Saunders Bests Smith, Angels Beat A's 2-0

Guerrero adds two RBI without a single hit in battle of SoCal

(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. More»

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) - Scott Kazmir pitched six scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-0 tonight to hand Joe Saunders his first loss of the season. Kazmir (1-1) held the Angels to a single and two doubles in his second start of the year. Evan Longoria drove in the only run off Saunders (6-1). More»

Oakland's bats afire; connect for 20 hits

(NEWSER) - Jack Cust went 4-for-4 with a go-ahead homer that triggered an eight-run fifth inning, while Emil Brown added another four hits and an RBI as the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 15-8 last night to gain a split of the four-game series. The A's, who beat the Halos 14-2 in Monday's series opener, had 20 hits. 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»