By Mike DiGiovanna
Peter Bourjos and Mark Trumbo are in batting slumps and veteran outfielder Torii Hunter calls it 'an adjustment period for them.'
By Kevin Baxter
Athletics score eight times in first three innings and run away with game in which rain delayed the start and came back in the middle. Angels starter Tyler Chatwood lasts just 2 1/3 innings.
By Kevin Baxter
Scioscia says expanding the field from eight to 10 teams would create opportunities for more teams with terrific regular seasons to make the postseason. He says it is good for baseball.
By Kevin Baxter
Mike Scioscia says the reliever is having mechanical problems and needs to get his delivery back in sync. He has a 2-2 record with two blown saves and a 8.21 earned-run average in his last 10 outings.
By Kevin Baxter
The bullpen fails to protect a one-run lead in the ninth inning of a 5-4 defeat and now leads the league with eight losses and nine blown saves.
By Kevin Baxter
Reliever Rich Thompson walks the first two batters he faces and gives up a single. Hisanori Takahashi gives up a single that drives in the winning run. The Angels have a league-high eight blown saves.
By Kevin Baxter
The Angels let down starting pitcher Dan Haren once more, allowing his win to slip away but still earning a victory against the Texas Rangers.
By Kevin Baxter
Aybar is being more aggressive and seeing fewer pitches this season. He leads all big-league shortstops with a .351 average after going three for four Sunday with a season-best three runs batted in.
By Kevin Baxter
He gets a breaking ball from Rangers' Darren Oliver for the second day in a row and singles in Jeff Mathis.
By Kevin Baxter
The rookie first baseman, who has gotten more playing time while Kendrys Morales recovered from a broken ankle, doesn't plan to change anything now that Morales is out for the season.
By Kevin Baxter
Angels ace Jered Weaver has cooled off considerably since his 6-0 start to the season, going 0-3 with a 5.50 ERA in his last three starts. Friday's loss included two Texas Rangers home runs.
By Mike DiGiovanna
The Angels enter a weekend series at Texas in first place in the AL West but have had to overcome the loss of slugger Kendrys Morales and the struggles of their highest-paid player, Vernon Wells.
By Bill Dwyre
Shell-shocked by circumstances of injury to their power hitter last season, these Angels appear to have learned a lesson and are carrying on with grit and good chemistry.
By Mike DiGiovanna
Morales has a fracture/dislocation of his left ankle, which requires a second surgery, according to Dr. Tim Gibson, because it's much more than a 'simple ankle fracture.'
By Chris Erskine
Inexpensive and relaxing, train travel to Anaheim on the Angels Express is a victory for the common fan.
By Mike DiGiovanna
Angels take a 4-1 advantage into the late innings, but Fernando Rodney (eighth), Jordan Walden (ninth) and Kevin Jepsen (10th) can't get the job done, and Chicago pulls off a web gem to end it.
By Mike DiGiovanna
Kendrick, the regular second baseman and occasional first baseman, had never played the outfield before. But Scioscia likes his athleticism and sees him as a viable replacement for injured Vernon Wells.
By Mike DiGiovanna
The player suffered an ankle fracture last season but was expected to be available by opening day this year. He was fifth in the AL MVP voting in 2009.
By Mike DiGiovanna
Much has gone wrong so far, yet they're doing a lot of little things well, enough to build the fourth-best record in the American League and lead the AL West by two games.
By Mike DiGiovanna
They rough up Ervin Santana and Trevor Bell with three home runs and four doubles. Left fielder Vernon Wells comes up lame with injured groin.
By Mike DiGiovanna
In 16 games at Angel Stadium through Sunday, the Angels and their opponents have combined to hit 13 home runs. In games on the road, the Angels and opponents have combined for 47 homers.
By Mike DiGiovanna
Manager tries to deflect spotlight off him, saying he's happy the 'organization is moving in the right direction.' Players make sure he gets his due.
By Mike DiGiovanna
First baseman has been slow to recover from surgery in June and has an examination set up for Tuesday with a Colorado specialist.