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Today’s Clips Contents

FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (Page 3)

Angels’ Jered Weaver takes craftiness to another level in 10-2 victory over Orioles

Tim Lincecum impresses in first bullpen session as an Angel

FROM THE OC REGISTER (Page 6)

Angels’ Jered Weaver in command against Orioles

Final: Angels 10, Orioles 2

Jered Weaver keeps Mike Trout guessing

On deck: Orioles at Angels, Monday, 5 p.m., FSW

FROM ANGELS.COM (Page 11)

Weaver’s soft stuff confounds O’s hitters

Five-run third lifts Angels over Orioles

Trout removed from game as precaution

Angels encouraged by Lincecum’s bullpen

Trout leads Angels into showdown with Rangers

FROM THE ASSSOCIATED PRESS (Page 18)

Weaver, Perez’s 5 RBIs help Angels top Orioles 10-2

FROM UPI (Page 20)

Jered Weaver beats Baltimore Orioles in 300th start for Los Angeles Angels

FROM FOX SPORTS (Page 22)

Angels-Rangers Preview

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FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

Angels’ Jered Weaver takes craftiness to another level in 10-2 victory over Orioles

Pedro Moura

Jered Weaver cannot throw his fastball fast anymore, and, on Sunday, he soon ascertained he could not throw even the slow fastballs where he wanted.

Presented with that truth and faced with the prospect of another failed outing in a season already testing his threshold for exasperation, he did the only other thing he could fathom: He barged in from the top. Weaver threw curveball after changeup after curveball and found rare success.

"The front door was locked, the backdoor was bolted," Weaver said. "So, I was coming in through the chimney today."

From center field, Mike Trout watched Santa Claus in awe as the Angels battered Baltimore, 10-2, at Angel Stadium. Trout tried to predict what pitches Weaver would throw. Over and over, he said, he failed.

"He got me every time," Trout said. "It just keeps you so off balance. It's frustrating. It has to be."

Weaver walked the first man he faced, and allowed him to steal second at the same moment he struck out Manny Machado. One out later, Chris Davis seemed to rip a ball through to right field — except that second baseman Johnny Giavotella was positioned on the tip of the grass. He quickly dove, secured the ball and delivered the throw in time to preserve the scoreless tie. Weaver held his hand to his cap for five seconds, giving thanks.

"If he doesn't make that play," he said, "who knows what happens."

Weaver would not find himself in as precarious a position again. He yielded a single to Jonathan Schoop in the second, then picked him off. His neck, a problem in the spring, tightened in the third, then loosened before the fourth, when he allowed a single to Adam Jones and kept him at first.

With two outs in the fifth, Caleb Joseph drove a ball to left field, not particularly hard but far. Rafael Ortega ranged to the wall to snare it. That was the closest the Orioles came to a run until the seventh inning, when Schoop snapped Weaver's 100th pitch into the Angels bullpen, beyond the left-field fence. A curveball hung. It traveled 433 feet.

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The Angels bullpen stirred, and Manager Mike Scioscia went to visit the mound. He and Weaver had a lengthy, demonstrative discussion, and the veteran right-hander remained in the game. He faced one more batter and retired him.

Throwing only 20% fastballs per BrooksBaseball.net, Weaver never walked a man after the first one. In all, the Orioles struck out six times, half of which were Machado's.

Remarkably, the 23-year-old struck out three times against the same pitcher for the second straight day. In 491 career games before Saturday, he had never done so.

Facing Ubaldo Jimenez, the Angels' Yunel Escobar led off the first with a single and the third with a double. The first time, he stayed stranded. The second time, the Angels rallied around him, scoring four runs before hitting into an out. Another run scored when Ryan Flaherty flubbed a grounder off Carlos Perez's bat. Gregorio Petit could have driven in another, but Machado stopped his grounder and flipped it quickly enough to start a double play.

The Angels scored a solitary run in the second on a blooper from Perez, and four runs in the seventh on a string of singles and a three-run home run, also from Perez.

It was the best day of the 25-year-old catcher's season. He struggled for so long before beginning to hit for power 10 days ago. He has raised his OPS almost 200 points in that time, by virtue, he said, of a leg kick he incorporated into his swing.

"I've been aggressive all over the plate, and it's been working out," Perez said.

Amid the seventh-inning rally, Trout tripped on third base while stopping and turned his right ankle. He hobbled back to the base, warded off the team's trainer, then exited the game shortly thereafter, in what he termed a precautionary move.

"It scared me when it happened," Trout said. "But it's fine. I'm happy I caught myself. It could've been a lot worse."

Saturday night, the Angels suffered their toughest loss of the season, near-perfection by Matt Shoemaker wasted in the ninth inning. Fifteen hours later, they diminished the sting.

"A game like last night could become a distraction if you're too deflated and guys come in and start to press," Scioscia said. "I think our guys kept perspective."

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Tim Lincecum impresses in first bullpen session as an Angel

Pedro Moura

Right-hander Tim Lincecum threw his first bullpen session Sunday as part of the Angels at the team's extended spring-training facility in Arizona. They said he impressed them.

"On video, his motion looks the same," Angels Manager Mike Scioscia said. "The evaluation of his workout was very encouraging. The litmus test is going to be not Start 1 when he gets with us. It's: What's he like Start 5, 10 or 15?

