Angels avoid L.A. sweep
On Saturday night, Jered Weaver and reliever Jose Arredondo did not allow a hit, but the Angels lost to the Dodgers 1-0 on an unearned run. Weaver took the loss in the unofficial no-hitter.
Mike Napoli's RBI single off Derek Lowe (5-8) in the second inning Sunday was all the offense the Angels needed.
Rodriguez, who came in with two outs in the ninth and runners on first and second, walked Jeff Kent to load the bases, then got Loney on a routine grounder to second to earn his major league-leading 32nd save.
Lackey (6-1), whose 2008 debut was delayed six weeks by a strained triceps, allowed only five base runners in a dominant performance. He struck out nine and walked two. Lackey retired 14 in a row at one juncture.
Lowe held the Angels to one run on five hits and two walks in his seven innings. He struck out seven.
TIGERS 4, ROCKIES 3: At Detroit, Dane Sardinha hit a two-run triple for his first major league hit to rally the Tigers to a win over woeful Colorado, giving Detroit a three-game sweep. Detroit, which won its fifth straight and 15th in its last 18, has a winning record for the first time this season.
Kenny Rogers (6-5) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings. Freddy Dolsi pitched two perfect innings and Todd Jones bounced back from his first blown save of the season on Saturday night for a 1-2-3 ninth and his 15th save in 16 chances.
Greg Reynolds (2-6) allowed four runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings.
TWINS 5, BREWERS 0: At Minneapolis, Kevin Slowey breezed through his fourth straight dominant start, beating Ben Sheets and Milwaukee with a three-hit shutout. Delmon Young's two-run homer and Carlos Gomez's RBI triple highlighted an impressive revival by the Twins against the previously surging Sheets (9-2), hours after their 10-game winning streak ended.
The right-handed Slowey (5-6) retired the first 10 batters he faced and struck out eight in his first career shutout, second complete game.
In his last four appearances, Slowey has pitched 29 innings and allowed only three runs with two walks — none on Sunday — while winning three of those starts.
METS 3, YANKEES 1: At New York, Oliver Perez pitched another gem against the Yankees, Carlos Delgado homered again and the Mets won this year's Subway Series. Billy Wagner closed out the Mets' fourth win in the six-game rivalry. It was just the second time since interleague play started in 1997 that they've taken the season series.
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