Scott Downs

OAKLAND — Mike Scioscia won't declare that Ernesto Frieri is his new closer — he'd still like the option of using veteran left-hander Scott Downs at the end of games — but the Angels manager's actions and Frieri's performance suggest the...

ARLINGTON, Texas — C.J. Wilson really wanted to pitch against the Texas Rangers, so much so that he became the first major leaguer in 11 seasons to start consecutive games. After the raininterrupted series opener when he faced only five batters...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nick Blackburn kept Albert Pujols in the ballpark, which made him no different than any other pitcher the Los Angeles Angels' slugger has faced in his first month in the American League. The problem was Torii Hunter....

The Jeff Mathis era -- cynical Angels fans would call it an error -- came to an end Saturday morning when the Angels traded the weak-hitting catcher to the Toronto Blue Jays for pitcher Brad Mills, a 26-year-old left-hander who......

Angels General Manager Jerry Dipoto said that he "did not make a contract offer" to free-agent closer Heath Bell, who signed a three-year, $27-million deal with the Miami Marlins, and that the Angels are more focused on acquring a big......

The Angels reached an agreement with free-agent reliever LaTroy Hawkins on a one-year, $3-million deal pending a physical, according to a person familiar with negotiations who was not authorized to speak about them publickly. Hawkins, who will turn 39...

Whispers Angels reliever Scott Downs, a former Blue Jay, spoke for a lot of people in Toronto when he trashed the ESPN story speculating that sign stealing at the Rogers Centre has helped Jose Bautista establish himself as one of baseball's best hitters....

The Orioles arrived at Angel Stadium this afternoon relaxed and rested, buoyed by a rare day off and a pleasant interruption from a season that can't end soon enough. But approximately 15 minutes – or exactly 22 pitches – into their series opener against...

Mark Trumbo finished a single shy of the cycle and knocked in five runs, as the Angels used three big innings to take down the Tigers, 12-7, in the opener of a four-game series. Trumbo went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and three runs scored for the...

Torii Hunter hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and doubled and scored in the sixth, and Tyler Chatwood gave up one run and five hits in seven innings Sunday, leading the Angels to a 4-1 interleague victory over......

Peter Bourjos led off the ninth inning with a triple and scored on Maicer Izturis' line-drive single, capping a furious comeback that lifted the Angels to a 6-5 victory over the Twins at Target Field. Bourjos, who also made three......