"Tim's worked hard. He won't get out there until he's ready for that challenge."

Lincecum will next throw a simulated game at the complex. He will work his way up to an extended spring game and then head to triple-A Salt Lake, where he'll make at least two starts, according to Scioscia.

That jibes with the timetable provided by General Manager Billy Eppler, who said he expected Lincecum to make his debut with the team between June 9-19. June 15 is Lincecum's 32nd birthday.

Lincecum also cleared optional waivers Sunday. He had been taking up a 25-man roster spot for two days, leaving the Angels short-handed. They called up left-hander Lucas Luetge in his stead on Sunday, bringing their bullpen back to eight men.

Luetge, 29, has a 4.35 earned-run average in 89 innings over parts of four big league seasons, all spent as a reliever. He spent the season's first seven weeks with triple-A Salt Lake.

To create space for him on their 40-man roster, the Angels designated reliever A.J. Achter for assignment. Achter has had three stints on the major league team this season, none of them particularly successful.

Short hops

Johnny Giavotella hit fifth for the Angels on Sunday, his first time doing so in 2016, and the seventh time he did so in his major league career. The Orioles' No. 5 hitter, former Angel Mark Trumbo, has 13 home runs this season, more than Giavotella has hit in his career. …

Left-hander C.J. Wilson will start Wednesday for Class-A Inland Empire. He has been out all season while recovering from shoulder tendinitis. …

Closer Huston Street (oblique strain) will throw a simulated game Monday in Texas. He will need to make additional appearances before returning to the majors, likely in the form of a brief rehab assignment. …

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Left-hander Tyler Skaggs (Tommy John surgery) has not advanced to facing hitters after he was cleared to resume throwing Monday.

FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Angels’ Jered Weaver in command against Orioles By JANIS CARR / STAFF WRITER

ANAHEIM – Jered Weaver’s neck began to tighten in the third inning, but it was not enough to derail a near-perfect Sunday afternoon by the Angels pitcher.

Weaver shook off the stiffness and threw six shutout innings before giving up a two-run home run in a 10-2 victory against Baltimore at Angel Stadium.

Despite the sore neck, Weaver’s arm was in fine working order, scattering just five hits and striking out six in seven innings, the only blip being that home run with two outs in the seventh.

“Weaver got stronger as the game went on,” Manager Mike Scioscia said. “His command of the fastball was important as well as his changeup.”

Weaver (4-3) continually baffled the Orioles hitters with his curveball, fastball and changeup until Jonathan Schoop got the better of one of his curveballs and sent the pitch 433 feet over the left-field wall, spoiling the shutout bid.

“I’m getting there,” said Weaver, who was charged with a loss in his last start against the Dodgers. “The command was a little better. But to be honest, the front door was locked. The back door was bolted so I was coming through the chimney today with the curveball.

“(My breaking ball) was more consistent than it has been, a little bit sharper. Like I said, it’s coming along. It’s still not where I want it to be but it was a good, a better day, of being able to repeat my pitches.”

Weaver could relax on the mound after the Angels spotted him a 6-0 lead.

The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the second when Orioles infielders Chris Davis and Schoop had trouble fielding Carlos Perez’s broken-bat single that landed just to the right of first base. That enabled C.J. Cron to score from second for the first run.

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The Angels didn’t need any help from the Orioles to score five more runs in the third. Their bats did all the work.

Yunel Escobar got things started with a leadoff double then scored on Kole Calhoun’s hard-hit single for a 2-0 lead. Calhoun then scored on Albert Pujols’ double to left, which also sent Mike Trout, who had walked, to third.

Johnny Giavotella knocked in Trout with a single, followed by a run-scoring double by Cron for a 5-0 lead. Cron scored the final run of the inning on Perez’s second broken-bat single of the game.

“It’s huge to go out there and not worry about being perfect with pitches,” Weaver said of the early lead. “To just go out there and try to throw it in the zone and get some outs. I was able to do some stuff on my part and the defense played really well behind me.”

The Orioles’ back-to-back hits in the seventh prompted a visit by Scioscia.

“I just wanted to take his pulse a little bit – almost literally take his pulse – to make sure he was still good, that he didn’t stiffen up, tighten up,” Scioscia said. “He said ‘I feel great. I want to get this guy.’ It was important to us that he got that big out.”

Weaver got catcher Caleb Joseph to line out to center field for the third out.

The Angels added four more runs in the bottom of seventh, keyed by a three-run homer run by Perez, who had a big day going 3 for 4 with five RBI. Overall, the Angels collected 12 hits – eight off Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez – six of those hits coming in the third inning.

“We have a lot of good guys in this clubhouse, clutch guys,” Weaver said. “A lot of guys got off to a slow start to the beginning of the season and are coming around, swinging the bats well. Pitching is getting a lot better.

“We’re starting to click a little bit and it’s nice to see.”

Final: Angels 10, Orioles 2 By JANIS CARR / STAFF WRITER

ANAHEIM

The Angels’ offense showed up Sunday and produced the kind of power that had been missing the first two games of the series against Baltimore.

