Angels 4, Cubs 3
Angels 4, Cubs 3: Albert Pujols belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to erase a deficit and end host Los Angeles' four-game losing streak.
With the Angels trailing 3-2, Erick Aybar led off the eighth against Carlos Villanueva (1-4) with a single. After Mike Trout flied out, Pujols drilled Villanueva's first offering over the left-field wall for his ninth blast of the season.
The homer made a winner of Robert Coello (2-1), who tossed a scoreless top of the frame. Ernesto Frieri worked the ninth for his 13th save in 14 chances and Howie Kendrick went 3-for-3 with an RBI for Los Angeles, which was coming off a four-game sweep at the hands of visiting Houston.
Nate Schierholtz gave Chicago the lead with an RBI single in the first inning, but Pujols answered in the bottom half with a sacrifice fly. Alfonso Soriano and Ryan Sweeney delivered run-scoring base hits in the third to put the Cubs ahead 3-1 before Kendrick got back a run with a single in the seventh.
Sweeney collected three hits for the Cubs, who have lost three straight.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Chicago has been outscored 24-11 during its skid. ... Cubs starter Scott Feldman allowed two runs and six hits over six innings, while Los Angeles' Jered Weaver yielded three runs (one earned) and six hits in six frames. ... Chicago's relievers have surrendered 12 runs in eight innings over the last three contests.