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The only time Dan Haren isn't thinking about catching the Texas
Rangers in the AL West race is when he's pitching. And that focus
has enabled the Los Angeles Angels to stay in the hunt after a
sluggish start to the season.
There have been numerous times in Jered Weaver's career when he
felt he had to pitch a shutout to win a game. For the second time
this season, he threw nine scoreless innings without getting a
decision.
With Luke Scott out for the season and Vladimir Guerrero on the
disabled list, the Baltimore Orioles are desperate for production
from the middle of the lineup.
Ervin Santana ended his personal losing streak on the road and
helped the Los Angeles Angels secure their first win over the
Baltimore Orioles in nearly two years.
Howie Kendrick had three hits and four RBIs, including a
tiebreaking two-run single, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped the
Texas Rangers' 12-game winning streak with a come-from-behind 9-8
victory Wednesday night.
Jered Weaver needed a few pitches to get his mind back into the
swing of things. It had been nine days since he started - except
for the All-Star game, that is.
Mark Trumbo led off the ninth with a tiebreaking homer, and Hank
Conger hit a tying homer in the seventh inning of the Los Angeles
Angels' 12th win in 15 games, 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners on
Friday night.
Tyler Chatwood couldn't miss through the first three innings.
Even after the rookie pitcher gave up a bases-loaded walk, he
remained unruffled.
The trio of youngsters at the bottom of the Los Angeles Angels'
lineup can hit and score. Their fill-in starting pitcher was also
pretty good.
Jered Weaver struck out a career-high 15 and the Los Angeles
Angels took advantage of a costly error by Toronto center fielder
Rajai Davis to beat the Blue Jays 3-1 on Sunday.
The Blue Jays' Brandon Morrow lost a no-hit bid with two outs in
the ninth inning on an infield single by Evan Longoria, then stuck
out his 17th batter of the game to finish off a 1-0 victory over
the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.