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Their 10-2 victory helped avoid being swept by Baltimore at home for the first time since 2010, and they ended the home stand with a series of timely hits and a strong performance by Jered Weaver.

Weaver threw six scoreless innings before giving up a two-run home run in the seventh in picking up his fourth victory.

The Orioles had struggled for most of the afternoon against Weaver (4-3). In the seventh, though, Jonathon Schoop belted a 433-foot two-run home run over the left field wall to spoil his bid for a shut out.

Although the back-to-back hits prompted a visit from Manager Mike Scioscia, the home run didn’t rattle Weaver. The right-hander retired the next batter and ended his day by allowing two runs on five hits and one walk. Weaver struck out six.

Weaver didn’t have to worry about getting support. The Angels collected 13 hits – eight off Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez -- with six of those hits coming in the third inning.

The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the second when Orioles’ infielders Chris Davis and Jonathon Schoop had trouble fielding Carlos Perez’s broken bat single that landed just beyond first base. That enabled C.J. Cron to score from second for the first run.

The Angels didn’t need any help from the Orioles to score an additional five runs in the third. Their bats did all the work.

Yunel Escobar got things started with a lead-off double to center field then scored on Kole Calhoun’s hard-hit single for a 2-0 lead. Calhoun then scored on Albert Pujols’ double to left, which also send Mike Trout, who had walked, to third.

Johnny Giavotella knocked in Trout with a single followed by a run-scoring double by C.J. Cron for a 5-0 lead. Cron scored the final run of the inning on Perez’s second broken bat single of the game.

The Angels added four more runs in the seventh, keyed by a three-run homer run by Perez, who had a big day going 3 for 4 with five RBIs.

Jered Weaver keeps Mike Trout guessing By JANIS CARR / STAFF WRITER

ANAHEIM – Mike Trout certainly isn’t bored when Jered Weaver is on the mound. He said he amuses himself inning after inning by trying to guess what pitch the veteran will serve up next.

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Will it be his fastball or changeup? Just when Trout thinks he has guessed right, Weaver throws him a curve, as in a curveball.

On Sunday, Trout quit trying to figure out what his teammate was doing. Too confusing for both Trout and the Baltimore Orioles, who struggled to hit Weaver in a 10-2 Angels victory. Weaver scattered five hits over seven innings.

“He got me every time. His pitches are so off balance, it’s frustrating,” Trout said. “I’m happy I’m in center field.

“He pitches a 67 mph curveball, then mixes in a fastball and then throws in a changeup. It keeps you off balance. It’s fun to play behind him for sure. It’s pretty impressive.”

Weaver said he just now is getting back to his old self before neck issues affected his pitching earlier this season. He said he’s not quite back to his old self, but “It’s getting better every day. There’s some good days and bad days.

“It’s not really fun to go out there but I’m going to go out there and compete. If I get hit around, I’ll take my beating like a man. If I go out there and keep the team in a game and we’re able to win a game, it’s just as well.

“Like I said, it’s not where I want to be but it was a good sign that it’s headed in the right direction. It’s fun when you go out there and don’t get beat up.”

TROUT TRIPS, BUT IS OK

Trout tripped as he rounded third base and turned his right ankle, limping back to the base and left the game moments later. The move was precautionary.

"It scared me when it happened, but it's fine," Trout said. "I'm happy I caught myself. It could have been a lot worse."

Trout is not expected to miss any playing time as the Angels head to Texas.

LINCECUM TO SALT LAKE

Pitcher Tim Lincecum will head to Triple-A Salt Lake around the end of the month to begin his major league revival. The two-time Cy Young award winner, who was optioned Sunday, will make at least two starts in Utah.

Lincecum signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Angels last week, but didn’t pitch for the Giants after June 27, 2015 because of injuries. He had hip surgery eight months ago and threw his first bullpen session Sunday, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.

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General Manager Billy Eppler said last week that Lincecum would need roughly a month to get ready and initially was expected to report to the Angels’ spring training facility.

Scioscia said Lincecum not only looked solid in videos that he has watched but was encouraged after his workout. The manager said the litmus test with Lincecum will be how he progresses throughout the season.

“He’s worked hard and he won’t get out there until he’s ready for that challenge,” Scioscia said.

ON A ROLL

Johnny Giavotella had two singles in Sunday’s victory to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games. He is hitting .404 (17 of 42) during the span with four doubles and a home run.

Unlike many athletes, Giavotella isn’t superstitious about streaks. He doesn’t wear the same socks or eat the same pregame meal. He said that’s too much work.

“I try to rid myself of superstitions because I don’t want to overwhelm myself by doing the same things over and over,” said Giavotella, who batted fifth in Sunday’s lineup. “I just try to relax and have fun with the guys and win.”

Giavotella said he hasn’t made any changes with his swing, nothing mechanical that has improved his batting average. It’s just been a matter of patience.

“I think I’m being patient in the box, waiting for good pitches to hit and finding holes,” he said. “Before the streak started, I was hitting well the previous two weeks but couldn’t find any holes. That’s the way baseball goes.

“Fortunately, the past two weeks have been different. I’m swinging the bat well and finding some grass, which has been good.”

Giavotella said the bump up in the lineup – batting behind Trout and Albert Pujols – won’t affect his concentration, improve his results or bolster his confidence.

