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AL West champ Angels sweep A's to close out regular season

Associated Press

Sunday, October 4, 2009

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Joe Saunders got a shot for his ailing left shoulder in August and has felt great ever since. Saunders pitched five effective innings, Mike Napoli homered and the Los Angeles Angels closed out an impressive regular season with a 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. The AL West champions swept the three-game set against the A's and will host the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of their division series Wednesday or Thursday. Saunders (16-7) allowed two runs and six hit ...

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