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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH The Angels finished April with a 9-17 record that stems largely from their 4.91 ERA, second worst in the league. "When you put a guy in, you put him in with the confidence he's...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Not much has gone right in the Angels bullpen this year, but Jerome Williams stood out through the first month as one bright light. Williams, who spent last season splitting his...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Second baseman Howie Kendrick has always been known primarily for his offense, but this season he's drawing attention for his defense. Kendrick has made several highlight-reel plays...

OAKLAND — Monday night merged into Tuesday, and on and on the Angels and Oakland Athletics played, their game stretching so far into the wee hours of the morning that the cows were home and tucked into bed long before it was over. It was the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Albert Pujols is in a slump, and the questions are increasing about whether the plantar fasciitis in his left foot is part of the problem. Not that Pujols wants to answer those...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Angels lefty C.J. Wilson has gotten off to a consistently inconsistent start, with each start showing flashes of dominance of periods of struggle. Although Wilson didn't want to use...

SEATTLE — If C.J. Wilson's intent was to add a little drama to the proceedings at Safeco Field on Friday night, the Angels left-hander did a bang-up job of it. Staked to a five-run lead in the third inning, Wilson allowed a weak-hitting Seattle...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Peter Bourjos is one of the fastest players in the majors, as his big-league-leading 10 infield hits attest. Strangely, though, Bourjos had no stolen base attempts, let alone stolen...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH The bullpen has looked nothing like the unit that was designed in the winter, or even the one manager Mike Scioscia had on his lineup card on opening day. As the Angels played...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Angels 5, Rangers 4 (11) Angels 5, Rangers 4 (11): Howie Kendrick hit a walk-off homer with one out in the ninth to lift host Los Angeles to the victory in the middle game of the three-game series. Kendrick slammed a 1-1...

The Sports Xchange Joe Haakenson, The Sports Xchange Angels 5, Rangers 4 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- First, Mike Trout made a game-saving catch in the ninth inning, then Howie Kendrick won it in the 11th inning with a walk-off home run that lifted the Los...

An Angels bullpen that has lost Ryan Madson, Kevin Jepsen and Mark Lowe to injury and Garrett Richards to the rotation absorbed another blow on Tuesday. Left-hander Sean Burnett underwent an MRI test after his forearm tightened up over the weekend....