“I just go into each game trying to get the most out of each at-bat and use each at-bat to help the team score runs,” said Giavotella, who had two RBI.

ROSTER MOVES

The Angels called up left-hander Lucas Luetge to help bolster the ravaged bullpen, and designated A.J. Achter for assignment.

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Luetge, who signed a minor-league contract with the Angels last November, has been throwing for Triple-A Salt Lake this season. In 15 games, he went 0-1 with one save and a 2.33 ERA. Luetge posted 17 strikeouts with 10 walks.

On deck: Orioles at Angels, Monday, 5 p.m., FSW

By JANIS CARR / STAFF WRITER

Where: Globe Life Park TV: FSW, 5:05 p.m. Did you know? The Angels’ 443 all-time victories against the Rangers are the most against any franchise in club history. THE PITCHERS ANGELS RHP NICK TROPEANO (2-2, 3.30) Vs. Rangers: Has not faced Texas RANGERS LHP DEREK HOLLAND (3-3, 5.63) Vs. Angels: 1-0, 2.45 At Globe Life Park: 2-0, 4.05 Hates to face: Mike Trout, 11 for 38 (.289) Loves to face: C.J. Cron, 1 for 10 (.100) UPCOMING MATCHUPS Tuesday: Angels RHP Jhoulys Chacin (0-0, 4.76) vs. Rangers LHP Martin Perez (1-4, 3.48), 5:05 p.m. FSW Wednesday: Angels LHP Hector Santiago (3-2, 3.93) vs. Rangers RHP Colby Lewis (3-0, 2.75), 11:05 a.m., FSW

FROM ANGELS.COM Weaver’s soft stuff confounds O’s hitters

By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com

ANAHEIM -- Mike Trout was merely playing spectator in center field, and even he couldn't figure out Jered Weaver.

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As the day wore on and the mighty Orioles hitters continued to be flummoxed by Weaver's unique array of pitches, Trout found himself playing along, trying to guess which pitch the Angels' longtime ace would throw next, be it the low-80s fastball or the mid-70s changeup or the high-60s curve.

"He got me every time," Trout said Sunday, moments after Weaver had set the tone in a 10-2, sweep-avoiding victory from Angel Stadium. "He just keeps you so off balance. It's frustrating. It has to be. I'm just happy I'm out in center field."

The Orioles began play on Sunday with the fifth-highest OPS in the game, but Weaver shut them out through the first six frames and finished twirling seven innings of two-run ball, Jonathan Schoop's seventh-inning two-run homer serving as the only ball the Orioles hit particularly hard.

Weaver only threw 35 percent of his pitches for fastballs and mixed in 41 breaking pitches, relying heavily on a loopy curveball that was thrown as slowly as 67 mph.

"The front door was locked, the back door was bolted, so I was coming in through the chimney today," is how Weaver described it.

The curveball, Weaver said, "was more consistent than it has been, a little bit sharper. It's coming along. Still not where I want to be, but it was a better day of being able to repeat my pitches."

Weaver scattered five hits, walked one and struck out six. He recorded three caught-looking strikeouts in the fourth inning, on an 82-mph fastball to Manny Machado, an 85-mph fastball to Chris Davis and a 68-mph curveball to Mark Trumbo.

Machado wound up striking out three times against Weaver, one day after doing the same against Matt Shoemaker, the first pitcher to ever punch him out three times in a single game. Weaver also got Machado to swing through an 84-mph fastball in the first and a 67-mph curveball in the sixth.

"It was tough to see that ball out of those rocks today," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said, alluding to the left-center-field rock pile that is located almost precisely behind the point where Weaver releases the baseball. "He's working with a generous strike zone. I think he threw 64 out of 100 pitches off-speed. We're going to see a lot of that."

Weaver's neck stiffened up around the third inning, but it loosened up thereafter. He recorded nine of his 21 outs on softly hit fly balls, but hung a 1-1, 70-mph curveball to Schoop, who drove it into the Angels' bullpen to put Baltimore on the board.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia walked briskly to the mound at that point, with Weaver at 100 pitches and one of his relievers ready to enter.

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"I just wanted to check his pulse a little bit," Scioscia said. "Almost literally check his pulse."

Weaver told his manager that he "felt great" and was allowed to stay in the game.

Three pitches later, he got Caleb Joseph to fly out to center field, completing seven innings for the second straight outing and the third time in nine tries this season. Weaver's ERA had ballooned to 6.10 on May 12, after giving up eight runs and completing only four innings against the visiting Cardinals.

But it's back down to 5.33, and he remains hopeful of improvement.

"There's some good days and bad days," Weaver said. "It's not very fun going out there, but I'm going to go out there and compete. If I get hit around, I'm going to take my beating like a man. If I go out there and keep the team in the game and we're able to win, that's a plus overall. I'm definitely not where I want to be. But today was a good sign that it's headed in the right direction."

Five-run third lifts Angels over Orioles By Alden Gonzalez and Fabian Ardaya / MLB.com

ANAHEIM -- The Angels scored five runs in the third inning and Jered Weaver took it from there, pitching seven innings of two-run ball in a 10-2 victory over the Orioles at Angel Stadium on Sunday.

