Rangers Closer To AL West After Testy 5-4 Victory Over Angels
Angels left-hander Brett Oberholtzer and manager Mike Scioscia were ejected when Elvis Andrus was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning.
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Angels left-hander Brett Oberholtzer and manager Mike Scioscia were ejected when Elvis Andrus was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning.
Ian Desmond had an RBI single with no outs in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers moved closer to the AL West title with a 3-2 win over the last-place Angels Monday night.
Mike Trout and Albert Pujols each scored twice, Alex Meyer gave up two hits in five innings for his first career win, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 on Sunday afternoon.
Albert Pujols hit his 590th career home run and the Los Angeles Angels beat Toronto 6-1 Saturday night, dropping the Blue Jays into a tie for the top two AL wild-card spots.
Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-run homer, R.A. Dickey pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays stayed atop the AL wild-card race with a 5-0 victory over the freefalling Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Josh Donaldson went 3 for 3 with two doubles and scored two runs, Russell Martin hit a three-run homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 Thursday night.
Jhoulys Chacin came out of the bullpen to make his first start since Aug. 21, in place of injured Tyler Skaggs.
Taijuan Walker pitched a three-hitter for his first career shutout as the Seattle beat Los Angeles 8-0 Tuesday night to win their season-high seventh straight.
Andrelton Simmons hit two solo home runs, sending Jered Weaver and the Los Angeles Angels over the Texas Rangers 3-2 Sunday.
Jonathan Lucroy capped a late see-saw game with the Angels with a two-run homer in the eighth to lead the Texas Rangers to an 8-5 victory Saturday night.
Andrelton Simmons drilled a tying triple in the seventh for the Angels, who have lost three straight.
The entire infield hustled in to celebrate Cotton's memorable major league debut Wednesday, and he showed the last-place Oakland Athletics a glimpse of a promising future when they beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1
The A's didn't have a hit or a baserunner until one out in the sixth inning before their first five batters in the eighth reached.
Kole Calhoun hit a solo home run in the second inning, Albert Pujols had a two-run double in the fourth and the Los Angeles held off the Oakland Athletics 10-7 on Monday.
Albert Pujols and C.J. Cron hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and six relievers combined to shut down Seattle after starter Matt Shoemaker was hit in the head with a line drive, leading the Los Angeles Angels over the Mariners 4-2 on Sunday.
