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MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Jered Weaver is ready to return to the Angels. The question is whether the Angels are ready to have him. After he pitched 5 2/3 innings Wednesday in an exhibition game in extended spring training,...

When the Angels were struggling through a particularly punchless period last month, Albert Pujols warned the rest of the American League that the team wouldn't stay dormant for long. And when it awoke, he promised, it would be with a vengeance....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH When the Angels moved Mike Trout, one of baseball's best leadoff hitters, into the No. 2 spot, it was with the idea that he'd get more chances to drive in runs if someone else was...

Angels 6, White Sox 2: Erick Aybar drove in three runs to help host Los Angeles earn a split of the four-game series against Chicago. Angels starter Jason Vargas (3-3) threw seven shutout innings, allowing four hits to lower his ERA to 3.55 after it was...

If there were any questions about whether Mike Trout could be as good in his second full season in the majors, he has answered them with a sizzling May. And he was never hotter than on Tuesday night, when he became the youngest player in American...

Can Rick Hahn fix this mess? The team is old, slow and bad. It crashed in September. Few changes. Hahn is a new GM, but he is not a new voice. Rick was a partner to many of Kenny's moves -- and KW is still there. -- Ray Urchel, Oak Lawn First, the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH This is going to be a big week for Jered Weaver. The Angels opening day starter is scheduled to start an extended spring training game on Wednesday, a key step toward returning to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH The Angels' slow start has left them a daunting task. They dropped as far as 12 games under .500 and 12 games behind the first-place Texas Rangers. While their situation seems dire,...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Adam Dunn blamed the missed scoring chances in the early innings. But manager Robin Ventura cited the 10 walks four White Sox pitchers issued as the bigger failure. At any rate, there was plenty of blame shared Saturday in a...

LHP Hector Santiago gave up three runs and four hits in 3 1/3 innings Saturday against the Angels, his fourth start of the season since moving from the bullpen to the starting rotation on May 2. 1B Adam Dunn left Saturday's game against the Angels...

The Los Angeles Angels will try to secure a split against the visiting Chicago White Sox when they meet Sunday afternoon in the finale of their four-game series. Both teams wore out the base paths in Saturday’s contest. The Angels erased a four-run...

The Sports Xchange By Joe Haakenson, The Sports Xchange Angels 12, White Sox 9 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels rallied from a four-run deficit and scored a season-high in runs but had to hold on to eke out a 12-9 win over the Chicago White...