Low scoring games had been a thing of the past for the Angels of late, so it was almost surprising when they were only able to score three runs in the past two games with the Yanks. They were lucky yesterday, in that they only had to score one run to win with Santana’s shutout victory. They weren’t so lucky today when the Yankees returned the favor the Angels had been dealing out lately.

Angel pitching and offense seemed to be taking the day off. Jared Weaver pitched five innings, giving up six earned runs on eight hits (four of which were homeruns). He got the loss and fell to an even 9-9 on the season. His opponent Mussina muzzled the biting Angels to only two runs on only two hits. His record, already above average, rose to an even better 14-7.

Former teammate Jose Molina played a big part in the Angel loss. He hit his first homerun of the season and scored three times for the Yankees.

“It’s always good when you play against your old team and do some damage,” said Molina, dealt at midseason last year to the Yankees. “It feels good to beat your old team, especially after they won the first two games.”

The Angels hope to let this one go by and win the finale with the Yanks tomorrow to finish the roadtrip off on a good note.