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Angels hope to get well with a trip to Baltimore

Fri 29th, June 2007

(Sports Network) - Kelvim Escobar tries to get the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim back on the winning track when they open a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles this evening at Camden Yards.

Escobar won his third straight decision on Saturday against Pittsburgh, as he allowed a run on five hits in eight innings to run his record to 9-3 on the season, while lowering his earned run average to 2.81. The 31-year-old right-hander lost to the Orioles earlier this season, but is 12-5 lifetime against them with nine saves and a 3.87 ERA in 34 games, 18 of which have been starts. Los Angeles will need another strong effort from Escobar tonight as the team tries to bounce back from a three-game sweep at the hands of the Kansas City Royals, culminating with a 1-0 setback in Wednesday's finale. Jered Weaver (6-4) was the hard-luck loser in his first start in 11 days, despite allowing only four hits and one run with six strikeouts over seven frames. Baltimore, meanwhile, had its game with the New York Yankees suspended due to rain last night. The Orioles blew a two-run lead, as the Yankees scored four times in the eighth inning to take an 8-6 advantage. The game was then stopped with two outs in the top of the eighth and will be resumed July 27, when New York returns to Camden Yards, at the point it was stopped. The Orioles took the first two games of the series and have won five of seven overall. The club is 5-3 under interim manager Dave Trembley. Getting the call for Baltimore tonight will be veteran right-hander Steve Trachsel, who is 5-6 with a 4.55 ERA. Trachsel dropped his second straight start Sunday against Arizona, as he surrendered five runs and seven hits in four innings. Trachsel has faced the Angels five times in his career and is 2-2 with a 4.05 ERA against them. The Angels took three of four from the Orioles earlier in the season and are 19-10 in the series since the start of the 2004 campaign. The Angels, though, have dropped four of their last five in Baltimore.