Saunders sails, Angels edge Twins 1-0

 
Joe Saunders threw eight shutout innings and Howie Kendrick came home on a wild pitch in the seventh to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 1-0 victory over rookie Nick Blackburn and the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. [link]

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