Angels' Jered Weaver: Weaver strikes out eight in win

Weaver evened his record at 11-11 after allowing two runs on four hits -- including two home runs -- and two walks with eight strikeouts over 6.2 innings in Sunday's 3-2 victory over the Rangers.

Weaver turned in one of his best starts of the year, striking out a season-high eight batters and throwing 67 of his 100 offerings for strikes. He was fortunate nobody was on base for either home run, however. His extreme fly-ball tendencies have really hurt him this year, as he's allowed a career-high 35 home runs, including 12 over his last seven starts. A career-worst 13.0 HR/FB ratio may be indicative of some bad luck, but diminished velocity has also made his pitches easier to square up. He'll look to keep the ball in the yard Saturday against a power-laden Blue Jays lineup.