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ANAHEIM -- Maybe it was just a coincidence that Angels first baseman Albert Pujols hit his second home run of the 2012 season the day after his team fired hitting coach Mickey Hatcher in a clear attempt to shake things up with a struggling ballclub. ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- On the day new hitting coach Jim Eppard officially took over, the Los Angeles Angels put together a complete offensive performance and comfortably topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2. Jerome Williams pitched eight innings to earn the ...

ANAHEIM -- Of the nine hitters in the Los Angeles Angels' lineup Wednesday for their game against the Chicago White Sox, new hitting coach Jim Eppard has already coached seven of them during a regular season. That's the familiarity Angels general ...

ANAHEIM -- Peter Bourjos, the Angels' young, speedy center fielder, prefers to play a shallow outfield, and who can blame him? By both statistical and visual measures, he's among the best defensive outfielders in the major leagues, and a true Gold...

ANAHEIM -- The suddenly-streaking Angels got more solid pitching from Joel Pineiro, superb defense from Peter Bourjos and timely hitting from Vernon Wells and Co. to take the opener of a three-game set with the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, before 43,012 fans...

ANAHEIM -- When a first-inning fastball from Hiroki Kuroda hit Angel outfielder Torii Hunter on the top of the left hand in Friday's series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Hunter immediately feared he'd broken a bone in his hand and would be ...

ANAHEIM -- Behind yet another great performance from right-hander Jered Weaver and timely hitting throughout their order off of Clayton Kershaw, the Angels evened up a weekend series with the Dodgers after a 7-1 win. The Good: Weaver's All-Star...

ANAHEIM -- Angels manager Mike Scioscia clearly was reluctant to praise Dodgers' right-hander Hiroki Kuroda after Friday's game, a 5-0 Dodgers' win, despite Kuroda's stellar seven-inning, three-hit, one-walk performance. "He pitched alright," Scio...

ANAHEIM -- The Angels couldn't consistently get hits off of Dodgers' right-hander Hiroki Kuroda, and starter Tyler Chatwood didn't miss any bats all night as the visiting Dodgers posted a shutout win, 5-0. The Angels' loss evens the season series ...