ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jered Weaver quickly shook off the rust, striking out the first two batters he faced to start his first game in nearly eight weeks. The right-hander pitched six strong innings and Mark Trumbo hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning, giving the Los Angeles Angels a 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday night in the Freeway Series. Weaver (1-1) allowed one run and five hits, struck out seven and walked none in his first home start of the season and 100th of his career at Angel Stadium. "That was comforting in itself," he said. "I was just worried about getting the first out. That was the most nerve-racking. When you havent been out there in a while, you ask yourself, Can I still do this?" The Angels tied a season high with their fifth straight victory at home while snapping a two-game skid. "We didnt kill the ball, but we got enough done," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "When your lead dog is out there, theres definitely a different presence." Weaver came off the disabled list, where hed been since April 9 with a broken left elbow that occurred when he was trying to get out of the way of a line drive at Texas. "Its been a long road and a lot of frustrating times," he said. "I got to give it up to the training staff for dealing with me for six weeks. Everything felt great, location was good." Weaver was perfect through four innings before Andre Ethier doubled to deep centre field leading off the fifth for the Dodgers first hit. After Matt Kemp and Scott Van Slyke struck out, Skip Schumaker singled with two outs -- the first of three in a row off Weaver that loaded the bases -- and Ethier scored to tie the game 1-1. Carl Crawford grounded out to first to end the inning. "His velocity was good," Scioscia said, noting Weaver reached 91 mph. "His fastball had that late life were used to seeing. He knows what he can do out on the mound and he showed it." Weaver downplayed the speed of his pitches, saying, "I dont buy into the velocity anymore. As long as you can locate and change speeds, it makes it all worthwhile. Six weeks off, your arm strength isnt going to be there." Ernesto Frieri pitched the ninth to earn his 11th save in 12 chances, becoming the first Angels pitcher ever to earn a one-inning save despite giving up two homers -- a leadoff shot to Adrian Gonzalez on a 3-2 pitch and a two-out shot to Van Slyke that cut the Angels lead to 4-3. Chris Capuano (1-4) gave up three runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings, struck out two and walked four. "I definitely was leaving it all out there," he said. "Its frustrating when we battle back to score that one and then let them get the lead right back." Trumbos team-leading 12th homer scored Albert Pujols, who walked with two outs. Trumbo drove in his third run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh, extending the Angels lead to 4-1. They led 1-0 on Erick Aybars RBI double with two outs in the second. Angels slugger Josh Hamilton went 0 for 3 with a walk after being scratched Tuesday because of back spasms. Kemp was hitless in three at-bats with two strikeouts. He left the game in the seventh with a mild right hamstring strain, hurting himself when Mike Trout doubled in the centre field gap. "When you feel it grabbing, youve got to take it easy and make sure youre careful with it because it can get worse," he said. "Ill get an MRI tomorrow and well go from there. I dont how much time Ill miss." The Dodgers won the first two games of the Freeway Series in Los Angeles. The finale is Thursday in Anaheim. NOTES: Trumbos homer was his fifth against a left-hander this season, tying for most in the AL. ... Schumaker became the first Dodger to play second base and centre field in the same game since Jolbert Cabrera in 2003. ... Van Slykes homer was his first in interleague play. ... 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SEOUL, South Korea -- The influence of China in world soccer could increase on Tuesday if high-ranking Chinese official Zhang Jian is elected onto the FIFA Council in elections to be held in Goa, India.The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is holding an Extraordinary Congress to elect three representatives to FIFAs new decision-making body which has replaced the scandal-hit Executive Committee.The chances of Zhang, the vice-president and secretary general of the Chinese Football Association, increased on Sunday when one of the favorites, Saoud A. Aziz Al-Mohannadi of Qatar, was barred from running.In a statement, the AFC said FIFA has advised the AFC that, based on the report of the Investigatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, it has decided Mr Saoud A.Aziz Al-Mohannadi (Qatar) is not eligible to stand in the elections for the FIFA Council.Al Mohannadi has been charged by the Ethics Committee with refusing to co-operate with an inquiry. While details of specific accusations have yet to be released, FIFA has said it is not related to Qatars hosting of the 2022 World Cup.The ruling leaves Zhang running against Irans Ali Kafashian and Zainudin Nordin of Singapore for two of the three seats.Zhang has played a major role in the development of Chinese soccer and planning extensive reforms that aim to make the country, a traditional underachiever in soccer, a world power by 2050.This has come at the same time as the recent and massive surge of investment in the Chinese Super League on famous foreign players such as Hulk, Alex Teixeira and Jackson Martinez and coaches Luiz Felipe Scolari and Manuel Pellegrini.Zhng told Soutth Korean media earlier this month that China also aims to host the World Cup.ddddddddddddAlthough it is a case of the sooner the better, we will aim to do so at the right time, Zhang said. It seems that around 2030 or 2034 will provide a good opportunity for China.The third seat on the FIFA Council has been reserved for female candidates. Moya Dodd, a former Australian international and member of the now-defunct FIFA Executive Committee from 2013 to 2016, is running against Han Un Gyong of North Korea and Bangladeshs Mafuza Akhter.I am doing my best to persuade the 45 voting members of Asia that I can be strong and part of a united AFC team working in FIFA, Dodd told The Associated Press. It is important that Asia puts its strongest team forward in FIFA as there will be a lot of issues coming such as discussions about whether to expand to a 40-team World Cup.The three successful candidates will take their places on the 37-member FIFA Council alongside existing AFC members from Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia as well as President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain.Also ahead of the election, the AFC confirmed that South Koreas Chung Mong-gyu had succeeded Zhang Jilong of China as the East Zone AFC Vice-President.Zhang, who stepped down for health reasons, was the acting president of the AFC following the suspension of Mohammad Bin Hammam from football activities by the FIFA Ethics Committee in May 2011 as he ran for the post of FIFA President. Shaikh Salman was elected president in May 2013. ' ' '
