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Matt Shoemaker thought only about his team, not how far he had come personally since a line drive that hit off the right side of his head and led to brain surgery last September. Shoemaker battled through five innings for his first victory since that injury, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-5 on Wednesday night. ''Wins are always great, but the satisfaction is that we won,'' Shoemaker said. Continue to Article

April 27, 2017 2:48:am EST

ANAHEIM (AP) — Kole Calhoun ripped a two-out single in the 11th inning to score Danny Espinosa and send the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Jesse Hahn pitched eight innings for Oakland and JC Ramirez went seven for Los Angeles as the game remained scoreless until Josh Phegley and Mike Trout hit solo homers in the 10th. Phegley crushed the first pitch he saw from Jose Alvarez for his first career pinch-homer. Trout then led off with a shot just inside the right field foul pole off closer Santiago Casilla. It was the first extra-inning homer of Trout’s career. Manager Mike Scioscia got his 1,500th career victory. Ryan Madson (0-2) took the loss, Continue to Article

April 25, 2017 11:49:pm EST

Sometimes, we don’t fully appreciate the reflexes that ballplayers have. On Monday night, Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Chris Coghlan showed off those bat-avoiding reflexes when the Jays were taking on the Los Angeles Angels. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Albert Pujols was batting, and he hit a bouncing looper right toward Coghlan between second and third. Continue to Article

April 25, 2017 11:29:am EST

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Marcus Stroman pitched a seven-hitter and Devon Travis hit a go-ahead, two-run homer during a four-run eighth inning in the Toronto Blue Jays' 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Stroman (2-2) survived a rocky ninth Continue to Article

April 23, 2017 7:08:pm EST

A look at what's happening all around the majors Sunday: --- BAD BLOOD The Tigers and Twins close out a three-game series a day after benches cleared and punches were thrown. Detroit's JaCoby Jones was hit in the face by a pitch, and two innings later Continue to Article

April 22, 2017 9:56:pm EST