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Article: Angels catch a break in win over Red Sox.
- Article from:
- Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA)
- Article date:
- May 17, 2003
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Byline: Bill Plunkett
BOSTON _ It's the best game-saving catch Jeff DaVanon never made.
With the Angels protecting a one-run lead in the bottom of the eighth inning at Fenway Park, DaVanon ran down Trot Nixon's drive to the wall in right field, got a glove on it and brought it back, turning a game-tying home run into a triple.
Brendan Donnelly stranded Nixon at third, and Troy Percival retired the side in the ninth as the Angels beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-5, on Friday night.
"I just tried to put the best route on the ball I could to get to it if I could get to it," DaVanon said. "I knew I was getting close to the wall. In that ...
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