Ernesto Frieri

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Left-hander Hector Santiago missed a chance Saturday to cement a spot in the Chicago White Sox's rotation. And that was just the start of the problems for the Sox, who blew a four-run lead and lost to the Los Angeles Angels 12-9....

The Sports Xchange By Joe Haakenson, The Sports Xchange Angels 12, White Sox 9 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels rallied from a four-run deficit and scored a season-high in runs but had to hold on to eke out a 12-9 win over the Chicago White...

MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH One of the Angels many issues this season has been slowing down the opponents' running game. The Angels have allowed 36 stolen bases and they've only caught four, the worst percentage in the American...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH The Angels have used nine starting pitchers, and the one who has the best raw stuff of them all remains in the bullpen. Garrett Richards, who has more velocity and sharper...

CF Mike Trout came into Sunday's series finale in Chicago scorching hot at the plate. Trout was hitting .356 with 13 RBIs in the prior 11 games, with nine of his previous 15 hits going for extra bases -- three doubles, two triples and four home runs. He...

There are issues in the starting rotation, in the bullpen, on the bench. For the Angels, those are minor issues. These Angels are built to outslug the opposition. If they don't hit, the rest doesn't matter. Those Angels showed up on Tuesday. For the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Here's another reason for Josh Hamilton's sluggish start to his first season with the Angels: For the past 10 days, he's been dealing with a sinus infection that left him feeling...

All games on WSCR-AM 670. Season series: Angels 2-1. Thursday: 9:05 p.m. CSN. LH Jose Quintana (2-1, 3.72) vs. RH Jerome Williams (2-1, 3.06). Friday: 9:05 p.m. CSN. LH Chris Sale (4-2, 2.88) vs. LH C.J. Wilson (3-2, 3.88). Saturday: 3:05 p.m....

A long-ball barrage, like the Los Angeles Angels unleashed Tuesday night, was the likeliest way, probably, for Jeremy Guthrie's club-record streak of non-losing starts to come to an end. Guthrie is a fly-ball pitcher who has always been susceptible to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Barry Enright, who is in the rotation while Tommy Hanson is on the restricted list, is looking to prove he can get back to the form of his breakthrough 2010 season. Although the...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Angels 6, Royals 2 Angels 6, Royals 2: Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton homered in the same game for the first time as teammates and Los Angeles ended a three-game home losing streak. Howie Kendrick and Mike Trout also homered...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH The story in the spring was about Ernesto Frieri expanding his repertoire so he wouldn't be simply throwing fastballs. So far this season, he's thrown his fastball 84.7 percent of...