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MLB: Los Angeles Angels 5, Texas 0

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 10:17 by shalini.bahadur

Aanaheim, Calif., Oct. 1: Matt Palmer gave up a single to the game's first batter Wednesday and Los Angeles Angels' pitchers did not allow another hit in blanking Texas 5-0.

Julio Borbon singled off Palmer to open the contest and was promptly thrown out trying to steal second. The Rangers went on to lose for the 12th time in 17 games in a late-season slump that took them out of playoff contention.

The Western Division-champion Angels won their fourth in a row and are set to meet Boston in the first round of the playoffs next week.

Los Angeles took the lead in the fourth on an RBI single by Torii Hunter, who came in to score on a base hit by Juan Rivera.

Most of the Los Angeles starters were replaced in the late innings.

MLB: Seattle 2, Los Angeles Angels 1

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 11:08 by preet_20

Seattle, Sept. 2: Doug Fister went a strong 7 1/3 innings Tuesday and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 after being shut out in their previous two games.

Fister (2-1) held the Halos to one run on five hits. Doug Aardsma pitched the ninth for his 32nd save.

Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-4 after missing eight games with a strained calf muscle.

Mike Sweeney drove in Seattle's first run with a single in the opening inning.

The Angels tied the scored in the second on an RBI double by Maicer Izturis but Jose Lopez broke the tie in the seventh with an RBI double to right that scored Franklin Gutierrez from first base.

Darren Oliver (4-1) took the loss in relief of Ervin Santana, who gave up a run on five hits over six innings.