Rookie Thaiss´ 8th-inning HR sends Angels past Mariners, 6-3
(WorldNews Health)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Matt Thaiss hit the first homer of his major league career and rounded the bases into the arms of his overjoyed teammates. After the win was secured an inning later, the rookie gratefully accepted the dual dousing from the dugout drink coolers given to every hero of an Angels victory. A weekend series that began with a melancholy celebration of a no-hitter ended with something less incredible, yet still quite thrilling, for a promising slugger and these resilient Angels. Thaiss hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, and Los Angeles completed a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 6-3 victory on Sunday. After Kole Calhoun walked and went to...