Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Howie Kendrick collection in three runs to advance the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to a 5-4 achievement over the Oakland Athletics in the elastic bout of a three-game set on Wednesday.
Kendrick accomplished with two hits and Albert Pujols collection in a run and denticulate for the Angels, who accept won 10 of their aftermost 11 alley games.
"Howie is accepting big hits," Angels administrator Mike Scioscia said. "He is accepting acceptable at-bats and is hitting the brawl hard."
Hector Santiago (6-9) was solid over 5 1/3 innings, acceptance aloof three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in his scoreless outing.
Josh Reddick accomplished 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run denticulate for Oakland, which entered the bold angry with Kansas City for the American League's top agrarian agenda spot.
"We've played some complete games, but haven't strung several in a row together," said Oakland administrator Bob Melvin. "That's been a botheration for us."
Jon Lester (16-11) was tagged for bristles runs -- three becoming -- on eight hits with seven strikeouts over seven frames in the loss.
The Angels ashen no time accepting on the board. Mike Trout hit a one-out distinct to left, blanket additional and came home on Kendrick's distinct to center.
Kole Calhoun got aboard with a one-out distinct in the third, Pujols angled to the left-field bend and Kendrick brought them both in with a slicing liner bottomward the right-field band for a 3-0 score.
Josh Donaldson accomplished third to alpha the fourth afterwards his abysmal fly brawl to right-center acreage went of the cuff of Trout. Afterwards Jonny Gomes popped out to second, Derek Norris flied out to right. Calhoun's bandy to catcher Chris Iannetta exhausted Donaldson to end the frame. The comedy was abominably challenged.
Pujols' sac fly with one out in the fifth denticulate Luis Jimenez, who hit a leadoff double.
After the A's abandoned runners at the corners in the sixth, the Angels pushed beyond addition run in the seventh for a 5-0 game. Gordon Beckham singled to advance off the anatomy and came home afterwards Donaldson was off the mark with his bandy to aboriginal on Collin Cowgill's bunt. Cowgill was befuddled out at third on the play.
Oakland got aural a run during the home half. Reddick's liner eluded a diving Cowgill in larboard for a two-run bifold and Nick Punto followed with an RBI triple. Joe Thatcher replaced Mike Morin and gave up Coco Crisp's run-scoring hit to left.
In the eighth, Jed Lowrie singled with two outs off Fernando Salas and was replaced by Billy Burns, who blanket additional base. Reddick, however, ashore out to end the frame.
Huston Street tossed a scoreless ninth for his 17th save of the season.
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Title : Recap: Oakland vs. LA Angels
Description : Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Howie Kendrick collection in three runs to advance the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to a 5-4 achievemen...