Santana puts up a show

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05/24/2005 12:22 AM ET
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Santana blanks White Sox for first win
Rookie throws five-hitter in a stellar performance
By Mark Thoma / MLB.com

ANAHEIM -- Ervin Santana shut out the winningest team in baseball Monday night, pitching the Angels to a 4-0 win over the White Sox at Angel Stadium.

Santana (1-0) earned his first Major League win by allowing only five hits and one walk in a complete game, while striking out seven. Reaching 95 mph on his fastball and mixing in a low-80s changeup, Santana kept the Sox off-balance all night.

Jon Garland (8-1), the winningest pitcher in the American League, took his first loss in nine starts this year. He allowed 11 hits and three runs in seven innings, walking one and striking out four.

The Angels scored a pair of two-out runs in the second, as Dallas McPherson walked, Orlando Cabrera singled and Adam Kennedy drove a two-run double into the gap. They added a run in the sixth when Steve Finley doubled, took third on a sacrifice and scored on Bengie Molina's single. Molina also drove a solo homer to center off Luis Vizcaino in the eighth.

The White Sox did not score for the first time this season.

Mark Thoma is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Box Score:
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
Iguchi, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .309
Everett, DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243
Konerko, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .234
Pierzynski, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
Dye, RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228
Perez, CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .192
Crede, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .238
Uribe, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
Totals 31 0 5 0 1 7 7

BATTING
2B: Iguchi (7, Santana).
TB: Iguchi 3; Konerko 2; Perez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko; Pierzynski.
GIDP: Pierzynski.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Uribe (7, throw).
DP: (Pierzynski-Uribe).


LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267
Erstad, 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .273
Anderson, DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .294
Finley, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .210
Rivera, RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Molina, B, C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .308
McPherson, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .221
Cabrera, SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .236
Kennedy, 2B 4 0 1 2 0 2 4 .250
Totals 34 4 13 4 1 6 16

BATTING
2B: Kennedy (1, Garland), Erstad (11, Garland), Cabrera (8, Garland), Finley (8, Garland).
HR: Molina, B (3, 8th inning off Vizcaino, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Figgins; Erstad 4; Finley 2; Rivera; Molina, B 5; McPherson; Cabrera 4; Kennedy 2.
RBI: Kennedy 2 (3), Molina, B 2 (15).
2-out RBI: Kennedy 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Finley; Figgins; Rivera; Kennedy 3.
S: Rivera.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Figgins (3, 2nd base by Garland/Pierzynski), Rivera (3, 2nd base by Garland/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
E: McPherson (5, throw).
DP: (Erstad-Cabrera).


Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garland (L, 8-1) 7.0 11 3 3 1 4 0 2.56
Vizcaino 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 6.75
Cotts 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.46

LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana (W, 1-1) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7 0 4.15

Pitches-strikes: Garland 104-71, Vizcaino 10-8, Cotts 6-3, Santana 115-83.
Ground outs-fly outs: Garland 7-8, Vizcaino 0-1, Cotts 0-0, Santana 11-9.
Batters faced: Garland 31, Vizcaino 4, Cotts 1, Santana 32.
Inherited runners-scored: Cotts 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Terry Craft. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 67 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:18.
Att: 40,991.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball and the Office of the Commissioner

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Didn't watch the game, but I heard Santana was filthy. Shut down an offense that plays smart ball, and the best team in baseball, and beat out the winningest pitcher in the league. Impressive.