BALTIMORE — The resilient Los Angeles Angels can finish a three-game sweep of the struggling Baltimore Orioles on Sunday at Camden Yards.Los Angeles won the opener 7-1 on Friday and beat the Orioles 6-2 on a sweltering Saturday afternoon.The Angels entered the series on a six-game losing streak
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find bright spots.“It’s been tougher on our fans and our players. I don’t look at it that way,” said Showalter, whose team has lost 17 of 18 at home. “All things considered,
it’s an unbelievable way to do something you love and be able to pay the bills
with it.”Deck McGuire (0-0, 6.08 ERA) will start for the Angels in place of John Lamb
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Los Angeles.The Angels have seven starting pitchers on the disabled list.As a result, they will be leaning on McGuire to help stabilize the rotation. However, he has made only two previous major league starts among his 12
appearances and has never faced Baltimore.Los Angeles had a positive development with phenom Shohei Ohtani, who hit in a simulated game Saturday at Angel Stadium. Ohtani has a Grade 2 sprain of the
ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow. The team is hoping he can avoid
Tommy John surgery.“There definitely be a consensus from the medical staff on how he feels,” Scioscia said. “We’ll see if he has enough velocity to go out there and
play.”Ohtani underwent stem-cell therapy and received a platelet-rich plasma injection to heal a damaged ligament. He was given the OK to begin batting
practice Thursday.Kevin Gausman (3-6, 4.20 ERA) is looking to help pull the Orioles from their doldrums. However, he lost his last four decisions and has not completed seven
innings in any of his last eight starts.In his last outing
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Mariners. He was effective managing his pitch count throughout the game.“That’s huge,” he said. “Kind of seems like that’s what I do every start lately is kind of get in jams the first inning, throw a lot of pitches. It’s
always big to kind of bounce back and have a quick inning.”Gausman is 1-3 with a 5.97 ERA in five starts against the Angels.Baltimore also received some bad news on the injury front. Reliever Darren O’Day opted to have season-ending surgery on his injured left hamstring. The
recovery time is six months, according to Showalter.O’Day also missed more than a month with a hyperextended elbow. The sidearmer is 0-2 with a 3.60 ERA in 20 games this season. He was placed on the 60-day
disabled list Friday.Showalter said O’Day has not yet finalized the time and place of the procedure.Melky Cabrera has re-signed with the Cleveland Indians, who need outfield depth and protection while Lonnie Chisenhall and Bradley Zimmer are
injured.
Cabrera signed a minor league deal Thursday and was assigned to Triple-A Columbus. He was with the club earlier this season before being designated for
assignment last month.Chisenhall was placed on the disabled list this week with a nagging calf injury, and there’s no timetable for his return. Zimmer has been sidelined at
Columbus with a shoulder injury.The 33-year-old Cabrera signed a minor league contract with the Indians in April. He batted .207 with five doubles and 11 RBIs in 17 games for
Cleveland.Cabrera has a .285 career batting average during 14 major league seasons.The Indians Jake Fisher Jersey , who lead the AL Central by 11 1/2 games over Detroit, open a 10-game homestand before the All-Star break on Friday against
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