Pujols, Aybar Send Angels To Seventh Straight Victory, 8-1, Over A's
ANAHEIM (AP) — Albert Pujols had an RBI double among his three hits, Erick Aybar drove in three runs and the Angels kept the AL playoff race tight for yet another day with their seventh consecutive victory, 8-1 over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
The Angels began the day a half-game out of the second AL wild-card spot behind the Houston Astros, who were still playing at Seattle.
Nick Tropeano (3-2) struck out 11 during 6 2-3 innings of three-hit ball for the Angels (83-74), who have matched their longest streak of the season while winning 10 of 12 overall.
The Angels remained two games behind the AL West-leading Texas Rangers (85-72), who beat Detroit. The Minnesota Twins (81-75) were rained out in Cleveland, dropping them 1 1-2 games behind Los Angeles in the wild-card race.
Chris Bassitt (1-8) yielded eight hits and six runs before getting chased in the fourth for Oakland.
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