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Palmer, Hunter help Angels pummel Tigers

Associated Press

Thursday, April 23, 2009

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Matt Palmer wears his wedding ring under his glove when he pitches. If not for his wife Michelle, he probably would be working as a landscaper. Thursday night the 30-year-old rookie right-hander pitched into the seventh inning to earn his first major league victory, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 10-5 win over the Detroit Tigers. Torii Hunter hit a go-ahead home run, and the Halos survived another shaky outing by the bullpen. "A couple of years ago I was stuck in Double ...

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