ANGELS MAUL HUDSON, TAKE SERIES OPENER

by Clive Dahlton

Ana, CA -- Tim Hudson lasted just 5 1/3 innings, on the hook for the loss against division rival Anaheim in the first game of a three game set. Hudson gave up seven earned on 11 hits, walking two and striking out only three. "One of the worst outings I have ever had," Hudson said, standing next to his locker after the game. Hudson is now 2-1 on the season, watching his ERA balloon up to 5.03.

Chavez got the Athletic's on the board first with a two run shot to right, but it would be short lived as the Angels beat the A's 8-2 in the series opener. Tejada provided a spark in the middle of the order, but as it is becoming a trend this season, the bottom half was horrible, with Giambi, Pena, Hatteberg, Long and Hernandez going a combined 0-16 in the game. "We tried it once and it wasn't working, [the lineup], so we shook it up and it didn't go as planned," Graham said after the game. "We just flat out got our [expletive deleted] kicked."

Angels starter Ramon Ortiz was terrific, pitching a complete game, scattering four hits and only giving up the early homer to Chavez.

Barry Zito, (2-0, .60 ERA) looks to right the Athletics ship in game two.

BOXSCORE: 2002 Oakland Athletics At 2002 Anaheim Angels             4/12/2002

  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Justice RF        4  0  0  0 .293     D.Eckstein SS       5  1  1  0 .233 
  M.Ellis 2B          3  1  0  0 .250     D.Erstad CF         5  1  2  2 .326 
  E.Chavez 3B         4  1  1  2 .233     T.Salmon RF         3  1  1  0 .341 
  M.Tejada SS         4  0  2  0 .500     G.Anderson LF       4  0  1  1 .278 
  J.Giambi LF         4  0  0  0 .400     T.Glaus 3B          4  3  3  1 .265 
  C.Pena DH           3  0  0  0 .160     B.Fullmer DH        4  1  3  4 .357 
  S.Hatteberg 1B      3  0  0  0 .125     S.Spiezio 1B        3  0  0  0 .267 
  T.Long CF           3  0  0  0 .275     B.Molina C          4  0  0  0 .250 
  R.Hernandez C       3  0  1  0 .147     A.Kennedy 2B        3  1  1  0 .310 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      31  2  4  2                 Totals      35  8 12  8


Athletics....... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  4  0
Angels.......... 1 0 0  1 3 2  1 0    -  8 12  0

Athletics (6-5)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Hudson LOSS(2-1)        5 1/3  11   7   7   2   3   1 107   5.03  A1 D2
J.Mecir                   2 2/3   1   1   1   1   2   1  34   2.25  D3
Totals                    8      12   8   8   3   5   2

Angels (5-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Ortiz WIN(1-0)          9       4   2   2   1   8   1 124   4.61  A1
Totals                    9       4   2   2   1   8   1

ATTENDANCE- 28,048 DATE- Friday, April 12th 2002 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 3  Angels: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0  Angels: 0
DOUBLES- D.Eckstein(4th), D.Erstad(4th), T.Glaus(1st), B.Fullmer(7th)
HOME RUNS- E.Chavez(3rd), T.Glaus(2nd), B.Fullmer(1st)
WALKS- M.Ellis, T.Salmon, S.Spiezio, A.Kennedy
STRIKE OUTS- D.Justice-2, M.Ellis, E.Chavez-2, M.Tejada, T.Long, R.Hernandez,
             D.Eckstein, G.Anderson, S.Spiezio, B.Molina, A.Kennedy
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Tim Hudson robbed Darin Erstad of a base hit.