Rookie Sean O'Sullivan doesn't have any overpowering pitches, but Angels manager Mike Scioscia knows what he likes about the burly right-hander.

"Sean is a very confident young pitcher," Scioscia said. "Although he's 21, his makeup is well beyond that. When you look at his minor league history, there's one thing that jumps out at you—he wins."

Indeed, O'Sullivan is 38-19 in his professional career, including a 2-0 start at the major league level. None of those victories came above the Class A level until this season. O'Sullivan spent last year in the Class A California League (leading the league with 16 victories) and opened this season in Class AA.

"If you'd asked me in the spring if I'd be here, I would have looked you right in the face and said, 'No,'"...

John Lackey looks to be back in top pitching shape. Lackey pitched eight solid innings and Bobby Abreu provided the offense with two home runs as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Thursday night. The right-hander, who had a loss and a no-decision in his last two starts, got the run support he needed this time from Abreu's 14th career multihomer game and his first as an...

Give Marlon Byrd some credit for this victory, a day after he blamed himself for a Texas Rangers loss. Byrd homered twice to drive in five runs and Texas again had its way at home against Joe Saunders, beating the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels 9-5 on Tuesday night. "That's something that we needed," Byrd said.

Sean O'Sullivan threw the pitch Marlon Byrd was expecting. And the Los Angeles Angels rookie starter still prevailed. Byrd, who had already doubled and homered to help Texas to a one-run lead, was too far ahead of a changeup and grounded into a double play to end the Rangers' fifth inning. "That was a big momentum shift," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.

Gary Matthews Jr. took a big lead and stole home. The Los Angeles Angels took a big lead and hung on. Matthews Jr. swiped home and hit a three-run double, Juan Rivera, Jeff Mathis and Maicer Izturis homered and the Los Angeles Angels cashed in on four Arizona errors to defeat the Diamondbacks 12-8 on Sunday afternoon.

At least Mike Napoli spared the dining patrons at Chase Field this time. Napoli hit a tiebreaking 428-foot home run off the batter's eye in center field in the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. "I'm just trying to drive a ball and put a good swing on a pitch," Napoli said after the Angels won their fourth...

Angels manager Mike Scioscia thinks his team might be more suited for interleague play than some other American League teams. Los Angeles' record supports that belief. Torii Hunter hit a two-run homer in an eight-run second and the Angels defeated the Arizona Diamonbacks 12-3 Friday night. Jered Weaver beat the Diamondbacks for the first time as Los Angeles improved is major league-best record...