Jason Vargas

MINNEAPOLIS — Mike Butcher is aware of the chatter. The pitching coach knows there are legions of fans who look at the Angels' major league-worst 5.43 earned-run average and think he should be fired. He also knows people above him in the...

Worst week ever The Angels lost ace Jered Weaver, shortstop Erick Aybar and third baseman Alberto Callaspo to injury last week, bad news for any team but worse for this one, top-heavy with stars and hardly any depth. The Angels have started 2-8 once...

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By defecting from his superstar agent last week, Robinson Cano made the Dodgers look pretty smart. It's not all about the money, even for the local team that has an apparently endless amount of it. Cano ditched Scott Boras to ally with Jay-Z, the rap...

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Kevin Jepsen was the Angels’ top right-handed setup man in the second half of 2012, going 3-1 with a 1.67 earned-run average in 40 games from July 5 on, and he looked dominant in his first two games of 2013, striking out...

Sizing up the Angels' 25-man roster for opening day: STARTERS No.; Name; ;Pos.; B/T; Age; Comment 27; Mike Trout; LF; R/R;2 1; AL MVP runnerup hit .326 with .399 OBP, .564 slugging, 30 HRs, 129 runs, 49 stolen bases in 2012. 2; Erick Aybar; SS; S/R;...

There is enough star power in the Angels lineup to illuminate the Big A message board for months, the marquee shining with three megawatt names — Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton. Trout is just 21, but with his dynamic blend of speed,...

As fans arrived at Dodger Stadium's loge-level entrance in the right-field corner Friday, many formed an impromptu line to snap photos of themselves in front of a 10-foot-high figure of the team's iconic "LA" logo. The figure is one small touch in the...

That looked a lot like the type of game the Dodgers might expect to play against the Angels, the two teams combining for 15 runs Friday after a mere 3 1/2 innings. Not that it did much for Dodgers right-hander Josh Beckett, who was pushed around for...

Thursday, 7:05 p.m., Angel Stadium Hyun-Jin Ryu, Dodgers vs. Joe Blanton, Angels Friday, 7:10 p.m., Dodger Stadium Jason Vargas, Angels vs. Josh Beckett, Dodgers Saturday, 6:05 p.m., Angel Stadium Zack Greinke, Dodgers vs. Tommy Hanson, Angels

TEMPE, Ariz.—Tommy Hanson, whose last start was cut short after three innings and 45 pitches because of triceps tightness, will pitch in an intrasquad game at 6 p.m. Monday with a target of six innings and 80 to 90 pitches. The right-hander was...