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 The right-hander became the second pitcher to make 300 starts for
the Angels, and he helped the Los Angeles earn a 10-2 win over the
Baltimore Orioles on Sunday at Angel Stadium.
Weaver (4-3) snapped a four-game winless streak with seven strong
innings. There was only one blemish on an otherwise dominant outing,
a two-run home run by Jonathan Schoop that broke up the shutout with
two outs in the seventh.
"I think he went stronger as the game went on," Angels manager Mike
Scioscia said. "His ability to command the fastball was important,
and he was spinning it well, mixing some changeups, just kept them
off balance all afternoon."
Weaver trails only Chuck Finley (379) in all-time stars among Angels
pitchers.
After struggling throughout the month of May, Weaver gave up two
runs on five hits, walked one and struck out six Sunday. Weaver
credited his curveball, saying he was able to make the necessary
adjustments when other pitches weren't effective in a tight strike
zone.
 "The front door was locked and the back door was bolted, so I was
going in through the chimney today with the curveball," Weaver said.
"It was more consistent than it has been, a little bit sharper, and
it's coming along. It's still not where I want to be, but it was a
better day of being able to repeat my pitches."
With the win, the Angels avoided a three-game sweep. They next go on
the road for a three-game series against the Texas Rangers. The
Orioles have an off day on Monday before continuing their nine-game
road swing in Houston.
Ubaldo Jimenez (2-5) remained winless on the road in four tries. He
ran into trouble in the third inning, giving up five runs, and was
chased from the game with two outs in the sixth. Jimenez gave up six
runs on eight hits, walked three and struck out three. Shortly after
recording his 1,500th strikeout in the sixth, Jimenez was removed in
favor of Dylan Bundy.
"It was that same inning that got away from him," Orioles manager
Buck Showalter said. "He came out and gave us some innings, which
kept some people from having to pitch, and a lot of guys needed
that. But that one inning got away from him."
The Angels hit Bundy just as hard as they hit Jimenez, scoring four
runs off him in the seventh inning to go up 10-2. Most of the
offense came off the bat of Carlos Perez in the form of a three-run
home run.
Mike Trout led off the seventh with a single, promptly stole second
and made it to third on a single by Albert Pujols. However, there
was delay before Giavotella's bat as Trout rolled his ankle on the
third base bag. He remained in the game and was singled home by
Johnny Giavotella but was then replaced by Shane Robinson in center
field.
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Scioscia said the injury doesn't look to be anything serious.
"We just took him out as a precaution," Scioscia said. "He'll be
fine."
Perez hit his home run, his second of the season and second in four
days, two batters later. He finished 3-for-4, extended his hitting
streak to three games and set a career high with five RBIs.
"It was a fastball," Perez said. "I've been working with all of the
hitting coaches, and I'm trying to be really aggressive."
In the Angels' big third-inning rally, Kole Calhoun, Pujols, Johnny
Giavotella and C.J. Cron had RBI hits. An error by third baseman
Ryan Flaherty allowed Cron to come home.
Gregorio Petit, the ninth batter, grounded into a double play to
finally end inning.
Cron scored the first run of the game in the second inning. He
walked and took a base with a deep fly ball to center field, then
was singled home by Perez.
Yunel Escobar, Calhoun, Pujols and Giavotella each had two hits for
the Angels, while Schoop had two of the Orioles' five hits.
NOTES: The Angels selected LHP Lucas Luetge from Triple-A Salt Lake
to add him to the major league roster. Luetge will be making his
Angels debut out of the bullpen. His last major league appearance
was April 25, 2015, with the Seattle Mariners. ... In corresponding
moves, RHP A.J. Achter was designated for assignment and RHP Tim
Lincecum, who was signed as a free agent Friday, was optioned to
Salt Lake. Lincecum is expected to throw a simulated game in Arizona
before making two starts in Triple-A. ... Orioles RHP Yovani
Gallardo (shoulder tendinitis) threw his first bullpen session since
going on the disabled list. Manager Buck Showalter said it was
successful and that Gallardo's return may be accelerated.
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