Angels 5; Twins 4

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Another one run game with the Twins, another win, and all of the gnashing of teeth after the season opening loss is forgotten for another day. Matthews, Hunter, and Napoli left the yard. Ervin looked fine, but ran into some trouble in the sixth. Oliver looked a little less than great. Speier appeared to show a little rust as well. Another double for Howie, who has a hit in every game so far [link]

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Good start to the season
Published 4/4/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... The Angels finished off their series at Minnesota with another one-run win. Torii Hunter hit his first home run as an Angel, getting that out of the way so he doesn’t have to worry about it. Ervin Santana had a quality start and Francisco Rodriguez got the save despite walking two batters in the ninth. All in all, it’s a good way to start the season. It might only be the Twins, but winning 3 of 4 against any one on the road is a good thing. Home opener tonight –  Dustin Moseley against Kason Gabbard — ...

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