European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 50 stars and stripes thursday april 5 2007 Guerrero continues assault on rangers pitching the associated press Anaheim Calif Texas manager Ron Washington theorized before the game about ways to keep los Angeles Angels slug Ger Vladimir Guerrero in Check after Guerrero went 4for4 tuesday night including a Solo Homer and two rib singles in the Angels 84 win Over the rangers it was Back to the drawing Board weve got to figure out a Way to get this Guy out if i get an Opportunity not to pitch to him i wont pitch to him Washington said i tried to pitch around him and it didst work i mean this Guys a monster i cant walk him every at Bat we tried to throw it out of the zone he hit it Guerrero certainly has been a monster at the plate against the rangers his first time up against them this year he singled Home the Angels first run of the season in their 41 Victory in mondays opener Hes hitting 442 with 21 Hom ers 49 Bis and 49 runs in 56 Ca reer games against Texas rangers starter Vicente Padilla didst particularly feel picked on Guerrero is hitting every body Padilla said through a translator i made a Good pitch to him in the first inning but he broke his Bat and still got a sin Gle Washington is off to an 02 Start in his first season As a major league manager Guerrero hit a towering shot just outside the Loftfield foul pole in the third inning then drove an other pitch from Padilla Over the Fence in Straightaway Center for Bis first Homer of the year Kelvim Escobar 10 went sva innings and allowed three runs and three hits one of them was Ian Kinsler second Solo Homer in As Many games the Angels right hander walked five and struck out four Justin Speier signed by the an gels As a free agent during the off season threw ivs scoreless innings and Scot Shields closed with two perfect innings the rangers Sammy Sosa Back after taking a year off went lfor4 with two strikeouts including taking a big Cut and miss ing on a Chest High 32 Slider for the final out of the fifth inning As Escobar pitched out of a base loaded Jam twins 3 orioles 2 Jason bar Tieff s broke Bat single drove in the godhead run in the seventh and Host Minnesota rallied to beat Daniel Cabrera and Baltimore Cabrera 01 struck out nine and gave up six hits and three runs in seven innings while walk ing four he lost a 20 Lead that Baltimore built on Melvin moras Home run and Aubrey huffs rib single in the third mariners 8 athletics 4 Richie Sexson bit his second Homer in two games and Yuni Esky Betan court s tie breaking two run shot in the seventh led Host Seattle past Oakland the mariners have won their first two games of the season for the first time since Ken Griffey or and Randy Johnson were stars on the 1996 team Seattle has won As Many games in two Days against the defending division champions As it did in 19 tries last season major league baseball scoreboard american league 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