Matt Shoemaker’s pitching and a mightily revived offense were quite enough to give the Los Angeles Angels a 7-0 win over the Detroit Tigers in Anaheim Friday night. Shoemaker (2-2) pitched six […]
Angels tame Tigers; Ducks fall to Preds
Escobar was hot, Halos cold in 7-1 loss
You might as well called them the Los Angeles Escobars on Thursday night, because the Angel leadoff man and third baseman was just about the only member of the team making much […]
Beaten by A’s, Halos to take on Tigers
By Pete Zarustica It’s been said that April is the cruelest month, but May’s not working out too great for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, either. With a 3-1 loss in […]
Three Halo homers power a 7-3 victory
Three home runs helped power the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-3 win over the Oakland A’s Tuesday night in Oakland. Albert Pujols hit his 596th career homer in the first and […]
Another late-inning defeat for Halos
He who lives by the last inning heroics dies by the last-inning heroics. The Oakland A’s proved that Monday night, defeating the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 in 11 innings on a home […]
Ducks and Angels sunk on Sunday
It was a bad Sunday for local professional sports teams, as both were defeated in key contests. The Anaheim Ducks lost a chance to close out the second round Stanley Cup series […]
Ground ball was enough for Angels’ win
Not all games are won by impressive home runs. Andrelton Simmon’s high chopper ground ball in the bottom of the ninth lingered long enough to enable Kole Calhoun to race home with […]
Trout-less Halos punchless in Seattle
Mike Trout took the day off on Thursday, and so did a lot rest of the Los Angeles Angels, it seemed. The all-star centerfielder rested a strained hamstring muscle and watched his […]
Ducks, Oilers are now fit to be tied
The Anaheim Ducks squared accounts with the Edmonton Oilers Wednesday night, evening the Stanley Cup second round series with a stirring 4-3 comeback win. After losing two in Anaheim, the Ducks have […]
Pujols powers Halos to a comeback win
By Pete Zarustica There’s still some life in the “old guy” yet. Albert Pujols, who started off the 2017 season with a now-typical slow start, is flashing the same form that puts […]
