Moseley a winner before his return

The pitcher's major league debut against Cleveland was successful. Then he was optioned back to AAA.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Dustin Moseley didn't have much time to savor his victorious major league debut with the Los Angeles Angels. They optioned him back to Triple-A Salt Lake after the game, and the nameplate over his locker was taken down quickly.
"Anytime you have an opportunity like this, you're just full of emotions," Moseley said after Monday night's 10-5 win over the Cleveland Indians. "I'm super excited. The lights are a lot brighter here. ... It was a great opportunity and a lot of fun out there."
Garret Anderson and Orlando Cabrera hit two-run homers, Maicer Izturis had a career-high four hits, and the Angels won their season-high seventh straight game.
The two-time defending AL West champs have won 12 of 13 overall to climb within a half-game of division-leading Oakland.
Confidence invaluable
"There's a lot of confidence in this room, you can feel that," Moseley said. "And that helped me out."
Moseley allowed four runs and 10 hits in five innings. The right-hander, acquired from Cincinnati in a December 2004 trade that sent Ramon Ortiz to the Reds, struck out two and didn't walk a batter in a spot start for the ailing Jered Weaver.
The Indians have lost eight of 10 to fall a season-worst 10 games under .500 and 21 games out of first place in the AL Central. Jake Westbrook (7-5) was charged with seven runs -- five earned -- and 12 hits over 32/3 innings in his shortest outing since May 8, 2005, when he lasted only 31/3 in a 7-2 loss at Texas.
Cleveland twice used home runs to pull within one run. Travis Hafner narrowed the gap to 3-2 in the third with a leadoff drive that just cleared the 18-foot wall in right field. It was his 28th homer and ninth in 17 games.
Jason Michaels, who got Sunday off following a 6-for-34 rut that dropped his average to .264, sliced the Angels' lead to 5-4 in the fourth with his eighth homer of the season after a leadoff double by Todd Hollandsworth. But Moseley and Hector Carrasco combined to retire 11 in a row before Victor Martinez's leadoff single in the eighth.
Angels support pitcher
"I was working behind in the count a lot, made a couple of mistakes, and they took advantage of it," Moseley said. "I'm glad the team put some runs for me, and the bullpen did a great job."
Cabrera's seventh homer gave the Angels a 7-4 lead in the fourth. Izturis singled in a run in the eighth and finished 4-for-5. Vladimir Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI singles for the Angels, who got 15 of their 17 hits in the first five innings.
Moseley gave up singles to his first two batters before Ronnie Belliard singled home Grady Sizemore with two out for the game's first run. But the Angels responded with three in the bottom half.
Tuesday's game was not completed in time for today's edition. Complete coverage will appear Thursday.