Angels 13, Rangers 0
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Los Angeles Angels continued feasting on Texas pitching in a 13-0 victory over the Rangers on Saturday night.
The Angels batted around in an inning twice in the game and scored runs in five innings while pounding out a season-high 17 hits.
The Angels have 32 hits in the first two games of the series and have outscored the Rangers 21-2.
Angels designated hitter C.J. Cron collected a career-high six RBIs and capped a six-run sixth inning with a three-run homer off Texas reliever Spencer Patton.
Cron, who went 3-for-4, also had a hand in the three-run second against Texas starter Wandy Rodriguez with an RBI single to left. The Angels had five hits off Rodriguez in the inning and chased him by scoring five times off him in five innings.
The offense was more than enough support for left-hander Hector Santiago, who held the Rangers scoreless in his seven innings on three hits.
Eight of the nine Angels starters had a least a hit. Erick Aybar led the way by going 3-for-4. Aybar is now 8-for-9 in the series.
Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun homered off Rodriguez in the fourth and finished with two hits, two RBIs and two runs.
Santiago allowed a single and a walk in the first inning, but the Rangers didn't have more than one base runner on against him after that. He gave up a two-out double to Texas second baseman Rougned Odor in the fifth but responded by retiring the final seven batters he faced.
The Angels jumped on Rodriguez for three runs and five hits in the second.
Cron's single to left drove in the game's first run. Second baseman Johnny Giavotella made it 2-0 with a single to left and Calhoun's sacrifice fly upped the lead to 3-0.
The Angels weren't done feasting on Rodriguez. They scored another run in the third on a sacrifice fly from Cron before Calhoun pushed the lead to 5-0 an inning later with a solo homer to right.
NOTES: The Rangers sent RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez to Triple-A Round Rock and recalled RHP Anthony Ranaudo to take his roster spot. Gonzalez was 2-4 with a 3.74 ERA and lasted just 1 2/3 innings Friday night. Ranaudo will work out of the bullpen. ... Josh Hamilton was not in the starting lineup Saturday for Texas. Manager Jeff Banister said it was a scheduled day off for Hamilton, who is dealing with soreness in the lower half of his body. ... The Rangers juggled their rotation for their midweek series against Arizona. RHP Yovani Gallardo will start Tuesday and LHP Matt Harrison drew the Wednesday start in his 2015 Texas debut. ... Los Angeles RHP Jered Weaver threw a 55-pitch bullpen session, his third since going on the disabled list June 21 with left hip inflammation. The Angels still haven't set a return date for Weaver. ... The five-hit game for the Angels SS Erick Aybar on Friday was the first five-hit game for the Angels since 2013. Mark Trumbo had five hits on Sept. 10, 2013. The five hits were a career high for Aybar.