Santana, Angels Shut Out Royals

Tampa Bay sweeps weekend series against Angels

(NEWSER) - Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer and Cliff Floyd added a pair of run-scoring singles, helping the Tampa Bay Rays win 8-5 over the Los Angeles Angels today. Santana departed with a 5-4 lead with one runner on and two outs in the sixth inning, but the game shifted when Justin Speier (0-3) entered and gave up a double to Akinori Iwamura and Crawford's homer. More»

(NEWSER) - David DeJesus and Alex Gordon both homered and the Kansas City Royals, the lowest-scoring team in the AL, banged out 14 hits in a 9-4 victory Wednesday night over Jered Weaver and the Los Angeles Angels. Zack Greinke (4-1) went seven innings for the victory as the Royals snapped the Angels' four-game winning streak and won at home for just the fourth time in 13 games. More»

(NEWSER) - Garret Anderson homered for the second straight game and drove in five runs to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Anderson, who had a two-run home run Monday night, slammed Brian Bannister's pitch over the right field wall for a three-run shot that tied the score 3-all in the fourth. More»

(NEWSER) - Ervin Santana remained unbeaten in six starts, Casey Kotchman drove in three runs with a pair of doubles and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 Wednesday night. Santana (5-0) allowed an unearned run and four hits over 6 2-3 innings with three strikeouts and a walk. The right-hander is 8-1 lifetime against Oakland with a 1.25 ERA. More»

K-Rod gets his 10th save in 11 chances

(NEWSER) - Vladimir Guerrero homered to highlight a four-run fourth inning and the Los Angeles Angels held off Detroit, 4-3 on Friday night, ending the Tigers' four-game winning streak. Santana pitched 6 1-3 innings, allowing three runs and six hits. Justin Speier escaped jams in the seventh and eighth innings, and Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 11 tries. More»