"The Angels can't be blamed for having a superiority complex. They're not just in Freeway Series cruise control, but they're hardly looking road weary.

Forced to embark on a two-week, 14-day trip away from Angel Stadium starting on May 31 because of the time needed to set up and break down a U2 concert that never happened, the Angels have found what they're looking for, lately at the Dodgers' expense.

A 4-2 bullpen-secured victory in front of 52,806 on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium also locked up the Angels' 10th win over this journey through Kansas City, Seattle, Oakland and the home field of their I-5 rivals, with one more to go.

They've won 22 of the past 29 meetings against the Dodgers, and in beating them twice in two nights, scored 12 of their 14 runs with two outs.

"It's contagious when you keep doing that," said Angels starter Scott Kazmir, who struck out five in five innings after being staked to a 4-0 lead. "When you put up runs early, you can see how comfortable we can be."

Comfortable enough that when Angels manager Mike Scioscia gives Hideki Matsui the night off on his 36 th birthday, not wanting his usual designated hitter to have to spend wear and tear on his knees two nights in a row, replacement Juan Rivera hits his 10th homer of the season to drive in two and provide Kazmir with enough wiggle room.

The conclusion, however, was eventually decided by the mettle from Angels relievers Francisco Rodriguez, Kevin Jepsen, Fernando Rodney and Brian Fuentes, posting four shutout innings while dodging major run-construction work along the way.

"They're starting to do the things we expect," Scioscia said. "We got got four zeros (from the bullpen) after Kazmir didn't go as deep as he'd like.""