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 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero, Reggie Willits and Gary Matthews Jr. each had two RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels' bullpen did the job for John Lackey in a 9-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Lackey (12-5) overcame a shaky first inning to improve his record against Texas to 3-0 this season and help the AL West-leading Angels beat the Rangers at home for the 19th time in 23 tries. The right-hander was coming off a brilliant outing against the Yankees in which he dueled Roger Clemens to a 1-1 tie through eight innings before the Angels won it in the 13th.
Angels reliever Justin Speier, who missed 63 games because of an intestinal infection, made his first appearance since April 30. The 33-year-old right-hander struck out the side in the seventh on 13 pitches — getting Michael Young swinging, Mark Teixeira looking and Sammy Sosa on a checked swing.
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