ANGELS TONIGHT / DODGERS TONIGHT

ANGELS’

PAUL BYRD

vs.

BRAVES’

HORACIO RAMIREZ

*--* MATCHUPS 2005 2005 VS OPP TEAMS/PITCHERS W-L ERA TEAM W-L IP ERA L.A. Angels/Byrd (R) 5-4 4.44 7-4 -- -- -- Atlanta/Ramirez (L) 3-4 5.43 4-6 -- -- --

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Turner Field, 4:30 PDT

TV -- Channel 9. Radio -- 710, 1020.

Update -- Byrd, who spent the previous two injury-wracked seasons with Atlanta, has made 11 appearances against the Braves, five starts, and is 2-3 with a 4.98 earned-run average against them. Byrd, 34, has also pitched for the Mets, Philadelphia and Kansas City since breaking into the major leagues in 1995. The left-handed Ramirez, who played at Inglewood High School, has never faced the Angels.

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Paul Gutierrez

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DODGERS’

DEREK THOMPSON

vs.

TIGERS’

NATE ROBERTSON

*--* MATCHUPS 2005 2005 VS OPP TEAMS/PITCHERS W-L ERA TEAM W-L IP ERA Detroit/Robertson (L) 2-3 3.17 5-5 -- -- -- DODGERS/Thompson (L) 0-0 4.50 1-1 -- -- --

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Dodger Stadium, 7

TV -- FSN West 2. Radio -- 980, 1330.

Update -- Thompson has pitched five innings in both of his starts since his promotion from double-A Jacksonville. Robertson ranks eighth in the American League with a 3.17 earned-run average and has not given up a home run since April 19.

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-- Bill Shaikin