World Series 2002

Game 2

October 20, 2002

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Giants	0	4	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	10	12	1
Angels	5	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	X	11	16	1
W: Rodriguez (5-0, 1.38) L: Rodriguez (0-1, 2.53) S: Percival (0-0, 3.52)
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Giants fall in hard-fought Game 2

By Josh Rawitch / MLB.com

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- After watching Angels phenom Francisco Rodriguez retire the side in the sixth inning on seven pitches -- all of which were strikes -- the Giants knew they could ill afford to relinquish their lead.

But that's just what they did as they blew a sixth-inning advantage, floundered at Rodriguez's pitches for the next two innings and lost Game 2 of the World Series, 11-10, to the Angels that evened the best-of-seven series at one game apiece.

Rodriguez (1-0) started his outing with 12 straight strikes and finished with 22 in 26 pitches to earn his fifth win in the playoffs, the most ever by an American Leaguer in the postseason. His three-inning effort spoiled an improbable comeback by the Giants that saw the team erase a five-run lead to take a two-run advantage in the fifth inning, only to lose it less than two innings later. More >

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Angels draw even with wild win

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The first World Series win in Angels history came courtesy of the team's Old Man River.

When the smoke cleared from the Old West-style Sunday shootout, career Angel Tim Salmon's two home runs and four RBIs -- including a game-winning two-run bomb in the eighth -- proved the difference in a thrilling 11-10 victory over the San Francisco Giants in front of 44,584 at Edison Field.

The Angels evened up the Series at 1-1 heading to Pac Bell Park for Games 3, 4 and 5. Game 3 is slated for Tuesday night.

In a game that featured 21 runs on 28 hits, the difference was Salmon, who capped a 4-for-4 night with a laser into the left-field bullpen off hard-throwing Giants reliever Felix Rodriguez to give the Angels the last laugh. More >

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	GAME BOX SCORE				GIANTS STATS				ANGELS STATS

Anaheim Angels 11, San Francisco Giants 10

San Francisco	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lofton, CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	3	.125
Aurilia, SS	5	1	1	0	0	2	1	.111
Kent, 2B	5	1	1	1	0	2	1	.111
Bonds, LF	2	3	1	1	3	0	0	.400
Santiago, C	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	.222
Snow, 1B	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	.429
Sanders, RF	4	1	2	3	0	2	2	.571
Bell, 3B	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.250
Dunston, DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.250
Totals	38	10	12	10	3	8	11
BATTING 2B: Aurilia (1, Lackey). HR: Sanders (2, 2nd inning off Appier, 2 on, 1 out), Bell (1, 2nd inning off Appier, 0 on, 1 out), Kent (1, 3rd inning off Appier, 0 on, 0 out), Bonds (2, 9th inning off Percival, 0 on, 2 out). RBI: Sanders 3 (4), Bell 2 (2), Kent (1), Snow 2 (4), Dunston (1), Bonds (2). 2-out RBI: Bell, Dunston, Bonds. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lofton 2. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING SB: Sanders (1, 2nd base off Lackey/Molina, B). FIELDING E: Lofton (1, fielding). PB: Santiago (1). Outfield assists: Sanders (Salmon at 3rd base). DP: (Bell-Kent-Snow).

Anaheim	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Eckstein, SS	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	.400
Erstad, CF	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	.300
Salmon, RF	4	3	4	4	1	0	0	.500
Ochoa, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Anderson, LF	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	.333
Glaus, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.500
Fullmer, DH	3	1	2	1	1	0	1	.500
Spiezio, 1B	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	.333
Molina, B, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
Kennedy, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Totals	37	11	16	10	2	0	11
BATTING 2B: Erstad 2 (2, Ortiz, Zerbe), Glaus (1, Ortiz). HR: Salmon 2 (2, 2nd inning off Ortiz, 1 on, 1 out; 8th inning off Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 out). RBI: Erstad (1), Anderson 2 (2), Fullmer (1), Spiezio 2 (2), Salmon 4 (4). 2-out RBI: Anderson, Salmon 2. SF: Spiezio. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kennedy, Fullmer. GIDP: Molina, B. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Fullmer (2, home off Ortiz/Santiago), Spiezio (1, 2nd base off Ortiz/Santiago). FIELDING E: Anderson (1, throw). DP: (Eckstein-Spiezio).

San Francisco	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Ortiz	1.2	9	7	7	0	0	1	37.80
Zerbe	4.0	4	2	1	0	0	0	2.25
Witasick	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Fultz (BS, 1)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Rodriguez (L, 0-1)	1.2	2	2	2	1	0	1	6.00
Worrell	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Anaheim	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Appier	2.0	5	5	5	2	2	3	22.50
Lackey	2.1	2	2	2	1	1	0	7.71
Weber	0.2	4	2	2	0	1	0	7.71
Rodriguez (W, 1-0)	3.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.00
Percival (S, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	9.00

Appier pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd.
Witasick pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

IBB: Bonds (by Lackey).
Pitches-strikes: Ortiz 47-29, Zerbe 56-35, Witasick 6-2, Fultz 3-2, Rodriguez 37-24, Worrell 2-1, Appier 48-28, Lackey 32-20, Weber 26-17, Rodriguez 26-22, Percival 14-9.
Ground outs-fly outs: Ortiz 1-4, Zerbe 11-1, Witasick 0-0, Fultz 0-0, Rodriguez 0-5, Worrell 0-1, Appier 3-1, Lackey 2-4, Weber 1-0, Rodriguez 3-2, Percival 0-3.
Batters faced: Ortiz 14, Zerbe 15, Witasick 1, Fultz 1, Rodriguez 8, Worrell 1, Appier 13, Lackey 9, Weber 6, Rodriguez 9, Percival 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Zerbe 1-0, Witasick 1-0, Fultz 2-1, Lackey 1-0, Weber 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Mike Reilly. LF: Tim McClelland. RF: Jerry Crawford.
Weather: 66 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:57.
Att: 44,584.

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