Cron Leads Angels' Rally Past Texas To 3rd Straight Win, 4-1

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- C.J. Cron hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the sixth inning, leading the Los Angeles Angels' rally to their third straight victory, 4-1 over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.

Albert Pujols tied it with a bases-loaded single for the Angels, who scored three runs in the sixth despite having two runners thrown out at the plate.

Pujols also drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh as Los Angeles climbed back to .500.

C.J. Wilson yielded seven hits and three walks during 5 2-3 rocky innings for the Angels, but Texas pushed across just one run on his wild pitch in the fourth.

Vinny Pestano (1-0) escaped a bases-loaded jam created by Wilson in the sixth, getting Robinson Chirinos on a groundout.

Huston Street saved his third consecutive game for the Angels, his seventh in seven chances this season.

Colby Lewis (1-2) didn't allow a runner to reach second base until the sixth, when he was abruptly chased with the bases loaded. Texas reliever Roman Mendez allowed three runs to score, and the Rangers lost for the fifth time in six games.

Mike Trout singled, reached base three times and scored the tiebreaking run after the Angels honored him in a pregame ceremony for winning last season's AL MVP award.

Kole Calhoun had three hits, and Grant Green went 2 for 3 in his first start of the season at second base.

Wilson found trouble in every inning against his former team, but kept Texas off the scoreboard until the fourth when Adrian Beltre hit a leadoff single and eventually scored. The Rangers stranded eight runners put on base against Wilson.

After Trout's walk chased Lewis in the sixth, Pujols drove a single to shallow center off Mendez to tie it. Leonys Martin threw out Calhoun attempting to score from second.

After Erick Aybar drew another walk, Pujols and Trout scored when Martin couldn't keep Cron's sinking liner to center in his glove, although Aybar got tagged out at the plate to end the inning.

The AL West rivals played the middle game of their series while wrapping up a deal to send $125 million Angels slugger Josh Hamilton back to Texas, according to multiple media reports.

The troubled 2010 AL MVP could be a boost to the Rangers' struggling lineup, while Los Angeles is still unable to find production in left field after Hamilton's two poor seasons and Matt Joyce's rough start to his first season with the Angels. Joyce went 0 for 3 with a walk, dropping his average to .132.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Angels: Wilson's start was pushed back two days due to soreness in his left arm.

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