anderson singled to left,
Velarde and Salmon scored. Glaus doubled to left, G Anderson to third. T Greene struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 9, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 6TH: L Stevens grounded out to shortstop. Shave singled to center. T Goodwin lined
out to right. Mclemore grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 9, TEXAS
0.
ANAHEIM 7TH: Walbeck singled to left. Sheets lined out to center. O Palmeiro flied out to
center. Velarde singled to center, Walbeck to second. Erstad flied out to center. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 9, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 7TH: Greer flied out to shallow left. J Gonzalez struck out swinging. R Palmeiro
flied out to shallow left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 9, TEXAS 0.
ANAHEIM 8TH: Danny Patterson relieved Eric Gunderson. Zaun catching. R Kelly in right. S
Green in left. Salmon grounded out to second. G Anderson singled to right. Glaus grounded
out to shortstop, G Anderson to second. T Greene singled to shallow left, G Anderson
scored. Walbeck grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM 10, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 8TH: S Green lined out to left. Zeile walked. Mike Magnante relieved Omar Olivares.
L Stevens struck out looking. Shave lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ANAHEIM 10, TEXAS 0.
ANAHEIM 9TH: Mike Munoz relieved Danny Patterson. Sheets grounded out to second. O
Palmeiro grounded out to shortstop. Velarde grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0
Errors) ANAHEIM 10, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 9TH: Shigetoshi Hasegawa relieved Mike Magnante. T Goodwin grounded out to pitcher.
Mclemore flied out to center. Zaun flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ANAHEIM
10, TEXAS 0.