Ryan Madson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Ben Francisco and closer Ryan Madson made manager Charlie Manuel's moves look smart, and the Philadelphia Phillies held off the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in their NL playoff series. Francisco...

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OF Mike Trout got to third base in the first inning of Friday's game but was stranded there. The Angels are now 3-18 in games in which he does not score. They are 12-9 when he does score. RHP Ryan Madson's next appearance in a game will be in a rehab...

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...

The Kansas City Royals will try to keep cranking out the hits when they visit the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. The Royals strung together 19 hits in an 11-4 victory Monday to start a nine-game road trip. That was more runs than they produced (10)...

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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...

The Sports Xchange By Joe Haakenson, The Sports Xchange Royals 9, Angels 5 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Kansas City Royals scored seven runs in the third inning and cruised to a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday night at Angel Stadium....

Royals rout Angels on road ANAHEIM, Calif. -- These aren't your father's Kansas City Royals. These Royals are young and hungry, they have speed, a little power and some nice arms. And if the first month and a half of the season is any indication, they...

Ryan Madson’s rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery was placed on a slower track Wednesday, the Angels scrapping plans to activate him this weekend in favor of sending the right-hander to triple-A Salt Lake for “a couple of weeks,”...

Arte Moreno has placed blame for the team's brutal 2013 start, its failure to make the playoffs for three straight years and several high-priced moves that have paid minimal dividends on the one person the Angels owner can't fire: Himself. "If you'...