Peavy good but Sox fall to Halos

TEMPE—Jake Peavy pitched two scoreless innings for the White Sox on Friday against the Angels in his first outing since ripping his right shoulder last July.The 2007 NL Cy Young winner struck out two and walked one in the Angels’ 3-1 win. Peavy reached 92 mph with a fastball that Los Angeles star Torii Hunter grounded into a double play.Right-hander Scott Kazmir worked three scoreless innings, and Howie Kendrick had a pair of RBI singles for the Angels. Kazmir allowed two hits with a walk in his first spring start.Dozens of White Sox fans seated near the third-base dugout gave Peavy a standing ovation when he finished. He had not pitched in a game since he sustained a detached muscle in his shoulder during a game against the Angels.Peavy was limited to 17 starts last season with the White Sox and went 7-6 with a 4.38 ERA. Injuries have limited him to 20 starts since he was acquired from San Diego at the trade deadline in July 2009 for four players, including left-handed starter Clayton Richard.Peavy said the plan is for him to pitch Wednesday against San Francisco.White Sox reliever Chris Sale struck out two and allowed one hit in an inning of relief, and Jessie Crain allowed a run and two hits in one inning while taking the loss.Angels reliever Scott Downs worked a scoreless inning of relief, as did fellow lefty Hisnori Takahashi, who fanned two.

NOTES—Peavy threw 26 pitches, 16 for strikes. … Kendrick finished 2 for 3, as did Mark Trumbo, who doubled.