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OAKLAND — Just as Albert Pujols’ bat is heating up, his legs are giving him trouble again. Pujols retued to Southe Califoia on Wednesday to be evaluated, according to General Manager Billy Eppler, who said a plan would be determined after the examination. Manager Mike Scioscia said he’s expecting Pujols to be able to play when the team retus to action Friday in Seattle. “He’s been playing ...

BALTIMORE >> Hours after Albert Pujols made history with his 609th homer, he couldn’t enjoy it as much as he’d like because of May Machado’s 131st. Pujols’ first-iing homer on Friday night moved him into a tie with Sammy Sosa for eighth place on the all-time homer list. Pujols and Sosa, both bo in the Dominican Republic, are now tied for the most homers ever hit by a player bo outside of the United States. But when Pujols had the chance after the game to talk about what the achievement meant, the night had been spoiled by Machado’s three homers – including a walk-off grand slam t...

ANAHEIM >> After Mike Trout celebrated his 1,000th career hit and yet another birthday homer, May Machado crashed the party. The Baltimore Orioles’ young star hit a seventh-iing grand slam against JC Ramirez, sending the Angels to a 6-2 loss on Monday night. Machado’s homer, plus the pitch...

ANAHEIM >> Representing the tying run and standing on first base in the ninth iing, Ben Revere took off for second base. As soon as he hit the ground, he could feel that he might be in trouble. Revere had the bag stolen, but his momentum carried him past the base, and he was tagged for the f...

ANAHEIM >>As Albert Pujols approached and reached the 600-homer milestone, he found himself at the intersection of who he was, who he is and who he can still be. Pujols is indisputably a first-ballot Hall of Famer, a status he had secured the moment he finished the 10 big league seasons requir...

Albert Pujols becomes the 9th player in MLB history to join the 600 club after hitting his 600th career home run at Angels Stadium on June 3, 2017. Pujols hit 445 home runs during his 11-year stint with the St. Louis Cardinals and the last 155 of his career with the Los Angeles Angels. The home run was also a grand slam against the Twins. Unable to see the video on a mobile device? Click here. Advertisement ...

ANAHEIM >> Some players crawl toward their milestones and touch them with fingertips stretched, like exhausted marathoners. Albert Pujols made this one look like an errand. With bases loaded against Miesota’s Ervin Santana, who has been one of baseball’s best pitchers this year, Pujols took ...

ANAHEIM >> It didn’t take long for the night to go sour for the Angels and the fans who came to Angel Stadium looking for history, or at least a victory. They saw neither. J.C. Ramirez gave up a two-run homer in the first iing, one of three he allowed in a game the Angels’ trailed the Mies...

Bruce Arena didn’t want to tu the attention on his accomplishment Saturday night. With the 2-1 victory over Columbus Crew SC, Arena became just the second MLS coach to reach the 200-career victory mark, joining Sigi Schmid in the rare club. “At the moment, I would say no,” Arena said when asked if No. 200 was special. “But I think when I look back on this, it may mean something. “I think when you win a fair amount of games and you’re coaching, it’s because you have good teams and good players. I think that’s the most important thing.” Arena’s career record is now 200-119-86. He was presented with a signed team ball following the game. “I never really get all hung up on those things. I know ...

ANAHEIM >> Sometimes it’s been too easy to forget, too simple to ignore the obvious during a lost season that’s been dominated almost from the start by a relentless string of injuries and defeats that have resulted in a last-place standing in the American League West. The plain fact is, Mike Trout and Albert Pujols can energize the lackluster Angels when required, or needed, as they did during a 9-2 victory Monday over the Cinciati Reds during an interleague game in front of 34,161 at Angel Stadium. Trout and Pujols slugged back-to-back homers in the first iing against hapless Reds starter Dan Straily as the Angels erased a 2-0 deficit and went on to win their third consecutive game a...

