Saunders hopes for a rebound in finale with O's

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07/05/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Saunders will try to rebound from a disastrous start when he takes the hill for the LA Angels of Anaheim in the finale of a four- game set against the Baltimore Orioles at Angel Stadium.

The last time Saunders was on the bump he lasted just 3 2/3 innings against Texas, and surrendered eight runs on six hits and five walks. The loss dropped the southpaw to 8-5 on the year and brought his earned run average to 4.24.

Fortunately Saunders has a chance to bounce back against a team he has pitched extremely well against in the Orioles. In six career outings against Baltimore, Saunders is 5-0 with a 3.00 earned run average, and that includes a victory earlier this year against the O's.

Saunders' counterpart will be Rich Hill, who has just one win in his last five starts. Hill was no match for Boston in his last outing as the southpaw was rocked for nine runs -- seven earned -- on nine hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings.

This will be Hill's first career start against the Angels.

On Saturday, Vladimir Guerrero capped a six-run eighth inning with a monster three-run homer, as Los Angeles overcame an early deficit to wallop Baltimore, 11-4.

Torii Hunter finished 2-for-4 with a walk and three RBI for Los Angeles, which has won has won eight of its last 11 games. Bobby Abreu collected three hits, walked, scored twice and knocked in a run, while Chone Figgins and Juan Rivera each drove in a run.

Angels starter Sean O'Sullivan gave up four runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings, but did not factor in the decision. Jason Bulger (3-1) hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the victory.

"We banged out 17 hits and with Vladimir going deep, that was definitely nice," said Angels manager Mike Scioscia. "A good offensive night."

Adam Jones went 3-for-4 and had two RBI for the Orioles, who have lost five of seven.

Jason Berken got the start for Baltimore and allowed three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits in four-plus innings of work. Danys Baez (4-3) yielded two runs and three hits in his lone inning to take the loss.

The Angels swept a two-game series from the Orioles at Camden Yards back in April and went 6-3 against Baltimore last season. The O's are just 5-14 in Anaheim since the start of the 2006 campaign.

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