After defeating the Rangers 4-3 on Saturday, the Angels magic number to clinch the AL West title is just nine with a month left in the season, according to Associated Press. They have won the AL West title in three of the past four years. Torii Hunter stole a home run away from the Rangers for the second-straight game, and the Angels put together a couple of rallies to win the game. "I think I may have been done it back-to-back a couple of times, but that's exciting, man," Hunter said. "How does that happen? The ball goes 5-10 inches over the wall two days in a row. That's pretty impressive. I'm just happy to be able to use that glove. That's what (owner) Arte (Moreno) got me over here for." Closer Francisco Rodriguez recorded his 53rd save of the season.

The Rays clinched their first winning season on Friday night with a 14-3 victory over the Orioles at home in Tampa Bay, according to Associated Press. "Going into spring training I knew we were better," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "We just didn't know how much better. Eighty-two wins is a big moment, and I want this to be the standard of what we do, to get that number on an annual basis." It took the Rays eleven Major League seasons to record a winning record, only the Seattle Mariners (fifteen seasons) took longer. "You've got to break through the barrier eventually. We've done it, now let's move on down the road," Maddon added.

Tanner Tokunaga hit two homers; Iolana Akau added a solo blast; and Waipahu, Hawaii, took advantage of several errors by Matamoros, Mexico, in a 12-3 victory Sunday that sealed the fourth straight Little League title for the United States, according to an Associated Press report.

The Tampa Bay Rays tied the franchise-record for wins, 70, on Saturday with an eleventh-inning victory over the Mariners, according to The St. Petersburg Times. "It doesn't get," Rays manager Joe Maddon said of the extra-inning win, "much more wild than that." The Rays now have 46 games left to shatter their franchise-mark for victories. They will also attempt to hold onto first place in the American League East with both the Red Sox and Yankees within striking distance.