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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- After consecutive starts in which his teammates have totaled 20 runs of support, Kelvim Escobar is starting to feel that his hard-luck days with the Los Angeles Angels are over. Escobar breezed to his ninth victory and Vladimir Guerrero punctuated a 17-hit attack with a two-run homer, helping the Angels rout the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 Saturday night. The victory came six days after the right-hander beat the Dodgers 10-4. "Everybody knows how tough it was for me last ...

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Jamey Wright's bad luck against the Houston Astros may finally be changing.

Wright overcame shaky control to win for the first time in almost a year, and Michael Young had four RBIs to lead the Texas Rangers over the Astros 7-2 Saturday for their season-best fourth win in a row.

Wright beat Houston ace Roy Oswalt and improved to 2-12 in his career against the Astros. He was winless against them until last season.

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ARLINGTON ? Jamey Wright's bad luck against the Houston Astros may finally be changing.

Wright overcame shaky control to win for the first time in almost a year, and Michael Young had four RBIs to lead the Texas Rangers over the Astros 7-2 Saturday for their season-best fourth win in a row.

Houston's Hunter Pence, a former University of Texas at Arlington player, swings in the scoreless first inning of the Rangers' 7-2 win.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — After consecutive starts in which his teammates have totaled 20 runs of support, Kelvim Escobar is starting to feel that his hard-luck days with the Los Angeles Angels are over. Escobar breezed to his ninth victory and Vladimir Guerrero punctuated a 17-hit attack with a two-run homer, helping the Angels rout the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 Saturday night. The victory came six days after the right-hander beat the Dodgers 10-4.

"Everybody knows how tough it was for me last year, pitching well and not getting good results. But it seems like everything is starting to turn around and I'm very happy," Escobar said. "I've always said, when you work hard, it's going to pay off someday. You just have to be patient and wait for your time."

The Angels, vying for their third AL West title in four years, are off to the best start in franchise history at 48-27 and are 21 games over .500 for the first time since finishing 95-67 in 2005. They increased their division lead to a season-high eight games over Oakland, which lost 1-0 to the New York Mets.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Kelvim Escobar breezed to his ninth victory, Vladimir Guerrero homered and the Los Angeles Angels routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 Saturday night.

The Angels, vying for their third AL West title in four years, are off to the best start in franchise history at 48-27 and are 21 games over .500 for the first time since finishing 95-67 in 2005. They increased their division lead to a season-high eight games over Oakland, which lost 1-0 to the New York Mets.Escobar (9-3) sent the Pirates to their fourth straight loss, allowing a run and five hits over eight innings, striking out four. The right-hander, who became a full-time start...

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