Erick Aybar News

The good news for the Los Angeles Angels is that with Monday's off day, they can skip the fifth spot in the rotation, which, until Wednesday night, was held by Barry Enright, who opened the season in triple A and appears headed back there soon.

Arte Moreno has placed blame for the team's brutal 2013 start, its failure to make the playoffs for three straight years and several high-priced moves that have paid minimal dividends on the one person the Los Angeles Angels owner can't fire: "If you're going to blame anyone, you've got to blame me," Moreno told FoxSports.com on Wednesday in New ... (more)

In the shortest of his three starts for the Orioles, Garcia gave up four runs and seven hits in 3 2-3 innings in an 8-4 loss to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.

Since Mike Trout returned to center field, he has resembled the dominant offensive force he was last year.

Los Angeles Angels shortstop Erick Aybar has missed three straight games with a strained right hamstring.

LHP Michael Roth was recalled from the Arkansas Travelers when RHP Tommy Hanson went on the restricted list.

Mike Trout is unfazed by expectations for an encore, a patient Mark Trumbo is drawing more walks and, Mike Scioscia might not be the problem, but he might pay the price.

MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Manager Mike Scioscia has never faced more heat than he is right now.

This time last season, hitting coach Mickey Hatcher was fired, a move that seemed to shake up the Los Angeles Angels and wake up an offense that had struggled for six weeks.

Brandon McCarthy says if we can put a man on the moon, headgear can be developed for pitchers.

Angels season-ticket holder Stephanie Stroup was celebrating her 33rd birthday at the final game of this season's first homestand in Anaheim when MLB.com's "Bucks on the Pond" crew spotted her and the other three fans in her group.

Garrett Richards making his first relief appearance after five starts in place of the injured Jered Weaver, gave up a leadoff single through the box by Adam Jones.

ANAHEIM, Calif. In this Southern California landscape full of highways, Baltimore Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman grew up just a 30-minute drive from Angel Stadium.

OF Mike Trout went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and four RBIs Tuesday night in a 10-6 loss to the A's . He tied his season high for RBIs.

Following the team's horrid start, what was set to be a blockbuster, history-making season for the club in 2013 - a loaded lineup, loaded bank account and Cy Young talent at the front of the rotation - has quickly become more of an unrehearsed catastrophe.

A's catcher Derek Norris said he was surprised when he looked up at the scoreboard in the seventh inning Tuesday night, as manager Bob Melvin walked out to relieve Jarrod Parker, and saw the Los Angeles Angels with three runs.

MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Not much has gone right in the Angels bullpen this year, but Jerome Williams stood out through the first month as one bright light.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announced Monday that infielder Erick Aybar will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake in tonight's home game against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

Felix Hernandez, fresh off recording career victory No. 100, returns to the mound on Saturday night as the Seattle Mariners take on the Los Angeles Angels and right-hander Joe Blanton at Safeco Field.

Short Erick Aybar and Alberto Callaspo , the Los Angeles Angeles ran out a lineup Thursday evening featuring just one lefty against a pitcher with a good slider and a poor changeup.