ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Joel Pineiro posted his first victory in almost two months and Bobby Abreu homered, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday in the rubber game of the weekend series.
Pineiro (6-6) allowed a run and five hits over seven innings. The right-hander, making his third start since a brief demotion to the bullpen, was 0-3 with a whopping 10.30 ERA in six starts since beating Seattle 9-3 on July 9 at Angel Stadium.
The Angels remained 312 games out of first place in the AL West behind the Texas Rangers, who won 11-4 at Boston.
Torii Hunter and Vernon Wells added insurance runs with RBI singles in the eighth inning, and Jordan Walden followed Scott Downs out of the bullpen with a hitless ninth to get his 28th save.
