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Starting Five: Napoli Lifts Angels to Top

Found June 28, 2009 on FanHouse:
PLAYERS: Mike Napoli,  John Lackey
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels

by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Angels, Mariners, Marlins, Rays, Red Sox, White Sox, Starting FiveStarting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... That Mike Napoli is one of the best power hitters you've never heard of. Napoli, the Angels catcher, blasted his 10th homer, a tie-breaking 428-foot shot in the ninth inning to lead the Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks. Later in the day, when the Rangers lost, the Angels moved alone into first for the first time all season.The last time the Angels played in Arizona, in 2006, Napoli hit a 470-foot homer that is the third longest ever hit at Chase Field. Napoli has 56 homers in 890 big league at-bats. His ratio of one homer per 15.9 at-bats in the highest in big league history for any catcher with at least 50 homers, according to Stats LLC."He's got sick pop. He's got the most pop on this team by far," Angels starter John Lackey sai...
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