The outcome kept the Orioles from completing a sweep and gave them only their fourth loss in the last 14 games.

The Angels (20-24) got the first six baserunners on against Ubaldo Jimenez in the third, on a double from Yunel Escobar, a single from Kole Calhoun, a walk by Mike Trout, a double by Albert Pujols, a single from Johnny Giavotella and a double from C.J. Cron, giving them a 6-0 lead that gave Weaver plenty of cushion.

Jimenez gave up six runs total, including the five-run outburst in the third. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Jimenez's performance should not be indicative of what is to come from the right-hander, who is now 2-5 with a 6.04 ERA.

"He's capable of better," said Showalter, whose Orioles are 26-16.

Weaver entered with a 5.76 ERA, but shut the Orioles out through the first six innings and gave up only a two-run homer off the bat of Jonathan Schoop. The 33-year-old right-hander

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scattered five hits, walked one and struck out six, providing a dominant start one day after Matt Shoemaker pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings in an eventual Angels loss.

"A game like last night could become a distraction if you're too deflated," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Guys start to press and think, 'We just had a tough game; we have to come out here and do more.' You don't. You just have to execute the way that we did. I think our guys kept perspective and did a good job of that."

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Just looking: Weaver recorded three caught-looking strikeouts in the top of the fourth, getting Manny Machado with an 82-mph fastball, Chris Davis with an 85-mph fastball and Mark Trumbo with a 68-mph curveball. The half-inning encapsulated a day when Orioles hitters were mostly flummoxed by Weaver, who kept a powerful lineup off-balance with pitches as fast as 85 mph and as slow as 67 mph.

"There's some good days and bad days," Weaver said. "It's not very fun going out there, but I'm going to go out there and compete. If I get hit around, I'm going to take my beating like a man. If I go out there and keep the team in the game and we're able to win, that's a plus overall. I'm definitely not where I want to be. But today was a good sign that it's headed in the right direction."

Oh no, Ubaldo: Jimenez never really found a rhythm Sunday afternoon, giving up a run in the second inning on Angels catcher Carlos Perez's looping RBI flare single to right. He found himself in trouble again in the third, allowing each of the first six Angels hitters to reach base in a five-run inning. He finished with six runs allowed over 5 2/3 innings, making it back-to-back starts in which he's given up as many runs.

"There's nothing you can do," Jimenez said. "I think I made a couple good pitches in that inning. It just didn't go my way."

Perez comes up big: Perez knocked in the Angels' first run in the second, lined a base hit up the middle in the sixth and launched a three-run homer to left-center field in the seventh, giving him his first three-hit game of the year and allowing the Angels to pull ahead for good. With Geovany Soto out until at least the middle of June after undergoing knee surgery, the Angels desperately need someone like Perez to spark the bottom third of their lineup.

"I've been working with the hitting coaches," Perez said, "trying to be more aggressive."

Got the Schoop: Orioles hitters struggled all day against Weaver, except for Schoop. He went 2-for-3 off Weaver, including a two-run shot to left field in the seventh. The 433-foot blast off a 70-mile-per-hour hanging curveball brought in the only two runs scored off Weaver.

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QUOTABLE "The front door was locked, the back door was bolted, so I was coming in through the chimney today." -- Weaver, on relying heavily on his breaking pitches

SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS In 491 career games entering play Saturday, Machado had never struck out three times against the same pitcher in a game. He did so Saturday against Shoemaker, and again Sunday against Weaver.

Sunday marked Weaver's 300th career start, joining Chuck Finley (379) as the only Angels players to reach that number with the team. Since 1960, Weaver's 142 wins is tied for the seventh most in the American League for a pitcher's first 300 games.

MEDICAL REPORT Trout appeared to roll his ankle while making the turn at third base on Pujols' single in the seventh. Trout got the stop sign from third-base coach Ron Roenicke and pulled up lame, prompting the superstar center fielder to get checked on by the Angels' training staff. Trout finished running the bases and was replaced by Shane Robinson the next half-inning, a precautionary move with the Angels leading by eight runs at the time.

"It's good," Trout said of his ankle. "It scared me more than anything."

FOR THE HIGHLIGHT REELS Giavotella made a spectacular play on a potential base hit in the first inning, diving to his left to smother a hard grounder off the bat of Chris Davis and then recording the out at first. Giavotella also made a nice play to end Saturday's eighth inning, charging a tapper off the bat of Joey Rickard and making an off-balance throw to preserve what at that point was a 1-0 Angels lead.

UPON FURTHER REVIEW Rickard was called out trying to steal second base on Machado's strikeout in the top of the first inning. The Orioles challenged the call, and it was overturned when replay showed that Rickard's hand touched the base before the tag was applied by Giavotella. The review lasted one minute, 24 seconds.

WHAT'S NEXT Orioles: Chris Tillman (6-1, 2.61 ERA) takes the ball in Houston on Tuesday as the Orioles begin a three-game set against the Astros. He's won each of his last five decisions, and has gone at least six innings in each of his last six starts.

Angels: The Angels start a three-game series from Globe Life Park in Arlington on Monday, with righty Nick Tropeano (2-2, 3.30 ERA) going up against Rangers left-hander Derek Holland (3-3, 5.63 ERA). Tropeano threw seven innings of one-run ball against the Dodgers on Wednesday and has given up three runs or less in seven of his eight starts.

