With second place in the American League West on the line, the Angels ran into the club with the best team ERA in the league, falling to the A's, 8-0, on Friday night.

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OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 4 (UPI) — Gio Gonzalez and three relievers combined on a five-hitter Friday and Oakland broke things open with a six-run seventh to down the Los Angeles Angels 8-0. Los Angeles – Gio Gonzalez – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – Major League Baseball – Oakland California

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Los Angeles Angels shortstop Erick Aybar, left, tags out Oakland Athletics ‘ Mark Ellis during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in Oakland, Calif

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Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher (23) speaks with Scott Kazmir, third from right, during the first inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics , Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in Oakland, Calif

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Los Angeles Angels ‘ Erick Aybar, right, is tagged out in a rundown between first and second base by Oakland Athletics shortstop Steve Tolleson, left, during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Los Angeles Angels ‘ Scott Kazmir works against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Los Angeles Angels ‘ Juan Rivera, right, advances to third base on a hit by Erick Aybar as Oakland Athletics third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff, left, waits for the ball during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in Oakland, Calif

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Jurors in the trial of a man accused of causing a crash that killed three people – including Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and a Manhattan Beach man – will be allowed to consider statements the defendant made to police after the wreck, a judge ruled Thursday.

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Joel Pineiro, healthy enough to unleash some impressive long toss with Dan Haren in the football-ravaged outfield at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum before Friday night's game, is set for a 60-pitch, four-inning simulated game on Tuesday when the Angels return home.

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Kendry Morales, lost to the Angels since May 29 after sustaining a lower left leg injury requiring surgery, is on schedule to be fully healed by Spring Training, manager Mike Scioscia said on Friday.

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Primarily because of scheduling circumstances and pitching matchups, Hideki Matsui, the Angels' hottest hitter, was not in the lineup on Friday night in the series opener against the Athletics and southpaw Gio Gonzalez.

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Dan Haren has watched Jered Weaver evolve professionally over the years, his appreciation of Weaver's craftsmanship increasing as they have bonded as Angels teammates since Haren's July 25 acquisition from the D-backs.

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Former Rome Catholic ace pitcher Joe Melioris was called up from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s Arizona League Angels on Tuesday and made his debut for the team’s Rookie Class affiliate the Orem Owlz of the Pioneer League on Wednesday night.

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Former Rome Catholic ace pitcher Joe Melioris was called up from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s Arizona League Angels on Tuesday and made his debut for the team’s Rookie Class affiliate the Orem Owlz of the Pioneer League on Wednesday night.

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Imagine the Cardinals without Albert Pujols, the Reds without Joey Votto. Think of the Padres without Adrian Gonzalez, the Phillies without Ryan Howard, the Yankees without Mark Teixeira. Here are the Angels without Kendry Morales.

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Hideki Matsui hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh and the Angels held on to pin a 4-2 loss on the Mariners and take the series on Wednesday.

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Los Angeles Angels’ Hideki Matsui smiles in the dugout after he hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, in Seattle.

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SEATTLE, Sept. 2 (UPI) — Hideki Matsui put Los Angeles ahead with a two-run homer in the seventh Wednesday and the Angels went on to down Seattle 4-2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – Hideki Matsui – Los Angeles – Major League Baseball – United States

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The attorney for a man accused of killing Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others in a drunken driving crash cannot introduce evidence that the driver of Adenhart’s car may also have been drinking, a judge ruled Wednesday. The evidence is irrelevant in the triple-murder trial of Andrew Gallo, 23, an Orange County Superior Court judge said at a motions hearing.

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