Pujols Homers, Surging Angels Beat Royals 5-4
The Angels have won six straight and nine of 10. Their 12-3 start matches their best record after 15 games, set in 1979.
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The Angels have won six straight and nine of 10. Their 12-3 start matches their best record after 15 games, set in 1979.
Los Angeles has won eight of nine.
Shohei Ohtani had an RBI single that put the Los Angeles Angels ahead to stay and was later picked off first base by one of his former Japanese teammates in a 7-2 victory Wednesday night over the Texas Rangers.
The Angels, who went ahead to stay with a three-run first, improved to 9-3 for the first time since 1982.
Albert Pujols hit his 616th career homer, Martin Maldonado had two RBI singles along with an evasive move to score a run and the Los Angeles Angels extended their best start in more than three decades with an 8-3 win at Texas on Monday night.
The two-way newcomer from Japan connected Friday night for a solo home run in the second inning.
Mike Trout, Justin Upton and Luis Valbuena also homered for the Angels, who broke a 12-game losing streak to the Indians.
Mike Clevinger (1-0), a former Angels farmhand, scattered four hits and struck out five in 5 1/3 innings in his season debut.
Shohei Ohtani won his major league pitching debut, throwing three-hit ball over six innings and leading the Los Angeles Angels past the Oakland Athletics 7-4 on Sunday.
The Angels, who opened at Oakland for a second straight year, lost their fifth straight season opener after winning the previous five.
The game was called after a 32-minute delay in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Vlad helped lead the Angels to five AL West championships 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Picciolo played for the Athletics, Angels and Brewers during a nine-year big league career.
Cozart was a first-time All-Star this year, hitting .297 with 24 homers and 63 RBIs — all career bests.
The 35-year-old Kinsler hit .236 with 22 home runs and 52 RBIs last season.