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Trout removed from game as precaution

By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com

ANAHEIM -- Angels center fielder Mike Trout tweaked his right ankle while rounding third base in the seventh inning of Sunday's eventual 10-2 win over the Orioles, prompting him to be removed from the game shortly thereafter.

The move, however, was merely precautionary.

"It's good," Trout said of his ankle. "It scared me more than anything. It's fine."

Trout was looking to score on Albert Pujols' single up the middle until being given the stop sign from third-base coach Ron Roenicke. The four-time All-Star pulled up lame and was checked on by the Angels' training staff. He stayed in to score on Johnny Giavotella's single, but was taken out for defense in the eighth, replaced in center field by Shane Robinson with the Angels leading by eight runs.

Trout said he would've continued to play if the game were closer.

The Angels already have 10 players on the disabled list and can ill-afford an injury to Trout, who's batting .321/.411/.564 with 10 home runs, 31 RBIs and five stolen bases.

Angels encouraged by Lincecum’s bullpen

By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com

ANAHEIM -- Tim Lincecum held his first official workout for the Angels on Sunday, throwing a 30-pitch bullpen session from the team's Spring Training facility in Tempe, Ariz.

Lincecum is scheduled to throw a 60-to-70 pitch simulated game on Monday, and from there the team will determine his next step. The 31-year-old right-hander could then begin a rehab assignment, which would consist of at least two starts for Triple-A Salt Lake.

After spending the last two days with 24 active players, a result of first having to slip Lincecum through revocable waivers, the Angels officially optioned Lincecum to Salt Lake on Sunday and selected lefty reliever Lucas Luetge's contract to fill his spot on the active roster.

Right-handed reliever A.J. Achter was designated for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Luetge.

Achter, taken off the 40-man roster a day after veteran right-hander Al Alburquerque suffered the same fate, was claimed off waivers over the offseason and served as a mop-up reliever in

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two separate stints with the Angels, allowing six runs on 15 hits and three walks in 11 1/3 innings.

Luetge is the third lefty reliever in the Angels' eight-man bullpen, along with Jose Alvarez and Greg Mahle. Luetge, 29, was signed to a Minor League contract in November and held opposing left-handed hitters to a .192/.300/.231 slash line in Triple-A. He has a 4.35 ERA in 111 Major League appearances, all with the Mariners over the last four years.

Lincecum -- signed to a pro-rated $2.5 million contract, which carries up to $1.7 million in additional incentives -- could soon pitch in his first game since June 27, 2015, when he was still with the Giants.

"On video, his motion looks the same," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of Lincecum, coming off hip surgery. "The evaluation of his workout was very encouraging. The litmus test is going to be - not even start one when he gets with us. What's he like start five, 10, 15? Tim's worked hard. He won't get out there until he's ready for that challenge."

Worth noting

• Utility infielder Cliff Pennington (left hamstring strain) is expected to be activated by Saturday, the first day he is eligible. Pennington will first get some Minor League at-bats in the next few days and will get the majority of the playing time at shortstop until Andrelton Simmons returns from surgery to his left thumb.

• Second baseman Johnny Giavotella made his first start of the year in the No. 5 spot of the Angels' lineup on Sunday, directly behind Albert Pujols. Giavotella, who made four starts batting fifth last year, was batting .370 over his previous 12 games. First baseman C.J. Cron, dropped to sixth, had three hits in his last 24 at-bats.

Trout leads Angels into showdown with Rangers

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

Outfielder Mike Trout leads the Angels into Globe Life Park on Monday when they open up a three-game series with the Rangers. Left-hander Derek Holland starts for the Rangers and will try to contain the best all-around player in the American League.

Trout has played in 90 games in his career against the Rangers and is hitting .329 with 18 home runs, 64 RBIs and .592 slugging percentage. Among active players with at least 100 at-bats against the Rangers, Trout ranks No. 1 with a .450 on-base percentage.

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Trout is hitting .321 with a .583 slugging percentage at Globe Life Park. He is also 11-for-38 (.289) with two home runs, nine RBIs and 11 strikeouts against Holland.

"Trout is an unbelievable hitter," Holland said. "[Angels teammate Albert] Pujols, I have to contain all those guys. They are tough all the way through the lineup. I have to stay focused and not get caught up with one guy."

This will be Holland's third start against the Angels this season. He allowed three runs in five innings on April 7 and pitched six scoreless innings in a 7-2 win on April 30. Trout was a combined 2-for-8 in those games.

Right-hander Nick Tropeano will start for the Angels. He is 1-2 with a 4.43 ERA in four starts in May after going 1-0 with a 2.11 ERA in four April outings.

Things to know about this game

• Pujols enters the series with 568 career home runs and needs one more to tie Rafael Palmeiro for 12th all-time. Palmeiro is the all-time leader at Globe Life Park with 130 career home runs there.

• The Rangers are 4-3 against the Angels this season. But the Angels were 26-12 against the Rangers in 2014-15.

• Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun is hitting .363 on the road this season. As of Sunday, that was the fourth-highest road batting average in the AL.

