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Angels target series sweep vs. Twins

Aug 12, 2007 - 1:29 PM Minnesota (58-58) at LA Angels (68-47) 3:35 pm EDT

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - Maicer Izturis looks to continue his unexpected power show on Sunday as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hope to complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins.

Izturis' two-run blast highlighted a four-run eighth inning Saturday, helping the Angels rally for a 4-2 victory. He has three homers this week, including a grand slam in Friday's series opener.

All this from a 5-8, 165-pound hitter, who - before Monday - had nine career homers in 834 at-bats. Since then, Izturis has belted three home runs in his last 13 at-bats.

This bodes well for Jered Weaver (7-5, 3.94 ERA), who has gone 1-0 in his last five starts. He was not involved in the decision against Boston on Tuesday after allowing two runs and six hits over six innings.

Weaver is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in two lifetime starts against the Twins.

Anaheim, which is 5-1 on its seven-game homestand, holds a 3 1/2-game lead over Seattle in the American League West.

Minnesota sends struggling Boof Bonser (5-8, 4.63) to the mound. The righthander is 0-6 in his last 10 starts, pitching to a 5.14 ERA during that span.

Bonser is 0-1 with a 5.54 ERA in two career starts against the Angels.

The Twins have lost five of their last six games to fall back to the .500 mark. They have not been below the break-even mark since they were 30-31 on June 10.