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Who said they'd be looking ahead to the Royals series? The Indians stuck to their knitting over the weekend and managed to win two of three games from the swaggering Los Angeles Angels, who hadn't lost a series ...

Lee became the AL's first 17-game winner by pitching his third complete game, and the Cleveland Indians turned four double plays in a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

CLEVELAND -- Maicer Izturis' left thumb injury was far worse than the Angels feared.

The AL West-leading Angels totaled 23 runs in Jon Garland 's previous two starts, including an 11-6 win at Camden Yards.

For two teams who are supposed to be among the best, if not the best, that Major League Baseball has to offer, this was an awfully ugly game.

Xavier Nady had a career day at the plate, and a nightmarish eighth inning that featured three Angels miscues in the field helped the New York Yankees rally past Los Angeles, 14-9, in a wild affair at Yankee ...

New York pitcher Mike Mussina fields a bunt and throws to first to get Los Angeles' Erick Aybar during the third inning.

The Rangers and Ian Kinsler have 10 games left against the high-flying Angels and shortstop Erick Aybar.

The Rangers and Ian Kinsler have 10 games left against the high-flying Angels and shortstop Erick Aybar.

The scrappy Los Angeles Angels are showing they've got what it takes to beat the Boston Red Sox.

Pinch hitter Erick Aybar hit a bases-clearing triple to highlight a four-run seventh, and the Angels rallied for a 4-2 victory over the defending World Series champions Saturday. Los Angeles pinch hitters were just 6-for-38 with five RBIs this season before Aybar's clutch hit.

The Angels, going for their fourth AL West title in five years, won their fourth straight game including an 11-3 triumph over the Red Sox on Friday night to move a season-high 21 games over .500 and extend their division lead over Oakland to eight games.

Seems like we go through this every year, no? The Red Sox are good. The Angels are good.

PHOENIX -- Jonathan Broxton said that while pitching a perfect 11th inning Friday night to earn his first save as the new Dodgers' closer, he had one thought in his mind.

ANAHEIM, California : A late bases-clearing triple by pinch-hitter Erick Aybar rallied the Los Angeles Angels to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 in the American League on Saturday.

The scrappy Los Angeles Angels are showing they've got what it takes to beat the Boston Red Sox.

Indians 5, Rays 2 -- The Tampa Bay Rays lost their seventh straight game Sunday, sending baseball's feel-good story into the All-Star break on a sour note.

Rays tumble continues...Angels flying high...Perry wins again UNDATED Tampa Bay fell out of first place in the American League East on the final day of play before the All-Star break.

Eds: APNewsNow. Angels 4, Athletics 3. AP Photo OAS102, OAS101 OAKLAND, Calif. Erick Aybar's infield single drove in the winning run with two outs in the ninth and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the ...

Erick Aybar's infield single drove in the winning run with two outs in the ninth and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday, spoiling another solid outing from All-Star ...

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim try to close out the first half of the 2008 campaign on a high note as they finish up a three-game set against the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum this afternoon.

Ian Kinsler walked, then scored his 82nd run on a double by Ramon Vazquez. Rangers 2, Los Angeles 0 LOS ANGELES SECOND Howie Kendrick's first homer of the year came on at-bat No.