Angels' Escobar Quiets Tigers' Bats
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Kelvim Escobar gives up only an unearned run, overcomes three errors and Vladimir Guerrero homersto help the Angels beat Detroit, 2-1, on Sunday night.
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Troy Glaus fouled off pitch after pitch, waiting for Francisco Cordero to make a mistake. On the 10th pitch of the at-bat, he got one. Glaus hit a hanging slider for a two-run homer Wednesday night, helping the visiting Anaheim Angels beat the Texas Rangers 8-7 in 11 innings and move into sole possession of first place in the AL West.
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Runs were tough to come by for the Detroit Tigers as their AL Central lead dwindled to one game. That changed big time in one inning Friday night and their lead in the division doubled. Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer in an eight-run fourth inning and Brandon Inge had a grand slam in the sixth in a 17-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
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Kelvim Escobar put aside the past and got a rare win against the Chicago White Sox.
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Nate Robertson pitched eight strong innings, outdueling Kris Benson (10-11) in Detroit, to lead the Tigers to a 2-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles last night.
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Troy Glaus hit a two-run homer in the 11th as the visiting Anaheim Angels beat the Rangers, 8-7, last night and vaulted into first place in the West while eliminating surprising Texas from the playoff chase.
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Jose Canseco bragged about not having to work as hard as other players on the A's because he had a "helper," Tony La Russa says.
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Ramon Hernandez had a big hand in Thursday's win thanks to his arm, throwing out a runner at third to quell a possible Angels rally.
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Jeff DaVanon walked to the plate in the seventh inning, fully aware that he was a home run away from history. &quot;I&#39;d be lying if I said I didn&#39;t know,&quot; the Anaheim Angels outfielder said.
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A wolf in Angels wings? Or a sacrificial lamb to be served up on the Fenway mound this afternoon? Kelvim Escobar went 11-12 this season and was beaten by the Red Sox [stats, schedule], 4
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Chone Figgins and Casey Kotchman each had three hits and two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels lowered their magic number for clinching the AL West to five with a 10-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Monday night.
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The Los Angeles Angels backed up a fine pitching display by Kelvim Escobar to register a 3-1 road victory over the Yankees on Saturday, their eighth win in 10 games piling more misery on a slumping New York team.
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Bengie Molina went 4-for-4 with a three-run homer, Kelvim Escobar outpitched Kevin Brown and the Anaheim Angels completed a three-game sweep.
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Chone Figgins was struggling at the plate, so Angels manager Mike Scioscia dropped his leadoff hitter to ninth in the order a week ago. It's certainly taken some pressure off Los Angeles' most versatile player.
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The Oakland Athletics thrive on offense when Eric Chavez is hitting. He is finally beginning to feel like himself again at the plate following a frustrating month in which his troublesome forearms have hindered his swing.
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Kelvim Escobar pitched seven strong innings and Garret Anderson hit a three-run homer, leading the Anaheim Angels to a 5-1 win over the Mariners last night in Seattle.
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Darin Erstad doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, lifting the Anaheim Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.