The non-waiver Trade Deadline came and went on Thursday without a move by the Angels, who had made their big splash a couple of days earlier.
When John Lackey and Darrell Rasner take the mound at Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon, one will be coming off an unforgettable performance while the other will be coming off an outing he’d probably rather forget.
Garret Anderson belted his 11th homer of the year and poured in four RBIs as Los Angeles nailed down a series sweep at Fenway Park with a 9-2 victory on Wednesday.
As first impressions go, the Angels couldn’t have done much more at Fenway Park to convince Mark Teixeira that he’d come to the right place in his quest for a championship.