ANAHEIM -- When the 88-mph sinker that turned into the game-ending double play in the Angels' 1-0 win over the White Sox Wednesday left Joe Smith's hand, he said his first thought was, "Oh God, you left it up." His next thought -- after Adam LaRoche chopped it on the ground to C.J. Cron at first base -- was, "Oh my goodness, he rolled it over."
The Angels were clinging to the lead in the ninth inning, and Smith was trying to finish the game while pitching for a fourth consecutive night.