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Angels tie Brewers, 1-1, in spring game

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Angels 1, Milwaukee 1 (10 innings)

AT THE PLATE:Brandon Wood drew walks in his first two plate appearances and dropped a sacrifice bunt to advance two runners in the seventh inning. That set up a score-tying, sacrifice fly by Michael Ryan. The Angels had only seven hits, including Juan Rivera’s fourth-inning double.

ON THE MOUND: Scott Kazmir, scratched from his last start because of tightness in his shoulder, looked sound during a five-inning stint in which he allowed one run and four hits, struck out two and walked none, and threw 71 pitches. “It was a big step,” said Kazmir, who expects to be ready for the start of the season.

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EXTRA BASES: The Angels, on the verge of opening the season without a player on the disabled list, got a scare in the seventh when Jeff Mathis was hit on the back of the left hand by a Claudio Vargas fastball. The catcher suffered a bruise, “but he should be OK,” Manager Mike Scioscia said. … Hideki Matsui played seven innings in left field, fielding one routine fly ball.

UP NEXT:Jered Weaver will tune up for his expected opening-day start in a 1 p.m. game Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs and right-hander Carlos Zambrano in Mesa, Ariz.

ON THE AIR: Radio: 830.

-- Mike DiGiovanna

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