truebluefan

The Angels forged some new life Thursday, which only delayed their third defeat in the past four games.

The Angels rallied for four runs in the eighth inning to tie the score, but the Rangers won the opener of a four-game series 7-6 on a Mark Teixeira home run in the 12th inning off Kevin Gregg.

The Angels' eighth-inning rally did help rookie pitcher Jered Weaver avoid the first defeat of his career. And Adam Kennedy extended his career-high hitting streak to 17games, as he delivered his first hit with a single in the 12th inning.

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la_faker_81

This was a big loss for the Angels. They need the A's to lose a few games. After the rangers, they play 1 game in Chicago against the White Sox, then there away against the Indians.