The Angels trounce the Athletics, 8 – 1, to complete a four-game sweep that increases Los Angeles’s lead in the AL West to 5 games. Mike Trout hits a homer and drives in 3 runs and Chris Iannetta has a homer among his three hits to back up rookie Matt Shoemaker’s 14th win of the year.

On August 31, 2014 — The Angels trounce the Athletics, 8 – 1, to complete a four-game sweep that increases Los Angeles’s lead in the AL West to 5 games. Mike Trout hits a homer and drives in 3 runs and Chris Iannetta has a homer among his three hits to back up rookie Matt Shoemaker’s 14th win of the year.

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Opposing his younger brother, Joe, Phil Niekro goes the distance to get the victory when the Braves beat the Cubs at Atlanta Stadium, 8-3. Joining Jesse and Virgil Barnes, who face one another five times as starters in the 1920’s, the Niekros become the second pair of siblings to start in the same major league game.

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The Angels trounce the Athletics, 8 – 1, to complete a four-game sweep that increases Los Angeles’s lead in the AL West to 5 games. Mike Trout hits a homer and drives in 3 runs and Chris Iannetta has a homer among his three hits to back up rookie Matt Shoemaker’s 14th win of the year.

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