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Perez ends his debut with walkoff homer, Angels beat M's 5-4 (Yahoo Sports)
 Carlos Perez is certain that his relatives back in Venezuela stayed up late to watch the catcher's major league debut with the Los Angeles Angels. Perez hit a game-ending homer leading off the ninth, and the Angels snapped their four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. About 2 1/2 hours after the 24-year-old Perez singled in his first major league at-bat, he was mobbed by his new teammates at home plate and then doused by two buckets of ice after his dramatic shot into the bullpens beyond the left-field fence. ''It was a great moment.'' The Angels acquired Perez from Houston in the offseason and recalled him Monday while he was batting .361 for Triple-A Salt Lake, eager to boost their stagnant offense. More...
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