The Los Angeles Angels got a old fashioned butt kicking on Monday night as the Oakland Athletics took them to the woodshed.  The Athletics beat the Angels 14-2 to drop the Angels record to 16-11 on the season.

Starting pitcher Jon Garland tossed six innings but allowed ten hits and seven runs.  Garland walked three batters, struckout five, and also gave up two home runs.  Chris Bootcheck wasn’t much better out of the bullpen as he pitched .2 innings and gave up another seven earned runs on six hits and three walks.  Talk about a terribly job by Garland and Bottcheck.

Mike Napoli hit is sixth home run in the fifth inning to led the Angels at the plate.  The Angels only other RBI in the came in the second inning when Robb Quinlan had a RBI single.  Up and down the lineup, the Angels struggled at the plate.

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The Boston Red Sox sure made it intersting in the ninth inning when David Ortiz hit a two run home run but the Los Angeles Angels were able to hold on and defeat the Red Sox 7-5.

Joe Saunders pitched six inning to pick up the victory as he improved to 4-0 on the season.  Saunders gave up seven hits and three earned runs, but did enough to pick up the victory.  Scot Shields pitched tried to pitch the final two innings but after serving up a home run to Big Papi, he was replaced by Francisco Rodriguez who closed the door on the Red Sox.  Rodriguez picked up his ninth save of the season by recording the last out.

Gary Matthews Jr., led the Angles at the plate as he went 3-5 with three RBI.  Mike Napoli connected for his fifth home run and picked on one RBI.  Chone Figgins, Maicer Izturis, and Erick Aybar each had one RBI as well for the Angels.

With the win, the Angels record now stands at 14-9.

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The Los Angeles Angels lost a one run ballgame to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night by the score of 8-7.  With the loss, the Angels dropped their season record to 12-9.

Jered Weaver only lasted five innings as he gave up ten hits and five earned runs.  Weaver was lucky that the team bailed him out of a loss.  Darren Oliver took the loss as he gave up the run to the Red Sox in the eigth inning.

At the plate for the Angels, Jeff Mathis and Casey Kotchman both hit home runs.  Mathis finished the game with three RBI, Garrett Anderson had two RBI, while Kotchman had one RBI.  Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero finished a combined 0-9 and left ten guys on base.

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The Los Angeles Angels fell behind early in the game and it took them until the 9th inning to get on the board but their two runs were just not enough to take home the win as they lost 4-2 to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.  The loss put the Angels at 12-8 for the season.  Even though the Angels and A’s are tied in the American League West, the A’s are showing they want the spot with a 3 win streak.

Dustin Moseley got the day started off for the Angels with only four and two thirds innings pitched giving up eight hits and four runs.  Los Angeles brought in Darren O’Day, Chris Bootcheck, and Jason Bulger to take over the pitching but still couldn’t get their offense running well enough to take the win.

Gary Matthews Jr. picked up both RBI for the Angeles when he singled in the ninth inning.

If the Angels want to hold the number one spot for the American League West, they need to work hard because they are up against last year’s World Series winners the Red Sox in Boston starting on Tuesday.

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Garrett Anderson had three RBI to lead the Los Angeles Angels past the Kansas City Royals by the score of 5-3 on Thursday night.  Anderson was 2-4 in the game with a bases loaded triple in the third inning.

Erick Aybar and Gary Matthews Jr. both had one RBI as well.

Starting pitcher Jon Garland pitched a good game for the Angels.  Garland pitched 6.1 innings and only allowed two earned runs on seven hits.  He did walk three batters however.  Francisco Rodriguez picked up the win which was his sixth of the season.  Rodriguez did give up three hits and one earned run in the ninth inning.

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The Los Angels Angels really struggled at the plate against the Kansas City Royals and Gil Mech on Wednesday night as they lost to the Royals 3-2.  The Angels were only able to put two runs up on the scoreboard and those came in the fourth inning.

Casey Kotchman had a two run single in the fourth inning to account for both Angels runs.  Vladimir Guerrero stunk it up going 0-4 and leaving five runners on the bases.  Guerrero did leave the game in the eigth inning with a bruised finger.

Jered Weaver picked up the loss for the Angels and dropped his record to 1-3 on the season.  Weaver lasted six innings and gave up 10 hits and three earned runs.  The Royals should have put up more runs then three against Weaver since he gave up 10 hits in my opinion.

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The Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers on Tuesday afternoon by the score of 7-4.  The Angels scored all seven of their runs in the middle innings, and then held onto that lead to beat the Rangers.

Darren Oliver pitched 2.2 innings in relief to pick up the win.  Francisco Rodriguez pitched the 9th inning to record his fifth save of the season.  Dustin Moseley started the game but gave up four quick runs and only lasted four innings.

Gary Matthews Jr. had three RBI’s when he hit a bases loaded triple in the 6th inning.  Casey Kotchman hit a two-run home run in the 4th inning as well.  Chone Figgins and Garrett Anderson both chipped in with one RBI each.

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Finally the Los Angeles Angels have defeated the Texas Rangers.  The Rangers had defeated the Angels the last seven of eight times.  This time it was the Angels coming out on top to improve their 2008 record to 8-6.

Ervin Santana pitched seven innings to pick up the win.  After allowing three runs in the first inning, Santana settled down and pitched pretty good.  Francisco Rodriguez pitched the 9th inning to pick up his fourth save on the season.

Mike Napoli his a home run hit a solo home run in the second inning for the Angels big hit.  Casey Kotchman led the Angels with two RBI.  Vladimir Guerrero, Garrett Anderson, Maicer Izturis, and Napoli all had one RBI each.

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The Los Angeles Angels only needed four swings of the bat today to beat the Cleveland Indians by the score of 9-4.  The Angels connected for four homeruns that tallied all nine runs.

Mike Napoli started things off in the 2nd inning when he hit his first career grandslam.  In the 3rd inning, Garrett Anderson and Casey Kotchman both went deep.  Then in the 7th inning, Vladimir Guerrero connected for a three run shot.

Dustin Moseley improved his record to 1-1 on the season as he pitched six inning allowing four earned runs.  Darren Oliver, Scot Shields, and Justin Speier all pitched one inning in relief.  Shields did allow one earned run to cross the plate.

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The Los Angeles Angels were down to their emergency closer and Justin Speier couldn’t get the job done as the Angels lost to the Indians 4-2.  The Angels were ahead 4-2 going into the 9th inning, but Travis Hafner hit a two run homerun with two outs in the inning to give the Indians the victory.

Having Francisco Rodriguez out for a while is definately going to hurt the Angels.  He has the mentality that he is going to go out there and close the door against opposing teams, and I think some teams are actually scared to face him.  Speier just doesn’t have that at this point.

The only runs the Angels get muster off of Westbrook was a sac fly by Gary Matthews Jr. and a two run homerun by Vladimir Guerrero.  Both hits came in the 6th inning.

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