Joe Saunders made a much needed and successful return to the Angels rotation yesterday afternoon. An All-Star in 2008, Saunders had been pitching most of the season with a knot in muscle in his throwing shoulder that did not allow him to pitch with his normal command. By all appearances, Joe is healthy as he stopped the Angels three game skid.Shane Loux was designated for assignment to make room for Saunders. Mike Scioscia would like to see Loux accept a spot at AAA Salt Lake City and remain with the organization.Steve Bisheff takes a look at the two types of Angel fans. Any long time user of the Angelswin.com message board will know exactly what he's writing about.One of the Angels top prospects Trevor Reckling has been selected for Team USA.Vladimir Guerrero became the eighth player to register 1,000 hits as an Angel. Guerrero joins Garret Anderson, Tim Salmon, Darin Erstad, Bobby Grich, Jim Fregosi and Brian Downing.Reminder, if you had tickets for the April 9th game against ...
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Shane Loux,
Vladimir Guerrero,
Garret Anderson,
Tim Salmon,
Darin Erstad,
Nick Adenhart,
Ervin Santana,
Brett Tomko,
Jered Weaver,
John Lackey
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics
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PREGAME: It’s Joe Saunders and Edwin Jackson today. The Tigers try for a sweep, which is always fun to write. A guaranteed .500 road trip is certainly acceptable, but a 4-2 mark would be immensely satisfying.
The Tigers have faced Saunders twice this year and have plated 9 runs in 11 innings. [...]
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Angels activate P Saunders
Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim activated left-handed pitcher Joe Saunders from the 15-day disabled list prior to the team's 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
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Lead over Texas Rangers in AL West is now 41/2 games. Joe Saunders strikes out six, gets the win.
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Torii Hunter hit an early two-run homer, Joe Saunders pitched five effective innings in his return to the Angels' rotation and Los Angeles snapped its three-game skid with a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
Hunter homers to help Angels avoid sweep to Tigers
Torii Hunter hit an early two-run homer, Joe Saunders pitched five effective innings in his return to the Angels' rotation and Los Angeles snapped its three-game skid with a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
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