Streaking Angels Cut Athletics' Lead
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While the Red Sox and Yankees have dominated the pennant-race headlines, the AL West is even closer, with fast-closing Anaheim just 1 1/2 games behind Oakland.
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Erubiel Durazo hit a three-run homer and Eric Chavez also connected for the Oakland Athletics, who completed a four-game sweep of the slumping Baltimore Orioles with a 9-4 victory Thursday.
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The Seattle Mariners beat Oakland 7-2 Tuesday, leaving the Athletics tied with Anaheim for the lead in the American League West with five games to play.
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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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Howie Kendrick struggled the first time he came up from the minors. He&#039;s off to a flying start the second time around. Just two days after getting recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake, Kendrick doubled twice and singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels take a 7-5 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, Darin Erstad had a three-run homer and the Angels beat Oakland 5-3 on Saturday to move within two games of the division-leading Athletics again.
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John Lackey fell behind early before Anaheim rallied behind three RBIs from Troy Glaus to beat Oakland 6-2 on Sunday to close within one game of the AL West-leading Athletics with a week to play.
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Ervin Santana allowed three hits in seven innings and Chone Figgins hit his first inside-the-park home run to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Oakland Athletics 6-0 Friday night.
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Vladimir Guerrero homered twice, and Troy Glaus and Jose Guillen also hit home runs as the Angels moved within a game of the first place Oakland Athletics in the West with a 9-5 victory over the Texas Rangers last night in Anaheim, Calif.
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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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Garret Anderson capped a three-run eighth inning rally with a run-scoring single as the Anaheim Angels edged the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Saturday to capture their first AL West pennant in 18 years.
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Miguel Tejada and Chris Gomez drove in two runs apiece and the Baltimore Orioles beat Oakland 6-5 Saturday to snap the Athletics' 10-game home winning streak.
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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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ANAHEIM, California -- The Anaheim Angels are keeping it close in the AL West. Garret Anderson hit a tie-breaking double in the eighth inning, Darin Erstad had a three-run homer and the Angels beat Oakland
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Casey Kotchman drove in three runs, including two in a six-run seventh inning, as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10-6 Friday night.
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Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs  with a pair of hits as the Texas Rangers beat Anaheim 6-3 in  Arlington on Thursday, dropping the Angels into a first place  tie with Oakland in the AL West.
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While Ichiro Suzuki is closing in on a big record, the Anaheim Angels keep stumbling in their effort to gain ground in the playoff chase.