Rangers steal home in 4-1 win over Angels for 3 in a row
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dane Dunning won consecutive starts for the first time this season for Texas, and the Rangers took the lead for good with a double steal in a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. Brock Holt scored the tiebreaking run with a headfirst slide into home on the […]
Newcomers Gomes, Marte boost Jefferies, A’s over Angels 8-3
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Yan Gomes homered in his Oakland debut, fellow newcomer Starling Marte got three hits and stole three bases, and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Sunday. Gomes, acquired from Washington at the trade deadline Friday, hit a two-run homer. Marte joined the A’s a couple days earlier in […]
Ohtani’s RBI, Barria’s gem gives Angels 1-0 victory over A’s
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani ended a long run drought with an RBI double, Jaime Barria outdueled Cole Irvin and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics 1-0 on Saturday. The Japanese two-way sensation lined a double to right-center in the third that drove in Matt Thaiss and ended the Angels’ string of […]
A’s blank Angels again, 2-0; Bassitt 1st in AL to 11 wins
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Chris Bassitt became the first American League pitcher to reach 11 wins, Matt Chapman homered and the Oakland Athletics shut out the Los Angeles Angels for the second straight night with a 2-0 victory Friday. The A’s, who have won 11 of 14 against the Angels this season, have shut them […]
Yankees get Angels lefty starter Heaney for 2 minor leaguers
MIAMI (AP) — The New York Yankees acquired Los Angeles Angels starter Andrew Heaney on Friday, adding a pitcher after making two big trades for sluggers. The Yankees got the 30-year-old lefty and cash for minor league right-handers Janson Junk and Elvis Peguero. New York began the day at 53-48, fourth in the AL wild-card […]
Ohtani hits 37th homer as Angels rally to defeat Rockies 8-7
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani continued his power display Wednesday, crushing a three-run home run, and Phil Gosselin had a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning for the Los Angeles Angels, who rallied for an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The Angels trailed early but used a five-run fourth inning to jump […]
Ohtani hits MLB-best 36th HR but Angels routed by Rockies
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 36th home run, one of the few highlights for the Los Angeles Angels in a 12-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. Brendan Rodgers and pinch-hitter Sam Hilliard homered to back six effective innings from Austin Gomber as Colorado improved to 11-37 on […]
Ohtani’s MLB-best 35th HR lifts Angels past Twins 6-2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 35th home run and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 Sunday. Ohtani, who had two hits, lasered a line drive into the right-field seats for a solo homer in the sixth inning that broke a 2-all tie. The Angels overcame an early two-run […]
Sandoval has no-hit bid end in 9th; Angels beat Twins 2-1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Patrick Sandoval knew history was within his grasp. The young Los Angeles Angels left-hander looked up at the scoreboard after every inning to confirm his work: no hits allowed. His teammates also let him know what was at stake, by staying as far away from him as possible in the dugout. In […]
Angels’ Sandoval has no-hitter through 8 against Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Patrick Sandoval of the Los Angeles Angels is pitching a no-hitter through eight innings against the Minnesota Twins. Sandoval has struck out 12, walked a batter and hit two. He’s thrown 100 pitches at Target Field on Saturday night. The 24-year-old lefty has kept the Twins at bay with a combination of […]