With Vlad back, Angels look to gain ground
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ANAHEIM, California - The Anaheim Angels hope to gain more ground in the playoff chase when they host the Seattle Mariners in the second game of their three-game set.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- In the immediate moments after Wednesday night's win over the Anaheim Angels, reporters gathered three-deep around the locker of catcher Jason Varitek, who clubbed a two-run homer to tie the game in the sixth, and helped navigate the heartening performance of Pedro Martinez, who notched a convincing playoff win, demonstrating high heat and the kind of location ...
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Aaron Sele , the former Red Sox righthander, went an impressive 9-4 during the regular season for the Angels. But he and that .692 winning percentage will be out of the Division Series between the Angels and Sox.
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They&#39;re not strangers anymore. Not strangers to each other. Not strangers in the strange land that is the postseason. When last the Anaheim Angels entered the playoffs â-here
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Vladimir Guerrero says he&#39;s not trying to win a MVP award, that he&#39;s merely trying to drive the Angels to the postseason. But it&#39;s uncanny how in striving for one goal, sometimes another appears on the horizon.
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The Angels weren&#39;t playing the same game as the Yankees this weekend. Not in the wide-angle sense of being a first-place team with the luxury of a comfortable lead.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Anaheim Angels had trouble believing this was the same Justin Miller they faced more than three months ago, when he hit three batters and gave up three consecutive home runs.
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Vaclav Prospal is returning to the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and will likely take the spot of forward Cory Stillman, who replaced him a year ago.
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Vladimir Guerrero hit a pair of homers  and drove in five runs to lead the Anaheim Angels to an 8-2 win  over the Texas Rangers in American League play in Arlington on  Tuesday.
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John Lackey picked up where Jose Contreras left off. Lackey followed up his near perfect game before the All-Star break with another gem on Friday night, holding the visiting Tampa Bay Devils Rays to five hits in the Los Angeles Angels&#039; 4-0 victory that gave the right-hander his fourth straight win and second straight shutout.
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Anaheim Angels&#39; Vladimir Guerrero singles to right against the Oakland Athletics during the fifth inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif.
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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 Red Sox' two biggest clubhouse leaders -- Trot Nixon and Jason Varitek -- missing since July 31 and Aug. 3, respectively, returned to the clubhouse yesterday. It might be too late, but both players, who will play tonight against Chicago, are ready to resume their roles, on the field and off.
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The Anaheim Angels made a late-season charge to win the AL West after they suspended Jose Guillen. They traded the volatile outfielder on Friday for two promising young players they hope will help them win more titles.
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Vladimir Guerrero homered twice and drove in five runs while going 4-for-5 and the Anaheim Angels continued their push in the AL West with an 8-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
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(Sports Network) - The newly crowned American League West champion Anaheim Angels will wrap up the regular season against the Oakland Athletics in the finale of what began as a vital three-game series at the Coliseum.
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Baseball's Angels have a new name, and it's a mouthful: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.