Angels Beat Indians, Creep Closer to A's
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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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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Anaheim Angels can clinch the American League West title with a victory Saturday over the Athletics, as the two teams resume a vital three-game series at the Oakland Coliseum.
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The Oakland Athletics caught Johan Santana on a rare off day. Nick Swisher, Eric Chavez and Bobby Crosby each drove in runs to help Chad Gaudin to his fifth straight win, and the A's beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Sunday to take the series.
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Darin Erstad stroked a three-run homer to help the Anaheim Angels stay alive in the American League West Division title race with a 5-3 triumph over the Oakland Athletics Saturday.
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Mark Kotsay drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single, and the Oakland Athletics increased their lead over the Los Angeles Angels to 1 1/2 games in the AL West with a 3-2 victory Wednesday.
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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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Curt Schilling limits the Angels and the offense blasts the Angels for a 8-3 victory Tuesday in Game 1.
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The Los Angeles Angels won for the eighth time in 10 games by beating the New York Yankees 3-1 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.
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OAKLAND -- -- The essential difference between the A&#39;s and the Anaheim Angels, so narrow yet so pronounced, rang loud and clear Saturday, distilled to a single inning.
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Juan Rivera hit a go-ahead   three-run double in the sixth inning as the Los Angeles Angels   put Oakland's celebrations on hold by beating them 6-2 on   Saturday.
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The Cleveland Indians pounded out an 11-5 home win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday to extend their lead at the top of the AL Central.
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(Sports Network) - The Anaheim Angels try to move up the AL West standings this evening when they continue their three-game series against the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium.
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Rookies Bobby Crosby and Nick Swisher hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning against Bob Howry, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians on Saturday night. The A's rallied from a four-run deficit in the final three innings to keep their AL West lead.
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Jake Westbrook pitched his second shutout this season, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
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Curt Schilling pitched 6 2-3 effective innings, Manny Ramirez and Kevin Millar homered during a seven-run burst, and the Red Sox beat the Angels.
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For the Angels, the complex math needed to break down the American League West is all of a sudden quite simple: One big one down, one huge one to go.
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Taking two of three from the Los Angeles Angels, the Oakland Athletics opened a 1 1/2-game lead in an AL West race that has seen all four teams stay in contention going into the final two months.