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| Soaring Angels host Mariners |
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09/27/2002 |
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| ls will try to recover from a night of celebrating when they open a three-game set versus the Seattle Mariners tonight at Edison Field. On Thursday, Garret Anderson's three-run homer highlighted a four-run fifth inning and propelled Anaheim past the Texas Rangers, 10-5, and finally secured the Angels' first postseason berth since 1986. Tim Salmon and Scott Spiezio also homered for Anaheim, which snapped a four-game losing streak. The Angels had dropped seven of their last nine overall entering Thursday's gam |
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| Fading Angels try to lock up wild card |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Arlington, TX (Sportsbooks) - The Anaheim Angels will attempt to put an end to their four-game losing streak and finally register secure the AL wild card this afternoon, when they finish up a three-game set against the Texas Rangers at the Ballpark in Arlington. Anaheim has misfired on four tries at nailing down a postseason slot after a 4-3 defeat on Wednesday. The Angels have dropped seven of their last nine overall and must win once in their final four games or have Seattle suffer a loss to capture th |
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| Angels take fourth shot at securing wild card |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2002 |
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| Arlington, TX (Sportsbooks) - The Anaheim Angels will try for the fourth straight contest to secure a playoff berth this evening when they battle the Texas Rangers at the Ballpark in Arlington. Anaheim dropped a 2-1 decision to Rangers on Tuesday as its lead in the wild card over Seattle and Boston dropped to five. The Angels still need just one win to lock up their first postseason slot since 1986. Kevin Appier (14-12) absorbed the loss after yielding two runs in six innings. The veteran righthander sur |
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| Zito leads A's into Seattle |
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09/24/2002 |
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| A's own a three-game lead in the AL West over Anaheim, and their magic number has dropped to three for clinching the division title. On Sunday, Jermaine Dye hit a pair of homers and drove in three runs, as the Athletics posted a 7-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. Oakland won for the fifth straight game. Scott Hatteberg belted a two-run homer for the Athletics, who tied a single- season record in Oakland with their 54th home win (54-27). Mark Mulder (18-7) scattered eight hits and allowed three runs over six |
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