Angels Classic Rewind | Dateline: April 17th, 2002

ANAHEIM – Ismael Valdes came back to haunt his former teammates, the Texas Rangers pitcher holding the Angels to one run and three hits in 7 1/3 innings in the Rangers’ 4-1 victory Wednesday before 15,632 at Edison Field.

The Angels scored their only run in the second inning on Orlando Palmeiro’s two-out RBI single. Palmeiro started in center field, giving Darin Erstad a chance to get off his feet, moving him to the DH spot.

Valdes went 9-13 with a 4.45 ERA in 27 starts for the Angels in 2001.