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Published on Friday, May 09, 2008
By Bill Plunkett
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- In his past two starts, Jon Garland seems to have recaptured his form from the 2005 American League Championship Series.
Unfortunately, so did the Angels' offense Friday night.
The Angels were held to one hit by right-hander James Shields (Hart High of Newhall) and lost 2-0 when Evan Longoria broke up the scoreless duel with a two-run home run off Angels reliever Justin Speier in the bottom of the ninth.
Garland pitched eight shutout innings, allowing only four hits but throwing 119 pitches. Speier came on to pitch the ninth and gave up a leadoff single to B.J. Upton, got a ground out then left a 1-and-1 fastball over the plate to Longoria who hit it over the fence in left-center field.
"I just didn't have my location today," Speier said. "I made a bad pitch and he hit it out. That happens over the course of the season
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