Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is a professional baseball franchise located in Anaheim, California. The Angels' home playing field is at Angel Stadium of Anaheim located at 2000 Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, California. They have been based there since 1966. Tickets to Los Angeles Angels games are available online. You can get discount Los Angeles Angels tickets from this site.Los Angeles Angels Highlights
Brandon Allen’s pinch-hit home run seal Rays’ win
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired Brandon Allen to add power to the bench of the Rays – and Allen made sure that the Rays won’t regret their decision.
With a pinch hit on the ninth inning, Allen’s two-run homer sealed the win on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Angels 4-3. Brandon Gomes worked a 1-2-3 ninth to help the Rays win their fifth straight ballgame.
Albert Pujols ended his hitless streak at a career-worst 21 at-bats as he went 1 for 4 when he rolled a grounder to beat a three-man defensive shift. He was thrown out while attempting to turn the single into a double.
Mark Trumbo homered and had two RBIs while Jerome Williams had seven solid innings pitching for the Angels. They have already lost seven of nine.
Tampa Bay closed out this first series against the Los Angeles Angels with a sweep. Their next scheduled meeting will be in July at Los Angeles.
A well-known rival of the Angels is of course the Los Angeles Dodgers, being located in the same city, the Angels-Dodgers rivalry have been known as the Freeway Series because of the freeway that links the two teams' playing fields. Other noted rivalries of the Los Angeles Angels are the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners. Buy your Los Angeles Angels rivalry tickets now.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim got their name from the 1892 team of the same name. The present Angels is a 1961 expansion franchise of the MLB and is a member of the American League's West Division. The reason for the long official name is to get the Los Angeles support and at the same time keeping to the agreement that Anaheim be mentioned in the team name.