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Lefty Saunders Leads Angels Over Dodgers

Posted May 17, 08 3:22 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Joe Saunders bounced back from his lone loss of the year and Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs without a hit to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Friday night. Saunders (7-1) held the Dodgers to two runs in 7 1-3 innings, giving up five hits, walking two and striking out one.

Francisco Rodriguez pitched a perfect ninth for his major league-leading 17th save in 18 chances. The Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda (1-3) allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits and two walks in 6 1-3 innings. He struck out five. The Dodgers’ Andre Ethier hit his fourth homer of the season to trim the deficit to 3-2 in the seventh.

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Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar, right, runs out a third strike as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Gary Bennett prepares to throw to first base in the fourth inning on Friday, May 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Joe Saunders delivers during the first inning of an interleague baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, May 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Gary Bennett, left, can't hold onto the ball as the Angels' Maicer Izturis scores on a fielder's choice by Vladimir Guerrero in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, May 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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