Vladimir Guerrero's standing ovation had been replaced by boos when he stepped to the plate in the ninth inning. Although Angels fans will always have a soft spot for the slugger, they realized Los Angeles' one-run lead could vanish with just one of his enormous swings. Guerrero's homer and three RBIs earlier Tuesday night were classic Vlad — and so was the late strikeout that helped…

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The Boston Red Sox acquired Eric Patterson from the Oakland Athletics the other day after trying to make a deal…

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As they have all season, the Toronto Blue Jays relied on Shaun Marcum to put the brakes on a potential slump.

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Vladimir Guerrero spent the past six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, winning the AL MVP his first year there and being part of five division champions. "It was a good time," Guerrero said. But now the 35-year-old slugger visits the Angels as an opposing player for the first time when the Texas Rangers, who lead the AL West by 4 1/2 games and have won eight consecutive series, open a…

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This was the kind of big hit the Los Angeles Angels hoped to see all season from Brandon Wood. Wood hit his first career grand slam and Mike Napoli added a three-run homer Sunday as the Angels routed the Colorado Rockies 10-3. A top prospect for years in the minors, Wood entered the game with only two home runs and a .173 batting average.

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Jamie Moyer gave up his record-breaking 506th home run but was sharp otherwise as the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of Toronto's troubles to beat the Blue Jays 11-2 Sunday. Moyer only mistake was a two-run homer by Vernon Wells in the third inning. Moyer passed former Phillies Hall of Famer Robin Roberts for the most homers allowed in a career.

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With one swing, Hideki Matsui reached a personal milestone and gave the Los Angeles Angels enough offense for a win. Matsui hit a grand slam in the first inning to give the Angels a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night. Matsui's homer was his 150th in the major leagues and 482nd since he began playing with Tokyo's Yomiuri Giants.

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A set of lights went out at Angel Stadium on Thursday night, delaying a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels for 18 minutes. The game was held up in the seventh inning when a bank of lights overlooking right field went on the blink. The Dodgers had just increased their lead to 8-4 on a one-out RBI single by Casey Blake when umpires ordered the players off the field.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. – After striking out in his first three at-bats, Jonathan Herrera figured it was only a matter of time before he'd break out of his mini-slump.

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