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ANGELS 4, N.Y. YANKEES 3; Molina Paves Way to Sweep
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Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, Calif.
Subjects: Professional baseball -- Anaheim Angels
Author: Mike DiGiovanna
Date: Aug 23, 2004
Start Page: D.1
Section: Sports; Part D; Sports Desk
Text Word Count: 806
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Catcher Bengie Molina had four hits, including a three-run home run, Kelvim Escobar provided seven innings of three-hit, two-run ball, and Troy Percival recorded a rare four-pitch save in Sunday's 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees, completing the Angels' first three-game Yankee Stadium sweep in five years.

Down, 2-0, the Angels rallied in the fifth when Jose Guillen reached on an infield single and Jeff DaVanon bunted for a single against starter Kevin Brown. Adam Kennedy flied to right, but Molina, who sat out the first three weeks of August because of a broken index finger on his right hand, lofted a 1-and-2 slider over the wall in left field for his ninth home run this season and a 3-2 [Angel] lead.

Molina, a two-time Gold Glove Award winner, is known more for his defense than his offense, but in 67 games, he's batting .295 with 45 runs batted in. He's hitting .333 with runners in scoring position, and six of his nine homers have either tied a score or put the Angels ahead.

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