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AT THE PLATE: The Angels scored in the fourth on
ON THE MOUND: Richards was superb, locating his 96-mph fastball and mixing in a sharp slider to hold the Yankees to two runs and three hits in seven innings, striking out seven and walking one. The homer to Teixeira came on a 2-and-2 pitch, giving the Angels a league-leading nine homers given up on two-strike pitches. Tanaka used a nasty split-fingered fastball to give up two runs and five hits, strike out 11 and walk four in 61/3 innings.
ROSTER MOVE: One of the organization's top relief prospects, right-hander Mike Morin, 22, was promoted from triple-A Sunday, and outfielder
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