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Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
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Getty ImagesIn the seventh, Hunter connected against lefty Joe Thatcher and was urged out of the dugout by the crowd of 43,233 to take a curtain call. But despite his efforts, there is still one thing he would rather do.
“Robbing home runs still feels better,” the eight-time Gold Glove center fielder said. “If I can rob three home runs in one game, man, I would throw a party. All the fans, all the media, everybody would be invited. And they’d get free admission.”
The first four Angels home runs came off Josh Geer (1-2), who gave up seven runs and nine hits in 5 2-3 innings. Padres ace Jake Peavy was scheduled to start, but was placed on the disabled list Saturday because of a strained tendon behind his right ankle. The 2007 Cy Young winner is expected to be out at least four weeks.
Geer was the second Padres pitcher in four games to give up four home runs. Chris Young did it last Tuesday in a 6-4 loss at Dodger Stadium.
One night after recording season highs with 11 runs and 18 hits against the Padres, the Angels scored in each of the first three innings. Juan Rivera hit a two-run single in the first and Morales led off the second with his 10th homer.
Mathis chased Geer with a homer into the lower seats in the left-field corner after a two-out double by Maicer Izturis. The homer was the first for Angels’ catcher since Aug. 6, 2006.
Thatcher was recalled from Triple-A Portland to replace Peavy on the roster and he plunked his first batter, Erick Aybar, after Mathis’ home run.
Notes: Troy Glaus was the last Angels player to hit three home runs in a regular-season home game, doing it Sept. 15, 2002, against Texas. ... Morales has homered in consecutive games for the second time in his career. He also did it Sept. 18-19, going back-to-back on the front end with Mike Napoli each time. ... INF Sean Rodriguez was recalled by the Angels from Triple-A Salt Lake to fill the roster spot vacated when 2B Howie Kendrick was optioned to Salt Lake after Friday night’s 11-6 victory. ... Kevin Kouzmanoff drove Saunders’ first pitch of the sixth into the left-field bullpen for his seventh home run, the 12th straight interleague game in which he’s had a hit. He also homered in Friday’s series opener.
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