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Published on Tuesday, May 06, 2008
By Bill Plunkett
KANSAS CITY - Thirty-five games into the season, the Angels are shorthanded, riddled with injuries and have key players in slumps.
And cruising.
Garret Anderson broke out of his slump to drive in all five runs as the Angels beat the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, Tuesday night.
Their season-high fourth consecutive victory gives the Angels a 22-13 record, tied with the Boston Red Sox for the best record in the American League. That includes a 12-5 record on the road, the best in the majors. And they are one win away from matching the best starts in franchise history (23-12 in 2004 and 1970).
All of this with their top two pitchers (John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar) and two infielders (Howie Kendrick and Maicer Izturis) on the disabled list, another sidelined by injury (Chone Figgins) and the run-producing anchors of their lineup (Anderson and Vladimir Guerrero) facing questions about their lack of production recently.
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