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Street ready to resume closer's role

ANAHEIM -- Joe Smith and Huston Street, the Angels' back-end bullpen tandem, were both available Saturday night against the Red Sox, manager Mike Scioscia said from the shelter of the dugout as rain came down on a tarped Angel Stadium diamond before the game.

Street missed the Angels' last series before the All-Star break with a right groin strain, and took an extra day Friday to throw a bullpen session before coming back. Smith, who was serving as closer while Street was out, was hit in the lower right shin by a line drive off the bat of Mike Napoli in the ninth inning of the Angels' 1-0 walk-off win on Friday.