Angels 12, Athletics 7
OAKLAND, Calif. -- First baseman Albert Pujols hit his 13th career grand slam, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to defeat the Oakland A's 12-7 Friday night at the O.co Coliseum.
Pujols' home run, his American League leading 20th of the season, came during an eight-run rally in the seventh inning when the Angels overcame a 7-2 deficit to take a 10-7 lead. He has hit 12 home runs in his past 19 games and nine in June. His home run Friday put the Angels ahead for the first time at 9-7.
Pujols went 2-for-5 with a double to go with his home run, drove in five runs and scored three times.
A's right-hander Sonny Gray gave up six runs on five hits over five innings, striking out two and walking three, but got a no decision. The A's ace came into the game with a 1.60 ERA, the lowest in the majors, and had defeated the Angels three straight times this season.
Angels third baseman Johnny Giavotella went 2-for-2 with a double and a walk, drove in three runs, and scored once. Catcher Mike Iannetta went 2-for-5 and scored a run. Center fielder Mike Trout had a double in four at-bats, drove in a run and scored twice.
Left fielder Ben Zobrist had a three-run homer, a double, three RBIs and one run for the A's. Catcher Stephen Vogt hit a solo home run, doubled, drove in three and scored twice. Center fielder Billy Burns went 3-for-5 with three infield singles, giving him an AL best 19 for the season. He scored twice and drove in a run.
Shortstop Erick Aybar and Giavotella worked back-to-back walks off Gray in the seventh, and designated hitter Matt Joyce lined an RBI single. Iannetta singled to left, loading the bases and ending Gray's night.
Left-hander Drew Pomeranz walked in a run before striking out right fielder Kole Calhoun for the first out. Right-hander Edward Mujica, who was activated from the disabled Friday, came on to face Trout with the bases loaded. Trout hit a line drive to left that went off of Zobrist's glove for an error as Joyce scored -- Trout was credited with a sacrifice fly.
Pujols then lined Mujica's 1-1 pitch down the left field line for a home run, clearing the bases.
The Angels added another run in the seventh and two more unanswered runs in the ninth.
Oakland committed three errors in the seventh inning and four for the game, giving them a major league high 69. Mujica took the loss.
Angels right-hander Matt Shoemaker had a rough outing, giving up five runs on eight hits and lasting only four innings, his third shortest start of the season. Shoemaker struck out two, walked one and gave up two home runs.
After Jose Alvarez gave up two runs, Fernando Salas (1-1), Trevor Gott, Joe Smith and Cesar Ramos combined to blank Oakland over the final 3 1/3 innings.
The A's grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first inning before Shoemaker retired a batter. Burns led off with an infield single, beating out a two-hopper to shortstop Erick Aybar, then stole second. Shoemaker walked Vogt on four pitches, and Zobrist launched a three-run homer to right.
After getting ahead 2-0 in the count, Zobrist turned on Shoemaker's inside fastball for his fourth home run of the season and second in his past four games.
The Angels cut Oakland's lead to 3-1 in the top of the second. Third baseman David Freese walked with one out, moved to second on a ground out and scored when Giavotella doubled off the left-field wall, capping a 10-pitch at-bat against Gray.
Oakland answered with a run in the bottom of the second. Third baseman Brett Lawrie hit a leadoff single and scored from third with two outs on Burns' second infield single of the game, another ground ball to shortstop.
The Angels answered with a run in the fourth as Albert Pujols reached on a Lawrie error and came around to score on Giavotella's sacrifice fly.
Vogt led off the fifth with a home run down the right-field line, barely clearing the fence at the 330-foot mark to make it 5-2. Zobrist followed with a double to left-center, ending Shoemaker's outing.
NOTES: Athletics 1B Ike Davis (strained left quadriceps) and RHP Edward Mujica (fractured and lacerated right thumb) were reinstated from the disabled list. Davis made his first start Friday since May 11 and first appearance since May 13. Mujica, a reliever, had been on the DL since May 22. ... To make room on the roster for Davis and Mujica, the A's designated INF Andy Parrino for assignment and optioned RHP Arnold Leon to Triple-A Nashville. A's manager Bob Melvin said he'd like to keep Parrino in the organization if he clears waivers. ... Angels LF Efren Navarro batted leadoff for the first time this season. SS Erick Aybar, who has hit leadoff a team-high 35 times, hit sixth. Navarro entered the game batting .286 with an on-base percentage of .348. Aybar was hitting .246 with an on-base percentage of .291. ... Angels CF Mike Trout, who made his major league debut in 2011, came into the game with 10 career home runs in Oakland, the most at the O.co Coliseum by any visiting player.