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weaver, Perez’s 5 RBIs help Angels top Orioles 10-2

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jered Weaver didn't throw a pitch faster than 85 mph Sunday.

With the way his offspeed pitches were working, the Los Angeles Angels right-hander didn't need to.

Weaver took a shutout into the seventh inning for his first win in almost a month, Carlos Perez homered and drove in a career-high five runs and the Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-2 to avoid a three-game sweep.

Weaver (4-3) allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings and struck out a season-high six.

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"To be honest the front door was locked, the back door was bolted shut, so I was coming in through the chimney with my curveball," said Weaver, whose curveball averaged 67 mph Sunday. "It (was) more consistent than it has been, a little bit sharper. It's coming along."

Weaver had been 0-3 with a 7.77 ERA in four starts since defeating Kansas City on April 26.

He allowed one runner past first base in the first six innings. Jonathan Schoop hit a two-run homer in the seventh.

"I'm still not where I want to be," Weaver said, "but today my command was good and I was able to better repeat my pitches."

Perez tied a career high with three hits, getting a go-ahead single in the second and a three-run homer in the seventh against Dylan Bundy.

Los Angeles took a 6-0 lead in the third against Ubaldo Jimenez (2-5), who gave up six runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.

"He came out and gave us some innings to help out our bullpen a little bit," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "That third inning just kind of got away from him."

Escobar, Albert Pujols and C.J. Cron all doubled off Jimenez while the first six Angels batters reached in the third.

Escobar's leadoff double off the center field wall was followed by Kole Calhoun's run-scoring single. Mike Trout walked, Pujols lined an RBI double and Johnny Giavotella also had an RBI single that extended his hitting streak to 11 games. Cron hit a soft liner just inside the chalk down the right field line for another run-scoring double, and another run scored when third baseman Ryan Flaherty mishandled Perez's grounder for an error.

"For us, it was just go out and be aggressive," Perez said. "Be aggressive at home plate, it works."

TRAINER'S ROOM

Orioles: RHP Yovani Gallardo (shoulder tendinitis) threw his first bullpen session since going on the 15-day disabled list April 23. He will be evaluated Monday.

Angels: Newly-signed RHP Tim Lincecum (hip surgery) will pitch a simulated game in Arizona this week and then go on a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment. ... SS Cliff Pennington (hamstring) is expected to be activated from the 15-day DL on Saturday, the first day he is eligible. ... LHP Lucas Luetge's contract was selected from Triple-A Salt Lake and RHPA.J. Achter was designated for assignment.

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JOHNNY BE GOOD

Giavotella added another RBI single in the seventh and finished 2 for 4 with a run and two RBI hitting in the No. 5 spot behind Trout and Pujols.

During his 11-game hitting streak, Giavotella is batting .395 (17 for 42) with four doubles, eight RBI and eight runs scored.

"Johnny brings contact and hits with guys on base, and that's what you want," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We want someone to take advantage of what Mike and Albert create, and right now that's Johnny."

ROUGH WEEKEND

Orioles shortstop Manny Machado went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts, wrapping up a rather forgettable two-day stretch.

Machado went a combined 0 for 8 with six strikeouts Saturday and Sunday, and saw his season average drop from .323 to .308.

UP NEXT

Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (6-1, 2.61) opens a three-game series Tuesday against Houston and RHP Doug Fister (4-3, 4.22).

Angels: RHP Nick Tropeano (2-2, 3.30) is to start the opener of a three-game series at Texas on Monday against LHP Derek Holland (3-3, 5.63).

FROM UPI Jered Weaver beats Baltimore Orioles in 300th start for Los Angeles Angels By Abbey Mastracco, The Sports Xchange

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jered Weaver posted a win on the same day he reached a milestone.

The right-hander became the second pitcher to make 300 starts for the Angels, and he helped the Los Angeles earn a 10-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday at Angel Stadium.

Weaver (4-3) snapped a four-game winless streak with seven strong innings. There was only one blemish on an otherwise dominant outing, a two-run home run by Jonathan Schoop that broke up the shutout with two outs in the seventh.

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"I think he went stronger as the game went on," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "His ability to command the fastball was important, and he was spinning it well, mixing some changeups, just kept them off balance all afternoon."

Weaver trails only Chuck Finley (379) in all-time stars among Angels pitchers.

After struggling throughout the month of May, Weaver gave up two runs on five hits, walked one and struck out six Sunday. Weaver credited his curveball, saying he was able to make the necessary adjustments when other pitches weren't effective in a tight strike zone.

"The front door was locked and the back door was bolted, so I was going in through the chimney today with the curveball," Weaver said. "It was more consistent than it has been, a little bit sharper, and it's coming along. It's still not where I want to be, but it was a better day of being able to repeat my pitches."

With the win, the Angels avoided a three-game sweep. They next go on the road for a three-game series against the Texas Rangers. The Orioles have an off day on Monday before continuing their nine-game road swing in Houston.

Ubaldo Jimenez (2-5) remained winless on the road in four tries. He ran into trouble in the third inning, giving up five runs, and was chased from the game with two outs in the sixth. Jimenez gave up six runs on eight hits, walked three and struck out three. Shortly after recording his 1,500th strikeout in the sixth, Jimenez was removed in favor of Dylan Bundy.

