Frankie ties save record

By Doug Padilla
Staff Writer

ANAHEIM - Francisco Rodriguez did more than match the number on his back Friday, he equaled the single-season save record when he recorded No. 57.

In a game that didn't look like it would require his services, a late Seattle Mariners rally necessitated another call to the bullpen and Rodriguez delivered once again.

When Kendry Morales fielded Raul Ibanez' broken-bat grounder and stepped on first base for the final out of the Angels' 7-4 victory, Rodriguez broke off his sprint toward the bag, stopped between first and second base and did his patented point to the heavens.

"I have to give the credit to my teammates, all the guys who play behind me and the bullpen," Rodriguez said. "It would be real, real selfish if I said that I did this all by myself. I have to give the credit to them because without them I wouldn't do the big thing that I did today."