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Colon can't contain Angels in opening shutout

ANAHEIM -- Almost from the beginning, It was pretty evident Rangers starter Bartolo Colon did not have his best stuff on Friday night.

The loud, sharp sound of the ball coming off the bat was the first indication. Then there were the exit velocities being registered on the Angels' balls in play. Finally, there was Colon's final line: six runs on eight hits and a walk through three innings.

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He also somehow struck out four, but he still left with the Rangers trailing by six runs and the Angels went on to a 6-0 victory in the first of a three-game series at Angel Stadium.