CLEVELAND -- When Jered Weaver takes the mound at Progressive Field, hes king of the hill. Just dont ask him why. Weaver chalked up another win in Cleveland and Josh Hamilton hit a three-run homer in the first inning as the Los Angeles Angels ended their four-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Indians, who dropped their fifth in a row Friday night. Weaver (7-5) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings. The right-hander has dominated in Clevelands ballpark, going 6-0 with 1.64 ERA in nine career starts. According to the Angels, he entered the game as the first pitcher since 1916 to be 5-0 or better with an ERA of 1.52 or lower at any road ballpark. Afterward, Weaver was unaware of his supremacy in Cleveland. "I have no idea," Weaver said. "Im not a numbers guy. I feel comfortable in this park." Hamilton connected in the first when the Angels scored five off Scott Kazmir (7-5), who lost for the first time since June 10 -- a span of 10 starts -- and didnt get any redemption against the team that released him one start into his 2011 season. Not that he was looking for any. "There arent any hard feelings or anything like that," he said. "It was business." J.C. Gutierrez worked the eighth and rookie Dane De La Rosa had a 1-2-3 ninth for his first major league save. De La Rosa got a diving catch by left fielder Collin Cowgill for the first out. Michael Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera homered for Cleveland, still reeling from a four-game sweep by AL Central-leading Detroit. The Angels came in staggering as well. They were swept in three straight at home by the Rangers, who stole 13 bases in back-to-back games. But staked to the 5-0 lead, Weaver handled the Indians and won his fourth straight decision, and for the sixth time in eight starts dating to July 2. Hes 5-0 with a 0.63 ERA in his last six starts in Cleveland. "I was pretty erratic early on," Weaver said. "My command probably wasnt as good as it has been, but I was able to make some pitches to get guys out. The five-run lead helped a lot." Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Weaver was the right guy to stop the Angels skid. "It starts with the guy who takes the ball," Scioscia said. "He didnt have his best stuff, but he worked his way through a tough lineup." The Indians were counting on Kazmir to turn things around after the first-place Tigers came to town and ransacked their closest division rival. But the left-hander, who came in 5-0 in nine home starts this season, couldnt get out of the third inning against his former teammates. Afterward, Kazmir, who has pitched 114 innings after throwing only 64 last season, said his arm is tired. "It feels like Im going through a little bit of dead-arm fatigue," he said. "I thought I could go out there and gut it out, but it just didnt work out." Kazmir was let go by the Angels two years ago, the beginning of a long trip back to the majors that detoured through independent ball. Last season, he pitched for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League, a world away from the AL he had known since 2004. Angels manager Mike Scioscia admires Kazmirs perseverance. "It says a lot that he didnt want to just take it to the ranch and relax and give up on something he loves to do," Scioscia said. "Its tough to see any player go through what Scott did. We saw it firsthand. It was really rough for him and disappointing for us. For a pitcher to rediscover himself like Scott has, it takes a lot of hard work and determination." Kazmir, though, lasted just three innings, allowing five runs and six hits in his shortest outing since June 15. Kazmirs first inning couldnt have gone much worse -- for him or the Indians. The Angels rocked him for five runs, three coming on Hamiltons 17th homer, and the left-hander was forced to throw 40 pitches to get three outs. J.B. Shuck led off with a single and went to third on Cowgills blooper. Mike Trout walked on a pitch that could have been called strike three and Mark Trumbo followed with a two-run single. Trout stole third, and out later, Hamilton, in a 2-for-25 slump, launched his homer into the right-field seats to make it 5-0. Once he finally got out of the inning, Kazmir walked slowly back to Clevelands dugout. "It didnt look like he had his best stuff to start," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "But some little things led to some bigger things and I think hes a little bit tired." Brantley picked up one of the runs in the second with his eighth homer. Cabrera, who lined out his first time up, brought the Indians within 5-2 in the fourth by connecting for his ninth homer. 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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- In this day and age of high-flying passing attacks, the Minnesota Vikings have been a bit of a throwback in their run-first approach to offense.So now that the focal point of that offense is lost for the foreseeable future, the season is over, right?Not so fast.Adrian Peterson had surgery on Thursday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, a procedure that is expected to keep him out for at least several months with a strong possibility that he misses the rest of the season.And the Vikings were ranked 28th in the league in offense with the best running back of his era on the field.I know everybody is all concerned about we dont have this or we dont have that but its a team, coach Mike Zimmer said.Thats why we have 53 guys here, so that we can try to win as a team. Thats all Ive ever done since Ive been here.The Vikings started the season with Super Bowl aspirations, even after quarterback Teddy Bridgewater went down just over a week before the opener with a devastating knee injury.This week they lost Peterson and starting left tackle Matt Kalil (hip) to long-term injuries, but they remain confident that all is not lost heading into a Week 3 matchup at Carolina.So here is the formula the Vikings (2-0) will have to follow to survive life without Peterson carrying the offensive load:RUNNING BACK CREWPeterson was one of the few true workhorses left at running back in the league. He had 31 carries in the first two weeks, while the rest of the running backs on the roster combined for just 13.Now the offense will use a running back by committee, with shifty Jerick McKinnon getting the start, thumper Matt Asiata spelling him and the recently signed Ronnie Hillman there for insurance.While none of those three have anything close to the resume of Peterson, they all bring different things to the table that can help them be effective as a group.McKinnon is an accomplished receiver out of the backfield, an area that Peterson never mastered.Asiata hits the holes quick and never dances in the backfield like Peterson would do on occasion, taking some of the burden off the beleaguered offensive linemen to sustain their blocks.Theyre both capable of being good pass protectors. Theyre both good receivers, offensive coordinator Norv Turner said.We can mix them however we want, but Jerick with his eexplosiveness and his ability to come out of the backfield when appropriate we will try to take advantage of that.ddddddddddddBRADFORDS ARM, DIGGS HANDSSam Bradford surpassed all expectations on Sunday night when he took hold of the offense after two weeks of practice and was so sharp in a victory over the Green Bay Packers.Bradford completed 22 of 31 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns, taking advantage of a defense that had loaded up to stop Peterson.He immediately clicked with second-year receiver Stefon Diggs, a budding star who had nine catches for 182 yards and a touchdown in the game.With Peterson gone, it would figure that the offense would evolve more to feature the passing game with Bradford, Diggs and tight end Kyle Rudolph. But Zimmer and Turner both said they were committed to a balanced offense.Thats our identity and thats how were built. Were going to continue to stay that way, Zimmer said.Hopefully we can play good defense and hopefully we can run the ball. Take our shots when we get a chance. Were not going to change and go to like five (receivers) every play.HEAVY DOSE OF DZimmer is a defensive-minded coach, and he has his unit playing at a high level early in the season. The Vikings rank fifth in total defense, scored two touchdowns in the season-opening 25-16 victory in Tennessee and kept Aaron Rodgers and the Packers offense under wraps in the 17-14 win on Sunday night.The Vikings shouldnt need to get into many shootouts to win games this season, and they dont have to look back far for inspiration.The Broncos rode a dominant defense to the Super Bowl championship last season, with DeMarcus Ware, Von Miller, Aqib Talib and crew helping a weakened Peyton Manning win his second title.With Everson Griffen, Harrison Smith, Danielle Hunter and Eric Kendricks, the Vikings have a versatile, aggressive, playmaking unit that will take the pressure off the offense.Youre going to have guys go down throughout the year, defensive end Brian Robison said.And us as a defense, were going to put it on our shoulders and were going to make sure that we do whatever we can do to put the offense in a good position.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '