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Mariners continue series with A's Tue Sep 27 10:50:10 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - An impressive rookie season by Blake Beavan comes to an end tonight when the Seattle Mariners hurler faces off against the Oakland Athletics in the middle portion of a three-game series. Beavan has gone 5-5 with a 3.82 earned run average in 14 starts this year, 11 of those quality outings. The right-hander has also shown great control, walking only 13 batters in his 92 innings. Beavan did not issue a free pass for a third straight outing on Thursday at Minnesota, getting a no
Angels 1B Trumbo has stress fracture in right foot Mon Sep 26 20:52:50 2011 EST
stress fracture in his right foot that will end his season. Trumbo was evaluated at the Kerlan-Jobe Medical Center in Los Angeles, and tests performed there revealed the fracture. The 25-year-old was taken out of Saturday's game against the Oakland Athletics with what was termed as right ankle discomfort, and was also removed from Sunday's contest with the same problem. He will be re-evaluated in 4-to-6 weeks. The Angels are still mathematically in the AL wild-card chase, being three games behi
Angels hope to Trumbo in clash with Athletics Sun Sep 25 10:58:56 2011 EST
no room for error as they continue to keep their slim playoff chances alive. They also need one of their better bats in the lineup today. Los Angeles hopes that slugger Mark Trumbo can play in Sunday's finale of a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics after yesterday's victory pulled the Angels to within 2 1/2 games of the wild card spot. Trumbo leads the Angels with 29 homers and 87 runs batted in this season, but left yesterday's big win in the sixth inning with a right ankle injury th
Hunter leads Angels past Athletics Sun Sep 25 00:09:07 2011 EST
Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Torii Hunter finished 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and drove in three, as the Angels kept their playoff hopes alive with a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Los Angeles closed to within 2 1/2 games behind wild card-leading Boston, which lost to the Yankees on Saturday. Jerome Williams (4-0) gave up one run on five hits over 6 1/3 innings to get the win. Jemile Weeks knocked in both runs for the Athletics, who have dropped four of six. Guillermo Moscoso (8-10
Orioles edge Tigers, deny Verlander 25th win Sat Sep 24 23:04:56 2011 EST
in the first three innings. He eventually settled down to toss seven frames, surrendering eight hits and one walk while striking out six in a no-decision. Bob Welch was the last major league pitcher to earn 25 wins when he went 27-6 for the Oakland Athletics in 1990. The Tigers offense fought back from the 5-0 deficit to tie it in the eighth on a Jhonny Peralta RBI single. With the loss, the AL Central-champion Tigers fell one game behind the Texas Rangers for the second best record in the Amer
Angels try to boost playoff hopes in meeting with A's Sat Sep 24 11:02:46 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - With hopes of a division title having evaporated, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim turn their attention to the wild card race as they try to even their three-game series tonight with the Oakland Athletics. The Angels were handed a 3-1 setback by the A's in last night's opener and that defeat gave the Rangers the American League West crown thanks to their victory over the Mariners. Los Angeles' second straight loss also dropped it 3 1/2 games behind Boston for the American Le
Rangers AL West champions again Sat Sep 24 02:01:57 2011 EST
rlington, TX (Sports Network) - Adrian Beltre and Craig Gentry each hit a two-run homer, and Texas beat Seattle, 5-3, on a night the Rangers clinched the American League West title. The victory, coupled with the Angels' 3-1 home loss to the Oakland Athletics Friday, secured the Rangers back-to-back division crowns for the first time since 1998-99. "It feels great simply because it's so hard to repeat," said Texas manager Ron Washington. Matt Harrison (14-9) won his fourth straight start after s
Angels falter at home to A's Sat Sep 24 01:43:51 2011 EST
Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Jemile Weeks and David DeJesus both homered off Los Angeles ace Jered Weaver, and the Oakland Athletics spoiled the Angels' faint hopes for a division title with a 3-1 win. The loss by the Angels, who failed to score after loading the bases in the eighth, secured Texas' second straight AL West crown. They also fell 3 1/2 games behind the wild card-leading Boston Red Sox with five games to play. Gio Gonzalez (15-12) outdueled Weaver (18-8), allowing one run and thr
Rangers capture AL West Sat Sep 24 00:44:47 2011 EST
rlington, TX (Sports Network) - Adrian Beltre and Craig Gentry each hit a two-run homer, and Texas beat Seattle, 5-3, on a night the Rangers clinched the American League West title. The victory, coupled with the Angels' 3-1 home loss to the Oakland Athletics Friday, secured the Rangers back-to-back division crowns for the first time since 1998-99. Matt Harrison (14-9) won his fourth straight start after scattering three hits over six solid innings. The left-hander gave up all three runs in his
Angels try to keep postseason hopes alive against Oakland Fri Sep 23 11:17:44 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The LA Angels of Anaheim are counting on Jered Weaver to keep their slim playoff hopes alive when he takes the ball tonight in the opener of a three-game series versus the Oakland Athletics at the Big A. The Angels are three games behind Boston for the American League wild card lead, but Tampa Bay is sandwiched in between at two games off the final postseason berth in the Junior Circuit. Anaheim also sits five games in back of Texas in the AL West and the Rangers can wrap up
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