Los Angeles improved to 9-0 against Kansas City on Sunday, winning 7-2 in the third game of this four-game series.

Santana, who matched a career high with 16 wins in 2008, had a 7.31 ERA through his first 13 starts this year. In six outings since then, however, the righthander is 4-1 with a 3.00 ERA. He's 3-2 with a 4.82 ERA in six starts versus the Royals.

Kansas City will counter with Kyle Davies, who has won two straight starts and has surrendered two runs or fewer in four of five outings. One hitter Davies will have to cool off is Vladimir Guerrero.

Guerrero has 19 RBI in his last 18 road games against the Royals.

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Santana has posted a 3.33 ERA in winning his last four starts. In his last outing, the righthander allowed three runs in six innings of a 7-3 victory over Toronto on Saturday. He has been outstanding against the A’s, going 6-0 with an 0.96 ERA in his last eight starts and 10-1 with a 1.36 ERA in 14 career outings.

The Athletics will counter with Trevor Cahill, who has lost his last four decisions since July 22. The rookie righthander has settled down over his last two outings, though, allowing two runs in each contest after posting a 7.71 ERA in losing his previous four starts.

Oakland has been giving its pitchers little support, losing seven of 11 and scoring three runs or fewer in 10 of those contests.

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Los Angeles, which is 19-6 on the road since June 15, will likely get Vladimir Guerrero back in the lineup for the finale of the four-game set. Guerrero, batting .362 with six homers and 12 RBI in his last 15 games, sat Sunday after getting hit by a pitch on his left knee in Saturday’s 5-1 win.

The -110 favored Angels are hitting a major league-best .295 versus righthanders, which is not good news for Orioles rookie and starter David Hernandez.

Ervin Santana will try to win his third straight for the Angels after striking out six and tossing a three-hitter in Tuesday’s 6-0 win over Tampa Bay.

Los Angeles is 36-17 against Baltimore since losing the final eight meetings in 2003.

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Los Angeles improved to 5-0 against Kansas City this year after sweeping a doubleheader Tuesday. The Angels have also won 19 of their last 24 games at Kauffman Stadium, and 31 of 41 overall versus the Royals.

The Angels have won nine of their last 10 games. They lead second-place Texas by three games in the AL West.

The Royals tied a team record by using nine pitchers in the doubleheader, and have fallen a season-worst 19 games under .500 thanks to their second eight-game losing streak of 2009.

Angels starter Joe Saunders is 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA in two career starts versus Kansas City.

Royals starter Brian Bannister is 1-4 over his last six starts despite a 2.95 ERA.

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Los Angeles has won four straight since Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter were placed on the disabled list last Friday. A big reason for that is Morales, who has six RBI in the last four games.

The A’s are the only AL West team that the Angels have a winning record against. Los Angeles is 12-16 in division games.

Oakland is last in the AL with a .245 batting average and their 363 runs are the third fewest in the league.

Angels starter Joe Saunders will try to put aside his poor finish to the first half of the season. Saunders went 0-1 with an 11.57 ERA in his last three outings.

His opponent will be Trevor Cahill, who is 0-3 with an 11.37 ERA in his last three outings.

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Santana has failed to show the All-Star form of 2008 when he won a career-high tying 16 games. He’s had two stints on the disabled list this season, and has a 9.88 ERA in losing his last three starts.

Starting him against Oakland could provide a boost to the righthander. He is 9-1 with a 1.38 ERA in 13 career starts against the Athletics, including 4-0 with a 1.54 ERA in six starts at the Oakland Coliseum.

The Angels will try to defeat Dallas Braden again. He is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in two starts against them in 2009.

Braden has been Oakland’s most consistent starter lately, allowing three earned runs or fewer in eight straight outings.

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Teixeira will be making his first appearance in Anaheim after leaving the Angels in the offseason. He went 1 for 11 against the Angels as New York took two of three at Yankee Stadium from April 30-May 2.

New York hasn’t won nine in a row away from home since 1998.

Saunders is 1-1 with a 7.59 ERA in his last four outings, surrendering nine home runs during that span. The Angels, however, have won three of those four games.

New York will counter with Joba Chamberlain, who is coming off one of his worst starts of the season. He gave up a career-high eight runs and nine hits before New York rallied for a 10-8 win over Toronto on Sunday.

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Before Tuesday's game, Texas had dropped eight of 11 to surrender first place in the West to the Angels, who extended the Rangers' offensive slump and opened a 2 1/2-game lead by winning 5-2 in Monday's series opener.

The -115 favored Rangers hope to stay hot against Jered Weaver, who has looked increasingly vulnerable lately. Weaver has allowed nine runs in 11 1-3 innings in his last two starts.

It could be difficult again for the Angels' bats against Kevin Millwood as two of the top six AL pitchers in ERA match up.

Millwood beat the Angels on May 15, allowing two runs in six innings of a 10-8 victory.

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Despite injuries to sluggers Torii Hunter, Vladimir Guerrero, and Bobby Abreu, the Angels are a major league-best 8-1 in interleague play this season.

Hunter is expected to return to the lineup tonight, and Guerrero will likely start at designated hitter as the Angels look to win seven straight for the first time since 2008.

Now they will try to beat the Chad Billingsley for the second time this season.

Billingsley, attempting to become the NL's first 10-game winner, is also trying to win four straight starts for the second time this season.

The Dodgers, however, are 6-18 in Anaheim since 2001 and dropped two of three there last season.

Joe Saunders will start for the -115 favored Angels.

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The Giants have won 14 of their last 19, posting a 2.60 ERA during that span.

Pitching has been a strength for San Francisco all season, but it's finally starting to get some production at the plate which is great for a team that is last in the majors with 34 home runs.

Los Angeles has been slightly better in that category, connecting 53 times. The Angels hit nine homers and averaged 8.7 runs in sweeping a three-game series from San Diego.

The Angels, who MLB Odds have listed as -120 favorites, will now face San Francisco's Barry Zito, who has had trouble keeping the ball in the park in the past.

Los Angeles will counter with John Lackey, who was terrible in his last start, allowing nine runs and 11 hits.