Sat, 10/10/2009 - 10:51 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 10: An RBI single by Maicer Izturis in the seventh put Los Angeles in front Friday and the Angels took control of their playoff series with a 4-1 win over Boston.
The Angels got to John Beckett for three runs in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and grab a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-five American League Division Series.
Los Angeles will try to win the series Sunday when the action moves to Boston.
Beckett brought a 7-2 career post-season record into the game and limited the Angels to a run on four hits through six innings in a duel with Los Angeles starter Jered Weaver.
Vladimir Guerrero drew a walk off Becket to start the big Los Angeles seventh and Howie Kendrick came on to run for Guerrero.
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Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:12 by harsheeb
Oakland, Oct. 4 -- Mike Napoli had two hits Sunday, including a solo homer, to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a regular season-ending 5-3 win over the Oakland Athletics.
The homer, Napoli's 20th of the season, drew the Angels within 2-1 leading off the top of the third.
Bobby Abreu, Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales each drove in a run, one run scored on Craig Breslow's sixth-inning balk, and Erick Aybar had three hits for the AL West champion Angels, who carry a three-game sweep into the AL Division Series against Boston Thursday.
The winner was starter Joe Saunders (16-7).
Kevin Jepsen earned his first save despite giving up a run and two hits in the ninth.
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Wed, 09/30/2009 - 11:46 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 30: Mike Napoli drove in a pair of runs Tuesday and the Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 5-2 to eliminate the Rangers from playoff contention.
Napoli connected for a two-run bases-loaded single in the fourth inning to give the Angels a 4-1 lead.
Bobby Abreu had a solo home run of the Angels, who have won three consecutive games.
Sean O'Sullivan (4-2) was credited with the win in a spot start in place of Scott Kazmir. O'Sullivan allowed two runs on three hits in five innings.
Brian Fuentes notched his 46th save.
Scott Feldman (17-7) took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.
David Murphy had two hits, including a home run, for Texas.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 12:09 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 27: Kendry Morales had three hits and three RBI Sunday, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-4 win over the Oakland Athletics.
Morales' 32nd homer of the season, a two-run blast, gave Los Angeles a 4-0 lead with two outs in the bottom of the third.
Maicer Izturis hit a two-run eighth-inning double, Mike Napoli hit a solo homer, and Vladimir Guerrero added an RBI single for the Angels -- who snapped a four-game losing streak and reduced their magic number for clinching the AL West title to two. The second-place Texas Rangers face elimination from the division race if they drop any of the four games in the series set to begin in Anaheim Monday.
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Tue, 09/15/2009 - 11:34 by harsheeb
New York, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Mike Napoli's throwing error on a pick-off attempt sparked a two-run eighth inning for the New York Yankees in a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Mark Teixeira had a triple and two RBI for the Yankees. Robinson Cano and Nick Swisher both drove in runs in the win.
Joba Chamberlain went just four innings due to a strict pitch-count, and gave up a run on four hits to get a no-decision. He hasn't won since Aug. 16, a stretch spanning seven starts (three losses, four no-decisions).
The Yankees lead the American League East by 7 1/2 games over Boston.
Vladimir Guerrero was 3-for-4 with a solo homer for the Angels.
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Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:55 by preet_20
Seattle, Sept. 2: Felix Hernandez and David Aardsma combined to throw a four-hitter Wednesday and carry Seattle to a 3-0 blanking of the Los Angeles Angels.
The Angels, who began the night with a 4 1/2-game lead in the American League West, lost for the ninth time in 14 games. Their usually powerful offense has been shut out twice in the past week.
Hernandez (14-5) allowed all four of the Los Angeles hits and struck out six over eight innings. The Angels managed more than one base runner in an inning just once against Hernandez.
Aardsma came on to work a perfect ninth for his 33rd save.
The loss went to Scott Kazmir (8-8), making his first start for the Angels after being obtained in a waiver deal with Tampa Bay.
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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:55 by preet_20
Toronto, Aug. 21: Homers by Aaron Hill and Vernon Wells helped Toronto build a five-run lead Friday and the Blue Jays survived a shaky ninth to edge the Los Angeles Angels 5-4.
