News - Chone Figgins
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
Robinson Cano hit a key two-run single Wednesday, leading the New York Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Cano's only hit in the game drove in Hideki Matsui and Shelley Duncan to give New York a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth, and then Cano scored on a Melky Cabrera double. Cabrera had two hits for the Yankees, who got their first series win in Anaheim since taking two of three games in May 2004. Wednesday's win came a day after the Yankees clinched an American League playoff berth. Winner A.J.
Howie Kendrick's three hits and five RBI Sunday keyed a 10-5 win by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over Texas. He hit a two-run homer and a three-run triple. Gary Matthews Jr., had two hits -- one a solo homer -- and three RBI. Juan Rivera and Chone Figgins also hit solo homers, while Erick Aybar
Howie Kendrick singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth Friday and the Los Angeles Angels ended Boston's seven-game winning streak by downing the Red Sox 4-3. Boston had won its 10 previous home contests and took a 3-1 lead through four innings.
The Los Angeles Angels got three-run homers from Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales Sunday and battered the Oakland Athletics 9-1. Right-hander John Lackey (9-7) posted the 100th win of his major league career, yielding just an unearned run and five hits over eight innings. Chone Figgins knocked in two
