Maicer Izturis News

Jose Arredondo was not offered a contract by the Angels by Saturday's 8:59 p.m. PT deadline, casting the right-handed reliever into free agency one day after the club confirmed he will undergo Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery and miss the entire 2010 season.

Outfielder Bobby Abreu watches a deep drive that fell for a two-run double against Baltimore this summer.

The Yankees scored three runs in the fourth to back six-plus solid innings from Andy Pettitte, and New York stamped its ticket to the World Series with a 5-2 win over the Angels in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series.

Jerry Hairston Jr. scored on Maicer Izturis's throwing error in the bottom of the 13th, giving the Yankees a 4-3 win over the Angels and a commanding lead in the American League Championship Series.

Jerry Hairston Jr. scored on Maicer Izturis's throwing error in the bottom of the 13th, giving the Yankees a 4-3 win over the Angels and a commanding lead in the American League Championship Series.

A midseason demotion to the minor leagues proved a humbling trip for Howie Kendrick, who had nothing but time to assess what went wrong during a slow start to the first half.

Who would have thought it would come down to a balaclava? Expecting a cold and rainy night in New York, Los Angeles Angels second baseman Maicer Izturis dressed warmly for Game Two of the American League Championship Series.

Los Angeles Angels' Maicer Izturis throws to third on a fielder's choice single by New York Yankees' Melky Cabrera during the 13th inning of Game 2 of the American League Championship baseball series Sunday, Oct.

Alex Rodriguez is turning this postseason into his personal showcase. Coming through under pressure once again, Rodriguez hit a tying homer in the 11th inning and the New York Yankees edged the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 Saturday night on Maicer Izturis' throwing error in the 13th for a 2-0 lead in the AL championship series.

The intimidating right-hander had never allowed a run in any of his 26 postseason innings before Sunday.

After stealing more than 100 bases for a Major League-best ninth season in a row, it's well known throughout baseball that the Angels are an aggressive team that loves to run.

Sometime later, it became a mere afterthought. Buchholz went five-plus innings and was charged with two runs, but when the Red Sox [ team stats ] blew a late-inning lead to the Los Angeles Angels in Game 3 of the AL Division Series, sending them home for the winter, the outing had a bittersweet effect.

Jered Weaver was dominant through 7 1/3 innings, and the Angels scored three two-out runs in the seventh inning to break a tie, as Los Angeles grabbed a commanding AL Division Series lead over the Red Sox with a 4-1 victory at Angel Stadium.

Kendr9 Morales homered and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Angels wasted no time clinching their fifth AL West title in si8 seasons with an -0 victory over the second-place Texas _a> Rangers on Monday night.

Kendry Morales homered and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Angels wasted no time clinching their fifth AL West title in six seasons with an 11-0 victory over the second-place Texas Rangers on Monday night.

Kendry Morales went 3-for-3 with a homer, three runs batted in and two runs scored, as the Los Angeles Angels inched closer to the AL West title with a 7-4 win over Oakland.

Ian Kennedy's 20 friends and family members could scarcely stand to watch while the New York reliever's first appearance in over a year went from an inspiration to a budding nightmare.

The New York Yankees clinched a post-season berth with a tense 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.

Nelson Cruz slides into second for a stolen base as the Angels' Maicer Izturis reaches for the throw.

Rangers snap out of funk, beat Angels Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus, rear, steals second as Los Angeles Angels shortstop Maicer Izturis is unable to glove the throw from the catcher in the fifth inning of a baseball game , Saturday, Sept.