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attitude has helped them put together their best stretch of the season. Jason
Vargas completed an undefeated May with seven sharp innings, Howie Kendrick
doubled twice and scored three runs, and the Angels beat the Dodgers 3-2
Thursday night on Chris Nelsons tiebreaking RBI single to salvage a split of the
four-game Freeway Series. The Angels have won 10 of 12 but have gained only 3
1/2 games in the AL West standings during that stretch and still trail
division-leading Texas by 8 1/2. "I cant even tell you the last time I even
thought about a deficit. I cant even tell you how many games Texas or any other
team has won or lost," Kendrick said. "The biggest thing for us is just to put
up Ws and go from there. The more you worry about those things, the tougher it
gets." Vargas (5-3) allowed two runs and five hits, struck out six and walked
two. The left-hander was 5-0 with a 2.30 ERA in six starts this month, after
going 0-3 with a 4.85 ERA in five starts during April. "I dont really have an
answer for that, other than getting more outs," Vargas said. "There wasnt
anything I tried to change or do differently. Im just being more consistent."
Vargas has three of the victories during the Angels recent surge. "I faced
Vargas for years when he was with Seattle, and you know what youre going to
get," Kendrick said. "I mean, the guy finds a way to get it done." Ernesto
Frieri pitched a scoreless ninth for his 12th save in 13 attempts, one night
after giving up home runs to Adrian Gonzalez and Scott Van Slyke in a save. Ted
Lilly (0-2) was charged with three runs, five hits and three walks in 5 2-3
innings and struck out three. "Hes kind of crafty because hes got that windup
where he kind of throws off your timing a little bit. So the biggest thing is to
try to wait for him to make a mistake," Kendrick said. "He made a few mistakes
tonight and we were able to put some runs on the board, but he threw pretty
well." Lilly was a strike away from getting out of the sixth but walked Chris
Iannetta on a borderline pitch on the inside corner, putting runners at the
corners. Manager Don Mattingly then replaced the left-hander with Ronald
Belisario. "I didnt get the key out in the sixth when I needed it," Lilly said.
"I gave up a double to Kendrick. I had Iannetta and ended up letting that at-bat
get away. I had him 1-2 and didnt put him away. The objective is not just to
feel good at this point. The objective was to get the job done. But I walked
three guys and I only went 5 2-3 innings. Not enough was working right." Nelson,
making his first appearance in the Angels starting lineup as the designated
hitter after getting claimed off waivers from the Yankees on May 17, drove in
Kendrick with a bouncing single off Belisarios glove to snap a 2-all tie.
Another infield hit by J.B. Shuck loaded the bases, but Belisario retired Erick
Aybar on a groundout after getting a visit from pitching coach Rick Honeycutt.
The Dodgers played without slumping centre fielder Matt Kemp, who was placed on
the 15-day disabled list one day after straining his right hamstring chasing
down a double to right-centre by Mike Trout. The Angels scratched right fielder
Josh Hamilton was not in the starting lineup for the second time in three games
because of back spasms. But he entered to play right field in the eighth with
the Angels trying to protect their one-run lead. Alberto Callaspo put the Angels
ahead 2-1 in the fourth with an RBI single, following a one-out triple to
right-centre by Kendrick. But the Dodgers tied it when Ramon Hernandez drove
Vargas first pitch of the fifth inning into the left field bullpen for his
second home run with the club. Carl Crawford, who came in 0 for 9 against
Vargas, drove his second pitch of the game over the head of right fielder Mark
Trumbo for a triple and scored on Gonzalezs sacrifice fly. Crawford turned in
the Dodgers best defensive play of the season in the bottom half, racing full
speed on a flyball down the left field line by the switch-hitting Callaspo and
making a diving catch across the chalk before slamming into the short wall in
front of the box seats. Kendrick had to stay put at first base, but he
eventually scored the tying run when Iannetta followed with a two-out RBI double
over the head of Andre Ethier -- who started in centre field while Van Slyke
played right. Kemp, a two-time Gold Glove winner, is on the DL for the fourth
time in his career -- including two stints last season because of a left
hamstring strain that ended his consecutive game playing streak at 399 and cost
him a combined 51 games. The Dodgers were 24-27 in his absence. The MVP
runner-up two seasons ago, was hitting .251 with two homers and 17 RBIs in 51
games following off-season shoulder surgery, and has struck out 60 times in 191
at-bats. NOTES: First base ump Gary Darling blew a call in the Angels eighth,
ruling Shuck safe on a slow bouncer to a charging Mark Ellis. TV replays clearly
showed Shuck was out by a step, and Mattingly came out to argue. ... The Angels
are 51-31 against the Dodgers in the regular season since hiring manager Mike
Scioscia, who has caught more games than anyone in Dodgers history. ... Iannetta
came in 2 for 16 lifetime against Lilly.
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