Angels bring A-game, but A&#39;s don&#39;t
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It is often said, mostly by broadcasters who have more time to fill than salient details, that the most important moment in a baseball game can come at any time.
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Carlos Almanzar left the game with an apparent right forearm injury with two outs in the ninth...Texas beat the A&#39;s for only the seventh time in 18 outings this season, but have won three of four from Oakland...Mark Kotsay and Jermaine Dye had three hits
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CLEVELAND - Swarms of tiny bugs descended on Jacobs Field on Saturday night, making it difficult for the Indians and Anaheim Angels to play.    Batters and fans swatted at the unidentified flying objects beginning in the fourth inning...
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The Oakland Athletics are baffled by their late-season collapse. It's so completely out of character. The A's are headed home for an even longer winter this year thanks to their problematic pitching in crunch time and a sputtering offense that caused this club to miss the playoffs for the first time in five years.
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The Los Angeles Angels knew their playoff hopes were dashed. No need to punish themselves by watching the finish of Oakland's game at Seattle.
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The Oakland Athletics got a solid effort from ace Dan Haren and took a two-run lead into the bottom of the ninth inning. They still couldn't find a way to win.
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On paper, the matchup of Hideki Matsui against Pedro Martinez didn&#39;t look like a good one for the Yankees. But, as Derek Jeter always says, that&#39;s why they don&#39;t play the games on paper.
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Bee Staff Writer. OAKLAND - Over the weekend, A&#39;s rookie shortstop Bobby Crosby played in a pivotal three-game series against the Anaheim Angels near his Orange County home.
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Boston couldn&#39;t be more confident heading back to Fenway Park, looking to close out the once-hot Angels. By MARC TOPKIN, Times Staff Writer.
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These aren&#39;t meaningful games the Mets are playing. But at least yesterday&#39;s 11-9 loss in 13 innings to the Phillies was entertaining.
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The Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels are finding it much more difficult to reach the postseason than last year, when they played each other for the AL pennant.
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The Red Sox thought they were going to have to earn all their runs against the Angels the hard way. Anaheim allowed the fewest numbest of unearned runs in the Majors all season (36).
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John Lackey allowed two hits in 7 1-3 innings and the Anaheim Angels moved a little closer to Oakland in the AL West with a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday night.
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With apologies to the Mamas and Papas, California isn&#39;t just dreamin&#39; about the baseball playoffs as the regular seasons winds down.
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(Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics and Anaheim Angels continue their battle for the American league West this afternoon, as their crucial three- game series resumes at Angel Stadium.
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Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, Darin Erstad had a three-run homer, and the host Anaheim Angels beat Oakland, 5-3, yesterday to move back within two games of the AL West-leading A's. Jermaine Dye hit a two-run shot for the A's, who won the series opener Friday night.
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A fight broke out at a major league baseball game between the Oakland A&#39;s and Texas Rangers Monday night, and the incident should spark action to eliminate this problem in the future.