ANAHEIM >> A day after Angels owner Arte Moreno cited a lack of pitching in defense of manager Mike Scioscia’s role in the team’s dip 20 games below .500, Ricky Nolasco didn’t debunk the argument. The trade deadline acquisition, who Moreno owes $12 million next year, dropped his third game in four starts in an Angels uniform, surrendering an early lead to the Yankees in a 5-1 loss on Saturday at Angel Stadium. Entering Saturday, Angels starters had a collective 5.04 ERA, the fourth worst in the major leagues. Nolasco gave up five runs in six iings, swelling his ERA to 5.22 on the season, but allowed all seven of his hits with two outs. “I thought I was pretty good, just couldn’t finis...

ANAHEIM >> The Angels seemed determined to win this game, no matter how hard they also seemed to be trying to lose it. Throughout the late iings, one Angel after another did something wrong, each followed by a teammate who bailed him out. The conga line of goats and heroes ended with Albert Pujols, who hit a walk-off two-run homer to give the Angels’ an 8-6 victory over the Oakland A’s on Wednesday night. It may be too late to save the Angels season, but the players clearly are still trying to make the best of what’s left. “That’s something we weren’t doing early,” Pujols said. “We were losing tough series, but it seems like after the break it’s different guys every night getting big ...

ANAHEIM – Cam Bedrosian is now officially a closer. The Angels unhittable phenom, who gradually worked his way from the sixth to the ninth iings on a two-month string of strikeouts and scoreless iings, endured a closer’s rite of passage. He failed. Bedrosian’s streak of 25 straight scoreless outings came to an end in a nightmarish ninth iing on Wednesday, although it was easier to swallow because the Angels came back and beat the Oakland A’s 8-6 on Albert Pujols’ homer in the bottom of the iing. Bedrosian, who became the Angels closer when Huston Street went on the disabled list on Tuesday, inherited a 6-5 lead against the top of the Oakland order. It was clear quickly that he wasn’t at his...

KANSAS CITY >> This weekend is going to carry a little extra meaning for Albert Pujols. The Angels will be playing their last series of the season against the Boston Red Sox, which means Pujols will likely be playing his final games against retiring star David Ortiz. “He’s like a big brother to me,” Pujols, 36, said of the 40-year-old Ortiz. “It’s going to be pretty emotional knowing that’s the last time I’m going to play against him.” Pujols has had his eyes on Ortiz since long before they played against each other. Originally signed by the Seattle Mariners, Ortiz played as a teenager at the Mariners academy in the Dominican Republic, which was near the school Pujols attended. “I use...

KANSAS CITY >> Hector Santiago has been through this whole trade deadline thing enough times to know how to deal with it. More accurately, how not to deal with it. With the deadline a week away, there was a chance – although not an overwhelming one – that the Angels’ 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday was Santiago’s last start in this uniform. Asked after the game when that thought crossed his mind, he told a reporter: “Never, till you just said that.” Santiago, in his fifth season in the majors, was traded once in the winter and in rumors many other times, so he knows how to shut out that distraction. “Honestly I have no control over that,” he said. “I can’t come in an...

ANAHEIM >> Although there is plenty of negative surrounding this Angels season – and they got more bad news on Tuesday – every once in a while they show you their good side. The Angels showed what they promised to be back when they envisioned a lineup with Albert Pujols in the middle. Pujols hit two three-run home runs, his second multihomer game in three days, in the Angels’ 8-6 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday, their season-best fifth straight. Just hours after the club was dealt another harsh blow, with the loss of starter Nick Tropeano to a serious elbow injury, the hitters kept plugging along and carrying the team. The Angels have scored 33 runs in five games since the All-Sta...

ANAHEIM >> On a night that a couple of pitchers failed to recapture their glory days, Albert Pujols relived his. Pujols, of course, never fell quite to the depths that Tim Lincecum and Kyle Lohse did in recent years, but this week he has provided reminders that the player who has had one of the greatest careers in baseball history still lurks inside. Pujols hit two homers, his second multi-homer game in three days, and drove in six runs in the Angels’ 8-6 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday, their season-best fifth straight. Just hours after the club was dealt another harsh blow, with the loss of starter Nick Tropeano to an elbow injury, the hitters kept plugging along and carrying th...