"It was that same inning that got away from him," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "He came out and gave us some innings, which kept some people from having to pitch, and a lot of guys needed that. But that one inning got away from him."

The Angels hit Bundy just as hard as they hit Jimenez, scoring four runs off him in the seventh inning to go up 10-2. Most of the offense came off the bat of Carlos Perez in the form of a three-run home run.

Mike Trout led off the seventh with a single, promptly stole second and made it to third on a single by Albert Pujols. However, there was delay before Giavotella's bat as Trout rolled his ankle on the third base bag. He remained in the game and was singled home by Johnny Giavotella but was then replaced by Shane Robinson in center field.

Scioscia said the injury doesn't look to be anything serious.

"We just took him out as a precaution," Scioscia said. "He'll be fine."

Perez hit his home run, his second of the season and second in four days, two batters later. He finished 3-for-4, extended his hitting streak to three games and set a career high with five RBIs.

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"It was a fastball," Perez said. "I've been working with all of the hitting coaches, and I'm trying to be really aggressive."

In the Angels' big third-inning rally, Kole Calhoun, Pujols, Johnny Giavotella and C.J. Cron had RBI hits. An error by third baseman Ryan Flaherty allowed Cron to come home.

Gregorio Petit, the ninth batter, grounded into a double play to finally end inning.

Cron scored the first run of the game in the second inning. He walked and took a base with a deep fly ball to center field, then was singled home by Perez.

Yunel Escobar, Calhoun, Pujols and Giavotella each had two hits for the Angels, while Schoop had two of the Orioles' five hits.

NOTES: The Angels selected LHP Lucas Luetge from Triple-A Salt Lake to add him to the major league roster. Luetge will be making his Angels debut out of the bullpen. His last major league appearance was April 25, 2015, with the Seattle Mariners. ... In corresponding moves, RHP A.J. Achter was designated for assignment and RHP Tim Lincecum, who was signed as a free agent Friday, was optioned to Salt Lake. Lincecum is expected to throw a simulated game in Arizona before making two starts in Triple-A. ... Orioles RHP Yovani Gallardo (shoulder tendinitis) threw his first bullpen session since going on the disabled list. Manager Buck Showalter said it was successful and that Gallardo's return may be accelerated.

FROM FOX SPORTS Angels-Rangers Preview

When they last met in Arlington three weeks ago, Rougned Odor and Derek Holland had a major impact on the Texas Rangers' series win over the Los Angeles Angels.

While Odor might not be available by the end of this home set, he and Holland will try to help the Rangers claim their season high-tying fourth straight victory Monday night.

Odor homered to help Texas split a four-game series at Angel Stadium in early April before going 7 for 13 when the club took two of three at home from April 29-May 1.

The second baseman hopes to continue battering Los Angeles pitching before the hearing on his appeal of an eight-game suspension for punching Toronto's Joey Bautista on Tuesday. If it is upheld, Odor would have to immediately begin serving the ban.

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Holland stymied the Angels in the second game of the last home series, limiting them to four hits over six shutout innings in a 7-2 victory. The left-hander has surrendered three runs and seven hits over 12 1/3 innings to win his only two home meetings since 2013.

After allowing 16 runs over five innings in his two previous starts, Holland (3-3, 5.63 ERA) got back on track Monday when he gave up two over six in a 3-1 loss at Oakland.

"This was definitely better. A lot of positives I can take from this," Holland told the league's official website. "I just need to keep plugging away."

Holland will try to help Texas (25-19) capture its fifth win in eight meetings with Los Angeles and contribute to a pitching staff that had a 1.00 ERA in a three-game sweep at Houston. While he's 9-6 with a 5.22 ERA in 22 career starts against the Angels, the 29-year-old has gone 3-0 with a 2.49 mark in four matchups over the past two seasons.

Yunel Escobar has gone 3 for 6 with a home run and a double off him this season, though star sluggers Mike Trout and Albert Pujols are a combined 1 for 11.

Carlos Perez went 3 for 4 with a home run and a career-high five RBIs on Sunday when the Angels (20-24) salvaged a 10-2 home win versus Baltimore. They've averaged 7.3 runs in wins during a 7-3 stretch, but they've only scored more than three twice versus Texas.

Kole Calhoun has been a bright spot in the season series, going 11 for 24. Johnny Giavotella is batting .395 with four doubles and eight RBIs over an 11-game hitting streak.

"We want someone to take advantage of what Mike and Albert create, and right now that's Johnny," manager Mike Scioscia said.

Nick Tropeano (2-2, 3.30) has limited opponents to two runs or less in six of his eight starts. He hopes to get the run support he received Wednesday when he allowed one run over a career-high seven innings in an 8-1 home win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

"He trusts his stuff," Trout said, "and that's what I like about him."

The right-hander, however, is 0-2 with a 5.68 ERA in two starts against the Rangers.

Nomar Mazara went 2 for 4 with his sixth home run Sunday, while Ian Desmond, Ryan Rua and Bobby Wilson each had two hits in a 9-2 win over the Astros. Desmond has hit .340 with three homers, two doubles and 13 RBIs over his last 12 games.