By Justin Worsley
While the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim continue to fight for their post-season life, the team has now acquired a new ace to combat the division-leading Texas recent acquirement of Cliff Lee.
Arizona has traded right-handed pitcher Dan Haren to the Angels in exchange for pitcher Joe Saunders and minor league players Rafael Rodriguez, Patrick Corbin and another player to be named later.
Haren lead the NL in strikeouts prior to being traded with 141, however, he is currently 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA.
Los Angeles is currently nine games behind Texas for the division lead. The two teams just finished a four game series which Texas won three of. Texas will travel to Los Angeles for another three game series on July 30.
Saunders is 6-10 with a 4.62 ERA.
Though the addition of Haren does help, the Angels are still looking for a power hitter to bolster their lineup. The Angels are 20th in the league with a .257 batting average, but are in 10th place for both home runs and runs scored.
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