Los Angeles lost its second in a row after having won eight out of nine.
The Blue Jays scored four times in the first, with Hill hitting a solo homer and Jose Bautista contributing a two-run single.
Wells then gave Toronto a 5-0 advantage with a home run in the third and the Blue Jays took a shutout into the seventh.
Marc Rzepczynski (2-3) worked 6 1/3 innings to get the win, giving up just three hits to the normally high-scoring Angels.
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Thu, 08/20/2009 - 12:25 by preet_20
Cleveland, Aug. 19: Jered Weaver bounced back from his worst outing of the season to throw a seven-hit shutout Wednesday, giving the Los Angeles Angels a 3-0 win over Cleveland.
It was the second shutout and fourth complete game of Weaver's four-year career.
The Angels, who began action Wednesday with a 5 ½-game lead over Texas in the American League West, won their fifth straight.
Weaver (13-4) survived only 3 1/3 innings in his previous start against Baltimore Friday, giving up eight earned runs, nine hits and four walks. It was his shortest outing in more than a year.
Although he allowed the Indians seven hits, Cleveland did not have more than one runner on base in any inning.
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Sat, 08/01/2009 - 10:14 by preet_20
Minneapolis, July 31: Erick Aybar's four-pitch walk started a streak of eight straight Los Angeles base runners in the 11th inning Friday, propelling the Angels past Minnesota 11-5.
The powerful Los Angeles offense pounded out 19 hits and rallied the Angels from a 5-2 deficit in the late innings.
Mike Napoli's solo homer in the eighth tied the score at 5-5 and Los Angeles then produced six singles in the 11th -- five of them coming consecutively.
Bobby Keppel (0-1), who had not allowed a run in 11 1/3 innings since being called up from Class AAA, walked Aybar and then gave up a base hit to Gary Matthews and an RBI infield single to Howie Kendrick.
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Fri, 07/24/2009 - 11:57 by surajdogra
Anaheim, Calif. July 24: Mike Napoli doubled home Bobby Abreu with two out in the 10th inning Thursday, giving the Los Angeles Angels a dramatic 6-5 win over Minnesota.
Los Angeles erased a two-run deficit in the ninth against closer Joe Nathan and then got to Jesse Crain in the 10th to win its sixth straight game.
Jason Kubel hit a two-run homer in the first for Minnesota and added an RBI single in the sixth, helping the Twins built a 5-3 lead going into the bottom of the ninth.
Nathan came on in a bid to earn his 27th save, but walked Abreu, hit Napoli with a pitch and gave up a run-scoring single to Gary Matthews. Howie Kendrick then reached on an infield single that deflected off Nathan, tying the game.
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Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:07 by surajdogra
Kansas City, Mo. July 23: Mike Napoli touched off a five-run eighth with a two-run homer Wednesday and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to defeat Kansas City 9-6.
The Angels overcame a four-run deficit with a 15-hit attack and won their fifth straight game. They maintained a three-game lead over Texas at the top of the American League West.
Kansas City, losers of nine in a row, built a 6-2 lead through six innings before suffering a bullpen collapse.
The Angels cut their deficit in half in the seventh on a solo homer by Howie Kendrick and an RBI single by Maicer Izturis. They then took control with a big inning in the eighth.
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Sun, 07/12/2009 - 11:09 by preet_20
Anaheim, Calif. July 11: Bobby Abreu and Mike Napoli had two hits and three RBI each Saturday, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 14-8 win over the New York Yankees.
Abreu, a former Yankee, hit two RBI singles and a sacrifice fly. Napoli hit a two-run double in a seven-run fifth and a solo homer.
Brandon Wood hit a two-run homer, Kendry Morales had one RBI, Howie Kendrick had three hits and two RBI and Erick Aybar had three hits and one RBI, while Gary Matthews Jr. had two hits and two RBI for the Angels, who will try Sunday for a three-game sweep.
The winner was starter Jered Weaver (10-3). He went six innings, giving up three runs on four hits with two walks and nine strikeouts.
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