--When the Angels let a three-run lead get away in the eighth inning Thursday, it was the bullpen's 10th blown save of the season (though the team came back to win in the ninth). That is the second most in the American League (behind the Mariners' 11). The Angels had 23 blown saves in 2008.

--3B Chone Figgins was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in Thursday's win. Figgins has hits in 20 of his past 21 games and is batting .386 (34-for-88) in that time.

--This week's series in Toronto started a stretch during which the Angels will play 12 of 15 games on the road. They only have nine home games during the month of June.

BY THE NUMBERS
6 -- Games the Angels had lost this season when leading after seven innings, through May 31. That matched their total for the entire 2008 season.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"If they want me to sit on the bench and pick pine out of my butt, I'll do it." -- RHP Matt Palmer, on moving from the rotation to the bullpen with RHP Kelvim Escobar expected back this week.

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