SAN DIEGO -- San Diego fans got to see up close what the Padres could have had if theyd have taken Jered Weaver instead of Matt Bush with the No. 1 pick overall in the 2004 draft. Weaver and two relievers combined on a three-hitter, Mike Trout had an RBI triple among his three hits and the Los Angeles Angels beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 in their first regular-season visit to Petco Park. Making his third start since throwing his first career no-hitter, Weaver (6-1) held San Diego two runs in seven innings while allowing a homer and two singles. He struck out four and walked three. Weaver was among the big-name players the Padres passed over in favour of local high school shortstop Bush in 2004. Bush was a bust after off-field trouble and elbow surgery derailed his career. "It didnt happen, and Im glad to be an Angel," said Weaver, who also walked, singled and scored a run. The lanky right-hander pitched for Long Beach State in a college tournament at Petco Park in 2004. "It was fun. It was the first time Ive done it since we opened up this place when I was in college and was able to throw against UCLA here," he said. "We werent able to get in the clubhouse or anything, but it was fun to play in a big league park and be able to be one of the first teams to play in here. "Its a great park except for the bullpen they forgot to put out there in right field," Weaver said, referring to the vast dimensions. "Its a good place to play and obviously a pitchers park. Its great, being here in the heart of downtown and knowing youre close to the water. Obviously, Im a beach bum." Weaver is 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA in two career starts against the Padres. He got his first career shutout against the Padres at Anaheim on June 14, 2009. The right-hander improved to 11-3 with a 2.74 ERA in 19 interleague starts, and is 6-0 in his last nine starts against NL teams. "Weaver held us at bay," said Padres manager Bud Black, who was the Angels pitching coach from 2000-06. "We couldnt break through against Weaver with his assortment of pitches. We couldnt get the big knock. We got the back-to-back walks, but couldnt really get it going. We just couldnt get that big hit to get it closer." Albert Pujols singled, walked and scored twice in his first game in an NL ballpark since leaving St. Louis and signing a $240 million, 10-year contract with the Angels on Dec. 10. Scott Downs pitched a perfect eighth and former Padres pitcher Ernesto Frieri allowed a walk in the ninth. While the Padres have struggled in spacious Petco Park, the Angels seemed to settle right in. After being shut out a big league-high eight times and scoring two or fewer runs 14 times in their first 39 games, they had seven runs on 11 hits. Weaver reached twice against Jeff Suppan (2-2), drawing a two-out walk in the second and hitting a single in the fifth to start a three-run inning. After Weaver singled, Trout tripled into the left-field corner. Pujols walked with one out and Mark Trumbo doubled to bring in Trout. Pujols scored on Vernon Wells groundout. "I dont know what happened. I just closed my eyes," Weaver said about his single. "Its fun to be able to do some things you dont get to do normally. It feels pretty good to get a knock. Im still mad at Trout for making me run from first to home. I was definitely gassed after that." The Angels added three runs in the ninth off Brad Brach. Howie Kendrick had an RBI single and Erick Aybar a two-run double. Will Venable homered off Weaver leading off the sixth, his second. Weaver walked the first two batters in the seventh but allowed only one run, on Alexi Amaristas grounder. The Angels scored their first run on a double play in the second. Suppan allowed four runs and six hits in five innings, walked five and struck out none. Notes: Since 2007, the Angels 63-28 interleague record is the best in baseball. ... San Diegos 103-137 interleague record is the second-worst in history. ... Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Pujols has told him he can play third base, if needed, and has taken grounders there. "Its a long way off. Not this series, obviously," Scioscia said. "You always want to understand the versatility your team has and see if you can tap into it. Short-term, I dont think a game or two would be a problem. Its not something wed want to take an extended look at, but well see." Pujols has played 103 career games at third base since he came up with St. Louis in 2001, including seven last year, his final season with the Cardinals. ... The Angels hadnt played a regular-season game in San Diego since 2000, at Qualcomm Stadium. ... The three-game series continues Saturday night, with Dan Haren (1-4, 4.41 ERA) scheduled to start for the Angels against LHP Eric Stults, acquired by the Padres off waivers from the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. 