DeAndre Jordan took the mound at Anaheim Stadium to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game between the Angels and White Sox. The Sox had five hits off Angels right-hander Jered Weaver over his 6 1/3 shutout innings as they lost their third straight to start a seven-game trip.
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Joe Smith had to wait 3 1-2 agonizing minutes to learn whether his fancy footwork at first base had turned into a game-ending double play.
LaRoche initially was called safe, which would have given the White Sox runners at the corners with two outs.
By the smallest of margins on the scoreboard and on the bag, the Los Angeles Angels did it again.
Another thing to notice, Angels fans were accepting of DJ, actually cheering his first pitch attempt, unlike Dodgers fans with their reactions with Paul Pierce, and Chris Paul in the past. “It’s fun to pitch in a game like that”. Melky Cabrera, J.B> Shuck, and Carlos Sanchez each had two hits as the White Sox didn’t score a run on seven hits.
Pujols is tied for third place on the American League home run list along with teammate Mike Trout and Toronto’s Josh Donaldson.
Perez, making his third consecutive start behind the plate, also stole a base and later threw out a runner trying to steal – ex-Angel J.B. Shuck.
Jeff Samardzija kept the Angels in check during Wednesday’s loss, allowing one run on eight hits over seven innings.
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Los Angeles is 4-1 in game four of a series, 36-16 in their last 52 home games, and 2-6 against a left-handed starter. “I’m done. I’m down tomorrow”. Manager Mike Scioscia wants to keep the slugger’s legs fresh for September. For Thursday’s game the White Sox start Jose Quintana who has allowed 166 hits and 62 earned runs while striking out 131 over 154 innings for a 6-10 record and a 3.62 ERA. He played in 115 of Los Angeles’ first 119 games this season. But manager Mike Scioscia appealed Estabrook’s call, which video replay overturned to end the game.
