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Angels outlast Royals

Joe Blanton finally cracked the win column as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim held on for a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a four-game series.Blanton (1-7) avoided matching Rickey Clark's dubious mark for the worst start to a season by an Angels pitcher. The right-hander allowed just two runs on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings and picked up his first win of the season with the help of four home runs by his teammates.Mark Trumbo belted a two-run shot while Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Chris Iannetta all added solo blasts for the Angels, who eked out their fifth straight victory after Ernesto Frieri gave up two runs in the ninth.Ervin Santana (3-4) was denied win No. 100 by the team that traded him away during the offseason. Santana spent his first eight seasons with the Angels and was in a position to show up his former club eight years to the day he earned his first career victory.But the long ball spoiled an otherwise solid start for Santana, who served up f...

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  1. Joe Blanton works on changing speeds, shuts down Tigers to lead Phillies to 4-0 victory

    CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Joe Blanton used a mix of fastballs and changeups to shut down the Detroit Tigers, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-0 victory Thursda...

  2. Joe Blanton continues early season struggles, Werth homers against old team in Phillies' loss

    Joe Blanton has been designated "the other guy" amid the Philadelphia Phillies ' star-studded quartet of starting pitchers, and so far this season, he hasn't done an...

  3. Joe Blanton starts out strong before faltering in Dodgers 7-3 loss at Marlins

    Joe Blanton appeared to be on his way to a solid outing. Then he couldn't get himself out of a jam in the fifth and it proved to be costly.Blanton (8-10) allowed fou...

  4. Blanton hopes to get support in opener with Royals

    With a little more run support, Joe Blanton could easily enter his start on Monday night with three straight victories.Instead, the right-hander is still seeking his...

  5. First-quarter observations from the MLB season

    A little over 25 percent of the Major League Baseball season is already in the books.Several teams have established themselves as unexpected contenders. Numerous pla...

  6. White Sox aim to stay hot in Anaheim

    The Chicago White Sox attempt to stay hot as they take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the third portion of a four-game set in the Golden State.Chris Sale ex...

  7. Butler, Royals pound Angels

    Billy Butler went 5-for-5 with two doubles and five RBI to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 11-4 rout of the LA Angels of Anaheim in the opener of a three-game set ...

  8. Guthrie tries to keep streak intact against Angels

    Jeremy Guthrie has a shot on Tuesday night to match the longest winning streak by a pitcher in Kansas City Royals history.If Billy Butler and the offense can match t...

  9. Time to panic for Dodgers, Angels, Jays?

    It's much easier to build a winning baseball team when you have a huge payroll at your disposal.Still, money can't buy everything. It can't buy chemistry. It can't b...

  10. Angels outslug White Sox to end skid

    Alberto Callaspo hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs as the LA Angels of Anaheim took a 12-9 win over the Chicago White Sox in the third of a four-game set....

  11. Astros' Lucas Harrell outpitched by Joe Blanton in 5-1 loss to Phillies

    Lucas Harrell felt as though he had his best stuff. It just wasn't good enough to defeat Joe Blanton and the Philadelphia Phillies.Blanton pitched seven-plus strong ...

  12. Angels hand Blanton ball in opener with Rangers

    Righty Joe Blanton gets a chance to end a three-game April skid on Monday night when the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim host the Texas Rangers to begin a three-game s...

  1. Odd Man Rush: Time for the Angels to make their run

    The dusk of May is usually way too early to begin talking about a team approaching a make-or-break it portion of their schedule.But as expected contenders for not on...

  2. Angels shoot for sixth straight win in Kansas City

    This is probably the sort of streak that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim figured would be a regular thing throughout the season.While that hasn't been the case, th...

  3. Angels hope to remain hot in Kansas City

    The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim look to push their winning streak to five games when they open a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals Thursday at Kauffman ...

  4. Joe Blanton's complete game, Jim Thome's 3-run homer power Phillies past Twins 6-1

    Joe Blanton pitched his second complete game of the season and Jim Thome homered for the second day in a row to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-1 victory over ...

  5. Ryan Howard hits first homer of season to lift Joe Blanton , Phillies over Dodgers 3-2

    Ryan Howard homered for his first RBI of the season and Joe Blanton pitched eight effective innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-...

  6. Joe Blanton pitches 3-hit shutout as Phillies beat Braves 4-0

    Joe Blanton's plan for a quick and efficient win on Thursday keyed on his hope to take advantage of a marathon game the night before.Blanton pitched a three-hitter f...

  7. Joe Blanton easily gets overlooked in the Philadelphia Phillies' staff full of aces

    On a staff full of aces, Joe Blanton may be the wild card.Blanton is easily overlooked when people talk about the Philadelphia Phillies having one of the all-time be...

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