Jered Weaver

AP - Jim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award on Wednesday — and earned a new contract, too — while Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor. Read Full Story

Jered Weaver followed in John Lackey's day-old footsteps throughout the night, all the way to his final triumphant walk off the Angel Stadium mound. He even waved his cap at the standing, cheering crowd with nearly the same sweep of his arm. With Weaver picking up right where Lackey left off for the Los Angeles Angels, not even Josh Beckett could keep the Boston Red Sox off the brink of playoff elimination. Weaver yielded two hits while dominating Boston into the eighth inning, and Maicer Izturis drove home the tiebreaking run in Los Angeles' 4-1 victory over the Red Sox on Friday night, extending ... Read Full Story

AP - Jim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award on Wednesday and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor. Read Full Story

Juan Rivera homered to help Jered Weaver end a three-start losing streak and the Los Angeles Angels sent the Oakland Athletics to their fifth straight loss with a 5-2 victory Friday night. Torii Hunter added an RBI single for the AL West champions, who won for the fifth time in six games. Weaver (16-8), having a career year, pitched five scoreless innings in his final playoff tuneup. Having lost three straight starts for the first time in his career, the right-hander was sharp from the start. He struck out five and didn't walk a batter for the fourth time this year. Weaver will follow ... Read Full Story

Jered Weaver allowed two runs over six innings to win his third consecutive start and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Tuesday night. Weaver (6-2) gave up five hits, four walks and struck out six. The right-hander has been touched for four runs over 21 innings in his last three outings. Vladimir Guerrero had an RBI single during a two-run first. Brian Fuentes pitched the ninth for his 16th save in 19 opportunties. Ben Zobrist hit solo homer and finished with two RBIs for the Rays, who have lost three in a row following a four-game winning streak. James ... Read Full Story