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Angels closer Huston Street is set for heavier workload in Joe Smith's absence

Huston Street is not expected to be available on Sunday after pitching in -- and saving -- both games of Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins.

But the Angels closer is preparing for a heavier workload in the wake of Joe Smith’s left-ankle sprain, suffered when the setup man tripped while walking down a flight of steps at the team hotel on Saturday.

Asked about the possibility of four- and five-out saves, Street said, “I’d absolutely be willing to do it. To me, that’s September baseball. All the normal rules go out the window.

“It becomes a little easier on the body to just force it to do things because you know you’re only going to have to play another two weeks, at most.