Ervin Santana

MLB: Los Angeles Angels 11, Seattle 2

Seattle -- Ervin Santana turned in a strong start and Torii Hunter went 3-for-4 with three RBI Saturday in the Los Angeles Angels' 11-2 win over Seattle.

Santana (6-3) won his fifth straight start. He allowed only one run over six innings, scattering seven hits, walking three and fanning two to boost the Angels to their seventh victory in eight games.

Hunter stroked a two-run double in the seventh and also notched an RBI with a bases-loaded walk in a six-run sixth inning, during which Los Angeles sent 12 men to the plate and collected five bases-on-balls.

Two of the walks from Shawn Kelley forced in runs.

Maicer Izturis and Howie Kendrick had two hits and drove in two runs for the Angels.

MLB: Los Angeles Angels 8, Toronto 3

Anaheim, Calif. -- Bobby Abreu and Erick Aybar had two RBI apiece Tuesday to back up Ervin Santana's four-hitter in the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 victory over Toronto.

Santana (4-3) went the distance for his second complete game of the season, giving up three runs -- all on solo home runs -- and striking out 10.

Jose Bautista, Aaron Hill and Jeremy Reed homered for the Blue Jays, who lost for the fourth time in their last six games.

Ricky Romero (4-2) had an eventful 5 1/3-inning start in which he gave up seven runs on 11 hits and also struck out eight.

MLB: LA Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 5

Chicago -- Ervin Santana allowed a lone unearned run through seven innings Thursday and the Los Angeles Angels survived a late rush to defeat the Chicago White Sox 6-5.

The Angels won for the fifth time in seven games.

Santana (3-3) scattered seven hits and struck out six. It was the first time since last September Santana had gone seven innings without giving up an earned run.

Los Angeles built a 6-1 lead through seven innings -- getting a two-run single from Kendry Morales in the first and a two-run homer from Juan Rivera in the sixth.

MLB: Los Angeles Angels 11, Texas 0

Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 29: Ervin Santana pitched a shutout and Kendry Morales had a home run and three RBI Monday when the Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 11-0 to clinch the AL West title.

Santana (8-8) went the distance, scattering seven hits, walking one and striking out three for the Angels, who won their third straight division title.

Morales drove in two runs with his 33rd home run of the season in the first inning, when the Angels scored three runs. Vladimir Guerrero, Maicer Izturis and Erick Aybar each drove in two runs and Bobby Abreu and Torii Hunter each drove in one for the Angels, who came into the four-game series with the Rangers needing one victory to clinch the division crown.

MLB: Seattle 2, Los Angeles Angels 1

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.

MLB: Oakland 2, Los Angeles Angels 0

Anaheim, Calif. Aug. 28: Trevor Cahill and two relievers combined on a three-hitter Thursday and the Oakland A's handed the Los Angeles Angels a rare blanking 2-0.

It was only the second time in the last three months -- and the fourth time this season -- the Angels had been shut out. Los Angeles has lost six of its last eight and its lead over Texas in the American League West was reduced to four games.

Cahill allowed a two-out single in the fourth inning to Vladimir Guerrero and a leadoff double to Jeff Mathis in the sixth.

Mathis reached third on a ground out by Chone Figgins, but neither of the next two batters could get the ball out of the infield and Cahill (7-12) survived his only major problem of the game.

MLB: Los Angeles Angels 8, Baltimore 5

Baltimore, Aug. 17: Vladimir Guerrero hit two home runs and had five RBI Monday to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

Maicer Izturis and Kendry Morales also homered for the Angels, who won the final three games of the four-game series.

Ervin Santana (6-6) was the winning pitcher after allowing the Orioles three runs and seven hits in six innings. The Angels won for the sixth time in their last seven games.

Cesar Izturis had three hits and Nick Markakis homered for Baltimore.

David Hernandez (4-5) was charged with the loss after giving up five runs on seven hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Los Angeles Angels 6, Tampa Bay 0

Anaheim, Calif. Aug. 12: Ervin Santana pitched a complete-game three-hit shutout and Jeff Mathis drove in three runs Monday in the Los Angeles Angels' 6-0 win over Tampa Bay.

Santana (5-6) struck out six and walked two for the Angels, who have topped the Rays in the first two games of a three-game set in Anaheim, Calif.

Mathis had two hits, including a three-run double in the sixth, and Reggie Willits had two RBI and a run scored for the Angels.

MLB: LA Angels at Kansas City, ppd, rain

Kansas City, Mo. July 20: Monday's series opener between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Kansas City Royals was postponed due to rain.

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Tuesday starting at 5:10 p.m. EDT.

Ervin Santana (2-5) will pitch the opener for the Angels against Sidney Ponson (1-5). Sean O'Sullivan (2-0) will start the second game with KC going with Bruce Chen (0-4).

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Texas 8, LA Angels 1

Anaheim, Calif. July 9: Andruw Jones homered in each of his first three at bats Wednesday, powering Texas to an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

Jones had two chances to become the 16th player in major league history to record four home runs in a game, but he just got under a fast ball down the middle and popped out in the sixth before striking out in the ninth.

He was trying to add his name to a list that includes Lou Gehrig, Gil Hodges and Willie Mays.

The Rangers defeated the Angels for the seventh time in nine meetings this year and moved a game ahead of Los Angeles into first place in the American League West. Texas is a season-best 11 games above .500.

MLB: LA Angels 4, Colorado 3

Anaheim, Calif. June 24: Bobby Abreu's two-run, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning rallied the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 home win over the Colorado Rockies.

Abreu drove a base hit to right field to saddle Ubaldo Martinez (6-7) with the inter-league loss and snap Colorado's nine-game road victory streak.

Martinez, who gave up four runs on seven hits in seven-plus innings, had been solid until the eighth. He walked Jeff Mathis, gave up a bunt single to Erik Aybar and loaded the bases on a fielder's choice by Chone Figgins to set the stage for Abreu.

Kevin Jepsen (2-2) pitched the eighth for the win and Brian Fuentes notched his American League-leading 20th save.

Troy Tulowitzki had two home runs to account for all three Colorado runs.