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Wright isn't concerned with weather affecting knuckleball

ANAHEIM -- Knuckleballer Steven Wright wants to clear something up about his last start, when he allowed a season-high eight runs over 4 2/3 innings against the Tigers.

"The weather didn't affect me the last game," said Wright. "The only time I ever felt like the weather affects me is rain, and then the one time in Texas -- that's the only time I felt like I had a tough time holding onto the ball."

It will be humid and hot again on Sunday at Angel Stadium -- perhaps close to 90 degrees -- when Wright pitches the matinee finale of a four-game series against the Angels.