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Angels look to keep rolling against Reds

Jun 14, 2007 - 12:54 PM LA Angels (41-25) at Cincinnati (26-40) 12:35 pm EDT

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have quietly compiled the second-best record in baseball and will look to improve on it when they host the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.

The Angels' .621 winning percentage is second only to the Boston Red Sox, who have a 41-23 record for a .641 mark.

Bartolo Colon (5-2, 5.70 ERA) gets the start for the Angels and will try to regain the form he had earlier this season. The righthander was 5-0 with a 3.69 ERA in his first six starts, but has gone winless in his last three.

Colon has been battling triceps tendinitis in his pitching arm and did not pitch between May 28 and his last start on Friday, when he allowed four runs in four innings to the St. Louis Cardinals. He did not get a decision in the game, which ended up being a 10-6 Angels' triumph.

Homer Bailey (1-0, 3.60) makes the second start of his career for the Reds, who drafted the righthander seventh overall in the 2004 draft. The 21-year-old earned a win in his major league debut against the Cleveland Indians on Friday, allowing two runs and five hits in five innings during a 4-3 victory.

Vladimir Guerrero drove in four RBI on Wednesday as the Angels picked up a 6-3 victory over the Reds (26-40), who have the worst record in the National League.

Casey Kotchman is batting .443 (39-for-88) since May 12 and has raised his average from .224 to .323 in the process.