Bobby Abreu draws three-ball walk in Angels’ victory

By Jul 10, 2011, 7:13 PM EDT
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What is it with umpires not knowing the count this year?

Bobby Abreu walked on ball three in the third inning Sunday in the Angels’ 4-2 win over the Mariners.

The walk came with one out and Torii Hunter on first base. Felix Hernandez was able to bounce back and hold the Angels scoreless from there, but he went on to give up a two-run homer to Mark Trumbo in the fourth.

Those were the only two runs Hernandez allowed in a no-decision.

Dan Haren also allowed just two runs, both scoring in the first, in going 8 2/3 innings for his 10th win of the year.  The Angels took the lead off David Pauley in the eighth when Alberto Callaspo doubled in two runs.

In a 4-2 game, Haren nearly got the chance to go the distance, even after Dustin Ackley doubled to start the bottom of the ninth. However, after Haren retired Justin Smoak and Adam Kennedy, manager Mike Scioscia opted to replace him with Jordan Walden, who struck out Franklin Gutierrez to record his 20th save.

The Angels moved to 50-42 and remained one game back of the Rangers, who beat the A’s for their seventh straight win Sunday.  The Angels swept the Mariners and have won four in a row.

For the Mariners, it was the second time this month that they’ve been the victims of a three-ball walk.  San Diego’s Cameron Maybin had one on July 2 and went to score the only run in the Padres’ 1-0 victory.

Dodgers place pitcher Noah Syndergaard on injured list with no timetable for return

Associated PressJun 8, 2023, 9:19 PM EDT
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CINCINNATI — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed pitcher Noah Syndergaard on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a blister on the index finger of his right throwing hand.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the timetable for Syndergaard’s return is unknown despite the 15-day designation.

“The physical, the mental, the emotional part, as he’s talked about, has taken a toll on him,” Roberts said. “So, the ability to get him away from this. He left today to go back to Los Angeles to kind of get back to normalcy.”

Syndergaard allowed six runs and seven hits in three innings against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night, raising his ERA to 7.16.

Syndergaard (1-4) has surrendered at least five runs in three straight starts.

Syndergaard has been trying to return to the player he was before Tommy John surgery sidelined him for the better part of the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

Roberts said Syndergaard will need at least “a few weeks” to both heal and get away from baseball and “reset.”

“I think searching and not being comfortable with where he was at in the moment is certainly evident in performance,” Roberts said. “So hopefully this time away will provide more clarity on who he is right now as a pitcher.

“Trying to perform when you’re searching at this level is extremely difficult. I applaud him from not running from it, but it’s still very difficult. Hopefully it can be a tale of two stories, two halves when he does come back.”