Weaver getting good results, gaining velocity

CHICAGO — Jered Weaver merely repeated the same phrase late Thursday afternoon: “Carlos [Perez] called a great game, [Mike] Trout homered, [Huston] Street shut the door.” He failed to mention his seven innings of one-run ball. Or his ERA, which is down to 3.12. Or his fastball velocity, now up to 86 mph.

“Good team win,” Weaver said, plainly, after delivering a much-needed 3-2 victory at U.S. Cellular Field, which allowed the Angels to split their 10-game road trip and improve to 7-9.

Weaver was asked if he had anything to say about his own performance.

“I never want to talk about myself,” he said.

So, Trout did it for him.

“Nothing but positives,” Trout said of Weaver. “Each outing, it’s getting better. [His velocity] is coming back. I thought I saw some 86 up there. But it doesn’t matter to him. He’s out there hitting his spots. That’s how he is. He’s a competitor.”

Weaver’s 2016 season followed a Spring Training that saw his fastball sit mostly between 79 and 81 mph. He worked through some tightness around his neck, continued to implement a …

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