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Trumbo, despite his .295 OBP, leads the Angels in both home runs (27) and RBI (82) this season.
The Los Angeles Angels end their series in Oakland with a Wednesday afternoon game against the Oakland Athletics. Mike Trout sits on the bench in the series finale, while Vernon Wells and his .251 on-base percentage is in left field batting seventh. Here are Wednesday's starting lineups:
Aybar SS
Kendrick 2B
Abreu DH
Hunter RF
Trumbo 1B
Callaspo 3B
Wells LF
Bourjos CF
Mathis C
Pennington SS
Suzuki C
Matsui DH
Willingham LF
DeJesus RF
Sizemore 3B
Sweeney CF
Allen 1B
Sogard 2B
Jered Weaver has made three starts against the A's this season, allowing a total of three runs in 22 innings. In 12 starts against American League West foes this season, Weaver is 6-3 with a 1.99 ERA. The Halos have won nine of those 12 games.
Wednesday's 12:35 p.m. PDT game will be televised by Fox Sports West. For more news and information on the Angels, be sure to read Halos Heaven.
The Los Angeles Angels end their series in Oakland with a Wednesday afternoon affair with the Athletics. Jered Weaver starts for the Angels on getaway day, and there is a decent chance he may start again on three days rest this Sunday in Baltimore. Moving Weaver up once puts him in line to start the final game of the season in Anaheim against the Texas Rangers.
The Angels hope that final game, on September 28 is a meaningful one. The Halos begin play on Wednesday down three games to the Rangers in the American League West, with just 14 games left to play.
Weaver is one of four pitchers in the top six in MLB in ERA taking the mound on Wednesday. Weaver, in sixth place at 2.4355, is narrowly behind Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee, who are tied for fourth at 2.4351. Halladay pitches for the Phillies on Wednesday against the Houston Astros. Clayton Kershaw and Johnny Cueto, who are the top two in the majors in ERA, start on Wednesday as well.
Rich Harden gets the start for the A's. He is 4-2 with a 4.68 ERA in 12 starts for Oakland this season.
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Angels Vs. Athletics: Mark Trumbo, Jered Weaver Lead Halos To 4-1 Win
Mark Trumbo hit a go-ahead, two-run home run off Rich Harden in the top of the sixth inning, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon at Overstock.com Coliseum in Oakland. Jered Weaver allowed one run in seven innings to pick up his 17th victory of the season. The Halos are now two and a half games behind Texas in the American League West, with the outcome of the Rangers' game against Cleveland Wednesday night pending.
Josh Willingham hit his second home run of the series, a two-run shot off Weaver in the third inning, to give Oakland a 1-0 lead. Bobby Abreu tied the score with an RBI double off Harden in the top of the sixth, and Trumbo followed with his team-leading 27th home run of the season, giving the Angels a 3-1 lead. The Halos added an insurance run in the eighth inning.
Weaver threw 115 pitches in his seven innings of work, allowing just one run, but he also had just one strikeout against two walks. The 17 wins are a new career high for Weaver. Jordan Walden pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 31st save of the season.
The Angels are off Thursday, but open a three-game series in Baltimore on Friday against the Orioles.
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Sep 14 4:31p by Eric Stephen