The Los Angeles Angels were going for the three game sweep on the road against the Kansas City Royals but came up short as they lost 9-4 on Wednesday night.  The Angeles had won the first two games of the series before dropping the final game.

Jered Weaver struggled on the mound as he tossed 3 1/3 innings and gave up ten hits and eight runs.  David DeJesus and Alex Gordon both took Weaver deep as they hit home runs as well.  Weaver fell to 2-5 on the season with the loss.

Chris Bootcheck pitched 2 2/3 innings in relief of Weaver and he allowed three hits and one run.  Darren O’Day was finally able to hold the Royals scoreless as he pitched the final two innings of the game.

Mike Napoli and Garrett Anderson both hit home runs for the Angels but it clearly wasn’t enough for the Angels to win the game.  Napoli had two rbi while Anderson and Vladimir Guerrero had one rbi in the game.  The Angels left 12 runners on base and struck out 10 times as well.

The Angels will have Thursday off before they start a three game series down in Tampa Bay.  Angels Blog

The Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Athletics were tied 6-6 heading into the sixth inning but that was when the Athletics poured it on with eight runs in the inning.  The Angels couldn’t quite come back from that defecit as they lost to the A’s 15-8 on Thursday night.

Dustin Moseley pitched two innings of relief and took the loss for the Angels.  Seven hits and five runs in didn’t quite get the job done lol.  Starting pitcher Nick Adenhart only lasted two innings as he gave up three hits and five runs.  Darren O’Day also struggled as he only recorded two outs while giving up four hits and four runs.  Chris Bootcheck gave up another un in his 3.1 innings of action.  As you can see, the Angels pitching straff dropped the ball in the game and they all pretty threw the ball poorly.

Erick Aybar hit his first home run of the season when he hit a three run home run in the second inning.  Mike Napoli also had a solo home run in the fourth inning.  Besides Aybar’s three RBI, Napoli’s two RBI,  Mike Brown had two RBI and Gary Matthews Jr. had one RBI.

The Angels usually win the game when they score eight runs, but not when your pitching staff gives up 15 runs like on Thursday night.  The Angels will now play a three game series against the Baltimore Orioles.

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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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