News - Bobby Abreu
Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki hit two-run homers Saturday, leading Oakland to a wild 15-10 win over the LA Angels. Both players had three hits and four RBI, with Cust hitting an RBI double to snap a 10-10 tie in Oakland's six-run top of the eighth. Mark Ellis hit a three-run homer. Daric Barton had four
A three-run double by Kendry Morales highlighted a four-run first Wednesday and started the Los Angeles Angels on their way to a 6-3 victory over Seattle. Jered Weaver struck out eight in winning for the third time in his last four decisions. Los Angeles captured its second straight and stayed 4 1/2 games in front of Texas for the lead in the American League West.
Erick Aybar drove in the winning run in the 10th inning for the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday in their 3-2 victory over Seattle. Aybar singled off of Miguel Batista (6-4) to drive in Bobby Abreu, who opened the inning with a single and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and a ground out. The first-place Angels lead Texas in the American League West by 4 ½ games. Abreu had two hits and an RBI for Los Angeles. Matt Palmer (10-1) picked up the win by pitching a scoreless 10th.
A two-run homer by Jeff Mathis was the first of four home runs hit by the LA Angels Thursday in a 9-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. Mathis had two hits and his fifth homer gave Los Angeles a 4-0 lead in the second.
Scott Podsednik's RBI single with two out in the ninth Tuesday gave the Chicago White Sox a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Kevin Jepsen (3-3) struck out Carlos Quentin and got Chris Getz on a ground out but Jayson Nix doubled and Podsednik lined a single to center to drive in Nix with the winning run. Matt Thornton (6-2) got the win after pitching 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief for the White Sox, who won for the fourth time in their last five games. Gordon Beckham hit a solo homer and finished with two RBI, and Paul Konerko and Carlos Quentin each drove in a run for Chicago. Los Angeles scored three in the third to take a 3-2 lead.
