The 10-game winning streak of the Dodgers, a stretch of baseball that vaulted the club to the top of the National League West, ended with a whimper on Monday evening. The pitching staff of Angels snuffed out their crosstown rivals in a 4-0 victory at Dodger Stadium in the first game of the Freeway Series.
As the Dodgers took flight last week, the Angels kept grinding toward Wild Card contention. The club went 4-2 on a road trip against the Yankees and the Red Sox. Back home in California, they silenced the Dodgers — a far from easy task — behind a strong outing by starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco.