ARLINGTON, Texas — José Soriano showed no ill affects of what had been a hectic week.

Soriano did not allow a run in the Angels’ 4-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night, despite flights to and from the Dominican Republic for the birth of his son, followed by a flight to Texas.

Although Soriano didn’t get his normal work or sleep in the time between his starts, he blanked the Rangers over 5⅔ innings. He gave up four hits, walked one and struck out six.

In his previous start, on Aug. 17 in Sacramento, he gave up three home runs for the first time in his career. That was a rare event for a ground-ball specialist.

On Monday, he was back to his normal routine, getting eight outs on six ground balls. The two double plays increased his major-league leading total to 27. No one else

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