A's lose to Angels, who need just one more win for playoffs

ANAHEIM -- With a few timely hits and a few more timely outs by their bullpen Sunday, the Los Angeles Angels made certain they'll welcome the Texas Rangers on Monday with a simple formula to seal their playoff fate. One win and they're in. Kendry Morales homered and drove in three runs, and the Angels snapped their first four-game losing streak of the season with a 7-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Morales had three hits and Mike Napoli also homered for the Angels (91-64), who blew most of an early five-run lead before hanging on for their first victory since last Monday, putting them on the brink of their fifth AL West title in six years. While the Angels finished up with Brian Fuentes' 45th save, second-place Texas was simultaneously blowing a three-run lead in the ninth inning of a 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay. Those results reduced Los Angeles' magic number to two for clinching its third straight division title -- and probably a first-round matchup...