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Sale, Viciedo lead White Sox over Angels 6-1 (The Associated Press)

GoHalos — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:51:23 +0000

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Chicago White Sox desperately needed a strong outing from one of their starters. Chris Sale provided it.

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The Juice: Another Albert Pujols home run sighted, Orioles beat Royals in 15 (Big League Stew)

GoHalos — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:51:02 +0000

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Was that Bigfoot or Sasquatch?: Oh, neither. Just the second home run of the season for Albert Pujols, who went deep for the Los Angeles Angels in a 7-2 victory against the White Sox on Wednesday night. Some were beginning to wonder how many homers he had left in his bat after a drought of 33 games and 139 at-bats to start the season. Now he’s got two deeps, giving him 447 for his career so far, on his way to 500-plus. You know, Albert.
“It’s been awhile,” Pujols said. ”There are some times I feel good at the plate and hit the ball hard but don’t catch any breaks. But you can’t lose your focus. Every at-bat, no matter how I feel, I try to take it as the last at-bat of my career. Hey, listen – this game is not easy. I’ve been saying that all year long. There are things that are out of your control.”
Jim Eppard fixes everything: The Angels have knocked out 24 hits in their past two games with the memory of fired coach Mickey Hatcher still on their minds. New coach Jim Eppard tutored many of the Angels in the minor leagues, so at least he’s coming in with an idea of how to help.
”What’s great about it is that a lot of the guys here I’ve had come through Salt Lake, so I have a mental tape of those guys.”
O’s so good: The Baltimore Orioles are 24-14 after Adam Jones hit a tie-breaking home run in the 15th inning to carry them to a 4-3 victory at Kansas City. Jones’ 12th homer of the season came after he started the game 0 for 6.
”Some people were behind me, yelling at me, ‘Hey, come on Jones.’ I showed them. After I hit that, they shut up the heck up.”
Said.

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American League notebook — Wednesday, May 16, 2012 (The SportsXchange)

GoHalos — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:51:15 +0000

Baltimore: LHP Zach Britton threw four scoreless innings Tuesday during his second start in extended spring training, and he is due to pitch there again Monday. Britton, on the disabled list all season due to a left shoulder impingement, might be able to rejoin the Orioles in late May or early June. … LF Xavier Avery started for the fourth consecutive game to open his major league career. After hitting ninth Tuesday, Avery was back in the leadoff spot for the series opener at Kansas City.

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The Juice: Mike Trout homers, Angels get 12 hits, coach Mickey Hatcher gets fired (Big League Stew)

GoHalos — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:51:54 +0000

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Santana, Pujols lead revived Angels past A’s 4-0 (The Associated Press)

GoHalos — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:51:49 +0000

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ervin Santana took an extra moment to savor the standing ovation while he walked off the Angel Stadium field in the eighth inning. He certainly earned a little applause after turning around a rough start to his season with the Los Angeles Angels.

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The Juice: Dodgers beat D-backs in brushback battle, Matt Kemp goes on DL (Big League Stew)

GoHalos — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:51:37 +0000

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Angels OF Hunter out after son’s arrest in Texas (The Associated Press)

GoHalos — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:51:24 +0000

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Torii Hunter was placed on the Los Angeles Angels’ restricted list Monday after his teenage son was arrested in Texas.

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10 Degrees: Looking beyond Josh Hamilton’s legendary week to handicap his free-agent market

GoHalos — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:50:56 +0000

Texas remains favored to keep Hamilton but the slugger is having the type of season general managers can’t ignore.

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

GoHalos — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:52:01 +0000

CINCINNATI (AP) Joey Votto hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a rain-delayed 9-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.

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MLB: Harper back in Nationals’ lineup (The SportsXchange)

GoHalos — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:52:17 +0000

Washington Nationals budding star Bryce Harper was in the lineup Saturday, a day after accidentally hitting himself on the side of his head with a bat during Friday night’s game at the Cincinnati Reds.

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