Halos sweep Tigers and homer record from leadoff

Anaheim - from the time limits and step forward became more important pen and took a much greater importance. But starting pitching has always been the most beautiful view of success and failure. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman likes to call "the keys of the kingdom." Angels manager Mike Scioscia often refer to him as "the heart of the club."

When the angels stumbled out of the gate in the second half, putting himself in the climb up to the playoffs, they are currently facing, from pitching was the biggest culprit.

And now they've done their time around, she began pitching that led the way.

The latest example came Sunday afternoon, when the newcomer Zack Greinke has pitched seven innings of two-run ball with the Tigers, which gives the Angels another good start and he led another sweeping victory in a 3-2 at Angel Stadium.

Angels with the cheap mlb snapback hats won inline six and 11 of their last 12 to move to the back of the six Rangers for first place in the American League West, one in the back of the Orioles for second place AL wild card and 14 season-best games above .500.

"This is a very good club in that time," Tigers skipper Jim Leyland said. "This is one of the best clubs in baseball right now. They play that way. "

"As I always say, all cylinders to click for you to win - and it was a boost," Angels outfielder Tori Hunter. "Our offense, our defense, our pitching, pens, all click. And when it is pressed, you win. "

But it starts pitching, the Angels in the second half results like the most.

In his first 36 of the second half, the rotation posted 5.50 mark, which was the second largest in the AL, and the team went 14-22. Over the last 18 games, but their rotation ERA of 2.92 - and the Angels Major League best 15-3.

"It is not surprising," said Scioscia, whose team begins a four-game series Monday against a team they have recently swept. "I think you'll note that in most teams. 'S no surprise. Rotation is the heart of your team. effect. As a talented group of guys as they are, when they are with a little, it becomes difficult to move forward, and when they throw as they can you get on a roll, as we are now. Hopefully this will continue. "

Not so long ago, the rotation of the angels, who has five All-Stars solutions combined $ 61.45 million this season extremely underperforming. But gradually, they all together - except Jered Weaver, who is currently a constant nurse what appears to be a safe tendinitis battle.

Dan Haren, with their limited repertoire, as never before, is 1.45 ERA in his last three starts. Ervin Santana, having one of the worst seasons of his career, launched at least six innings in each of his last seven starts. CJ Wilson, before starting a career spanning 11 consecutive winless start, won three times. And Greinke, who posted a 7.20 ERA in his first four outings in August, broke as advertised, because abandoning six earned runs on 19 hits in his last 28 2/3 innings to drop his ERA 4 01-3, 68 of the season. He retired 23 range.

On Sunday, he scattered five hits, walked one, struck out seven outdueled Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez, who threw just started Homer Mike Trout - his second in as many games - and the second time a sudden two points Alberto Callaspo.

Angels, nine quality starts the last 11 games.

"I expect all staff to go out and start throwing a quality start in each," said Greinke with new era caps sale. "Whoever does not give up quality start, it's incredible.

"I thought it would be like this all the time. Our pitching staff is so talented. I mean, it's pretty amazing. So I thought it would be a good time. "

But now, it is good that the success has been disclosed to the bullpen, which has never been deep enough to absorb the number of communications that has been proposed to handle.

Come Strasbourg final start of the year 2012 on September 12

WASHINGTON - Nationals manager Davey Johnson said Sunday that Stephen Strasburg will be the last game of the season on September 12, 2012 compared to the Mets. At Citi Field Strasbourg not to throw in the playoffs.

The news came after citizens defeated the Cardinals, 4-3, at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon.

Strasburg threw six shutout innings in a victory in Washington, had two hits and struck out nine overall leading to the National League 195 in 156 1/3 innings to increase. After Tommy John surgery in late 2010 and returned at the end of last year, is at the limit Strasburg innings in '12. He is expected to pitch 160-180 innings this year.

The plan is to close it to Strasbourg last year. The team had a similar plan for Jordan Zimmermann last year, and he became one of the best pitcher of the club.

"We had options at the beginning of the season," general manager Mike Rizzo said with cheap snapback hats. "We have a philosophy, protocols, and it seemed the right amount of innings in a season in. If we feel that he has enough to finish -. Stressful innings and pitches thing - we make this decision and shut it down"

Johnson said that the team has faced adversity to survive throughout the year due to injuries and not Strasbourg.

"I think the two start [Strasbourg]. When I see him aufzuschlagen 10 [innings] the next one, I will not. So I think his last start will be at 12," Johnson said. "We faced adversity all year. I mean, we have a cleaning striker [Michael Morse], we are not close [Drew Storen]. We lost sight of our starting point [Wilson Ramos] we lost Jayson Werth for two months.

"Do I mean that since this year. We were happy in the starting staff, except Chien-Ming [Wang] pulled a hamstring early in all healthy pitching staff, very much. We've been through."

Strasburg said that he had a conversation with Johnson and Rizzo about the rest of the season.

"No, I'm just focused on the next start. This is all that I can really focus now. But we'll be sitting here and talking in the near future," said Strasburg.

Rizzo said that he knows that the Strasbourg upset decision.

"I do not think he will fight me on it. I think he will not be unhappy about it," said Rizzo. "I know he's not happy. It is an ultra competitor. We took from the hands. This development decisions and ultimately falls on the eve of the general manager, and we have to we five months ago, and leave it at that ....

"The plan was in place. It could not have gone better. He pitched very well. Running multiple starts under his belt, is to lay a solid foundation for 2013, where he can get the ball to him, and you'll win a lot of games for us," .

Citizens are likely to hold on to the four-man rotation, they have to go to the playoffs. There is no need five starters in the short series in October is.

"I think we have four of the best throwers in the National League," said Rizzo. "I think that everyone can leave them there in the playoff atmosphere. I think they are super talented and they are things that the guys and I think they will be hard to fight against any team we played against."

Outfielder Jayson Werth said it was surprising that the team reached the talented young right-handers and the adoption of the right to drive the development of Strasbourg.

"I know that it is so, because in the past year," said Werth with cheap MLB Snapback Hats. "I have no reaction. This went on all season. People talked about it for a whole year. I do not know why all that surprised.

"This was a record for two years. It is very easy for the people, not the organization, not on the team to point the finger and call people names and say that this is what should happen, or what should not be occur. But under the whole, this is our man to do for our team. And [citizens] that is right for him, that is the correct term for the club think. ego, it's great. "