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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH This is going to be a big week for Jered Weaver. The Angels opening day starter is scheduled to start an extended spring training game on Wednesday, a key step toward returning to...

The Sports Xchange By Joe Haakenson, The Sports Xchange Angels win second straight, top White Sox 6-2 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A two-game winning streak typically isn't something to get excited about, but when you're the Los Angeles Angels these days, any...

MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH The Angels' slow start has left them a daunting task. They dropped as far as 12 games under .500 and 12 games behind the first-place Texas Rangers. While their situation seems dire, manager Mike...

The Sports Xchange By Joe Haakenson, The Sports Xchange Angels 6, White Sox 2 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jason Vargas threw seven scoreless innings, and the Los Angeles Angels made the most of their seven hits on the way to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH One of the Angels many issues this season has been slowing down the opponents' running game. The Angels have allowed 36 stolen bases and they've only caught four, the worst...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH The Angels have used nine starting pitchers, and the one who has the best raw stuff of them all remains in the bullpen. Garrett Richards, who has more velocity and sharper...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: White Sox 5, Angels 4 White Sox 5, Angels 4: Adam Dunn had two hits and an RBI and Jeff Keppinger drove in the go-ahead run with his first walk of the season as visiting Chicago won the opener of the four-game series. Alejandro...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Here's another reason for Josh Hamilton's sluggish start to his first season with the Angels: For the past 10 days, he's been dealing with a sinus infection that left him feeling...

CHICAGO — Major League Baseball suspended the crew chief and fined all four umpires who botched a simple application of the rules in Thursday night's game between the Angels and Astros in Houston. Angels Manager Mike Scioscia protested the ruling,...

There are issues in the starting rotation, in the bullpen, on the bench. For the Angels, those are minor issues. These Angels are built to outslug the opposition. If they don't hit, the rest doesn't matter. Those Angels showed up on Tuesday. For the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Catcher Chris Iannetta was quietly off to a nice start to his season at the plate, but since then, he's just gone quiet. Iannetta is in the midst of an 0-for-22 slump that has...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Barry Enright, who is in the rotation while Tommy Hanson is on the restricted list, is looking to prove he can get back to the form of his breakthrough 2010 season. Although the...