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Scuffling Jordan Montgomery, D-backs brace for Angels
The Los Angeles Angels will be riding a wave of momentum when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series in Phoenix.,The Angels have won four of their past six games, topped by Sunday's 9-7 comeback victory over the Houston Astros. The improbable victory...

Logan O’Hoppe’s walkoff homer lifts Angels over Astros
Logan O'Hoppe's two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-7 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels rallied from a 7-5 deficit with two runs in the eighth inning to tie the game, setting up O'Hoppe's dramatic fin...

Hot Yainer Diaz, Astros seek sweep of Angels
Houston Astros catcher Yainer Diaz makes it clear that his focus is calling a good game for whichever pitcher is on the mound for the club, but his struggles at the plate in the latter half of May were noticeable enough that his playing time could have been cut significantly.,Then June began, and ev...

Astros coast past Angels, 6-1
Yordan Alvarez homered and doubled to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Alvarez ended up finishing with three hits for Houston, which won for the fourth time in its past five games. ,The Astros got another strong start on the mo...

Angels' hard-throwing Ben Joyce ready for chance against Astros
Much of the Los Angeles Angels' struggles this season can be blamed on an inconsistent and ineffective bullpen, but the club hopes the recent promotion of hard-throwing right-hander Ben Joyce can provide a boost.,Joyce did not pitch in Friday's 7-1 loss to the Houston Astros, and the two clubs will ...

Framber Valdez throws complete game as Astros top Angels
Yordan Alvarez's three-run double highlighted a five-run seventh inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 7-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Astros starter Framber Valdez handled the rest, throwing his first complete game of the season and seventh of his career. H...

Pirates fastballs dazzle on day of 100-mph heaters
That noise coming out of Pittsburgh following the Pirates' 10-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday is the remnants of blazing fastballs cutting through the night air along the Allegheny River.,Pirates pitchers Paul Skenes and Aroldis Chapman headlined an impressive day all around base...

Angels edge Padres to earn rare home series sweep
Nolan Schanuel hit a solo homer, Zach Neto hit a two-run shot and Jose Soriano pitched six solid innings to help the Los Angeles Angels post a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night at Anaheim, Calif.,Neto and Logan O'Hoppe had two hits apiece as Los Angeles recorded a three-game s...

Padres look to avert sweep in series finale vs. Angels
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt had one thing in mind when he brought in reliever Jeremiah Estrada in the eighth inning of Monday's game against the Los Angeles Angels: strikeout.,Estrada, however, yielded a sacrifice fly to Luis Guillorme, allowing what turned out to be the winning run to scor...

Angels edge Padres, spoil Adam Mazur's major league debut
Zach Neto's two-run double in the seventh inning snapped a 1-1 tie and helped lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Los Angeles has won back-to-back games at home for the first time this season. The Angels are just 9-21 on their ow...

Padres' Adam Mazur set for big-league debut vs. Angels
The Los Angeles Angels have gone all-in on outfielder Jo Adell, but there figures to be a breaking point if the 2017 first-round draft pick doesn't finish the season with significantly better results.,Adell figures to be in right field on Tuesday night when the Angels host the San Diego Padres in An...

Angels pull out win over Padres, end 5-game skid
Luis Guillorme's pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the eighth inning snapped a tie and lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels ended a five-game losing streak by taking the opener of a three-game series. The Padres dropped their secon...

Knuckleballer Matt Waldron to start for Padres vs. Angels
Kevin Pillar has been the Los Angeles Angels' hottest hitter since the start of May, but he likely won't be in the lineup on Monday when the club hosts the San Diego Padres in Anaheim, Calif., for the opener of a three-game set. ,Pillar, who was signed on April 30 after electing to choose free agenc...

Luis Castillo shines as Mariners sweep Angels
Luis Castillo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-1 Sunday afternoon to sweep the three-game series between the American League West rivals.,Luke Raley homered and was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Mitch Garver added a three-r...

Mariners find spark in Ryan Bliss, seek sweep of Angels
For a team that has struggled offensively, rookie Ryan Bliss provided a much-needed spark Saturday for the Seattle Mariners.,Bliss, making his third start at second base since being called up May 27, got his first major league hit, stole two bases and scored three times in the Mariners' 9-0 win over...

J.P. Crawford's grand slam sparks Mariners' rout of Angels
J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam and Bryce Miller pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 9-0 on Saturday.,Luke Raley also homered and Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the American League West-leading Mariners, who won for the sixth ...

Mariners seeking spike in offense in rematch vs. Angels
First-place teams don't usually fire members of their coaching staff.,But the Seattle Mariners presumably felt they had to do some something to shake up an offense that ranked 29th in the major leagues with an average of just 3.64 runs per game and was on pace to set an MLB record for strikeouts in ...

Mariners overcome Angels' pinch-hit slam to win 5-4
Ty France hit a tiebreaking home run with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-4 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series between the American League West rivals.,France went 3 for 3 and added a double and three RBIs f...

Mariners look to ignite offense in opener vs. Angels
Scott Servais could sense the disappointment.,"It happens, gang," the Seattle Mariners' manager said after a 4-0 loss to Houston on Thursday afternoon that prevented his club from completing a sweep of their American League West rivals. "We just beat the Houston Astros three out of four. That's a pr...

Boosted by return of DJ LeMahieu, Yankees to close series with Angels
DJ LeMahieu has seen his name at the top of the lineup card -- either batting leadoff or in the No. 2 hole -- more than 1,000 times in his career. ,Now, in uniform again with the New York Yankees after a foot injury cost him the first 55 games of the season, the 35-year-old veteran is just glad to b...