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Mens Nike Air Max 2015 White/Black/Fluorescent Green Shoes . One teams chase of that crown will take a hit tonight when the Coyotes visit the Sharks with an eye on returning to first place.CALGARY -- Jared McCann hasnt scored a bigger goal than his game-winning tally on Wednesday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. "I definitely havent at all," said the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds forward after scoring with 3:29 left in the third period to lead Team Orr to a 4-3 win over Team Cherry at the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. "Its amazing -- a little bit of jitters." McCann described his goal as "kind of a story-book ending" to a game in which Team Orr jumped out to a 3-1 lead through two periods before Team Cherry rallied to score twice in the third. "I was just excited to get here and play my game and I did that tonight," said the six-foot-one, 175-pound McCann, whos ranked 11th among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting. McCann agreed that scoring such a big goal in front of hundreds of NHL scouts and general managers could help improve his ranking leading up to the 2014 NHL Entry Draft in Philadelphia on June 27-28. "It doesnt hurt at all," said McCann, who was named player of the game for Team Orr. Josh Ho-Sang of the Windsor Spitfires had a goal and an assist for Team Orr, while Julius Honka of the Swift Current Broncos and Aaron Ekblad of the Barrie Colts both had two assists. Brendan Lemeiux, also of the Colts, and Blake Clarke of the Saginaw Spirit also scored for Team Orr. Sam Reinhart of the Kootenay Ice and Nikolay Goldobin of the Sarnia Sting had a goal and an assist each for Team Cherry while Michael Dal Colle of the Oshawa Generals also scored. "It was a great experience," Reinhart said. "Its the only time were all together for this draft class. Its definitely an important one to play well in." Playing the second half of the game, goalie Julio Billia of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens made 17 saves to backstop Team Orr to the victory. Team Cherry held a 14-7 advantage in shots after the first period, but couldnt find a way to get any pucks past starting Team Orr goalie Mason McDonald of the Charlottetown Islanders. Conner Bleackley of the Red Deer Rebels had the first good chance to score for Team Cherry just past the first minute mark of the opening frame when he one-timed a pass from linemate Ryan MacInnis of the Kitchener Rangers on net, but McDonald slid across his crease to make the save. "Ill probably be thinking about that one for a while," Bleackley said. "It didnt come off my blade quite like I wanted it to. Give credit to the goalie. He got over there pretty quick..dddddddddddd. If I can take that one back, I think I would have scored." At the other end of the ice goalie Ty Edmonds of the Prince George Cougars stood his ground to stop a pair of chances off the stick of Calgary Hitmen forward and crowd favourite Jake Virtanen. At the mid-way mark of the first period, Daniel Audette of the Sherbrooke Phoenix tipped a point shot fired by Aaron Irving of the Edmonton Oil Kings that got past McDonald, but hit the post. On the ensuing rush the other way, Nikolaj Ehlers of the Halifax Mooseheads wired a shot that rang off the post behind Edmonds. Shortly after McDonald made another nice save to stop Bleackleys second scoring chance of the period, Jacob Middleton of the Ottawa 67s and Aaron Haydon of the Niagara IceDogs dropped the gloves for a spirited fight to the delight of the crowd. Team Orr carried the majority of the play early in the second and was rewarded when Lemieux redirected Honkas point shot past Edmonds for a power-play goal at the nine-minute mark of the middle frame. Just eight seconds later, Dal Colle took a pass from Reinhart and wired a wicked wrist shot into the top corner over McDonalds outstretched glove hand. After Dal Colles tying goal, Billia took over in net for McDonald, who finished the game with 15 saves. At the same time, Alex Nedeljkovic of the Plymouth Whalers replaced Edmonds in the Team Cherry net. Edmonds stopped 16 of 17 shots he faced, while Nedeljkovic finished with 13 saves. Clarke put Team Orr up 2-1 at 13:16 of the second when he beat Nedeljkovic with a wrist shot to the top corner, glove side. Ho-Sang added an insurance marker for Team Orr late in the second when he swatted the puck out of mid-air past Nedeljkovic. Goldobin pulled Team Cherry within one with a wraparound goal at 4:07 of the second and then almost tied up the game, but he hit the post after being awarded a penalty shot when he was pushed from behind to the ice by Brycen Martin of the Swift Current Broncos. "I always do that move, but Im unlucky tonight," said Goldobin, who was chosen as Team Cherrys player of the game. Reinhart converted a feed from Goldobin during a Team Cherry power play at 13:53 of the third to tie the game at 3-3. That set the stage for McCanns game-winning goal when he took a pass from Ho-Sang and wristed a shot over Nedeljkovics blocker. "Ive got to give all the credit to Josh," McCann said. "He just made an unbelievable pass and I just tried to get it to the net." cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '
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