Dodgers 7, Angels 5
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Zack Greinke certainly wasn't the same pitcher who had a 45 2/3-inning scoreless streak earlier this season, but the Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander didn't need to be Monday night against the Los Angeles Angels.
Greinke (16-3) gave up three runs on seven hits in six innings. Only twice this season has he permitted more than three runs in a game.
However, the Dodgers' offense teed off for 16 hits and came away with a 7-5 win in the opener of the three-game interleague series.
The Dodgers moved 8 1/2 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants in the National League West, their biggest lead of the season.
The Angels slipped 3 1/2 games behind the Texas Rangers in the race for the American League's second wild-card spot.
The game was anything but crisp. Sixteen pitchers (nine for the Angels, seven for the Dodgers) gave up a total of 27 hits, as Angels manager Mike Scioscia and Dodgers manager Don Mattingly made use of their expanded rosters.
First baseman Scott Van Slyke had four hits and four RBIs, and center fielder Joc Pederson had three hits to lead the Dodgers' offense.
Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his 30th save, striking out both center fielder Mike Trout and designated hitter Albert Pujols.
Though the Dodgers had their share of hard-hit balls, one of the weakest hit balls was one of the most damaging to the Angels.
The Dodgers had runners on second and third with one out in the top of the seventh inning, clinging to a 4-3 lead.
With the Angels' infield playing in, Van Slyke hit a chopper to the left of the mound, where Angels reliever Trevor Gott made a leaping attempt to snag it. Instead, the ball caromed off his glove and scooted past shortstop Erick Aybar into shallow left field.
Two runs scored on the play as Van Slyke reached second, credited with a double, giving the Dodgers a 6-3 lead.
The Angels got two runs back in the seventh inning on a Pujols RBI single and a run-scoring wild pitch from Dodgers reliever Jim Johnson.
Pujols had three hits, two of them off Greinke. Right fielder Kole Calhoun and first baseman C.J. Cron homered of Greinke.
Angels reliever Fernando Salas (3-2) took the loss after allowing a run on three hits in two-thirds of an inning.
NOTES: The Angels lead the all-time series against the Dodgers 57-47 despite losing the past seven. ... Angels 1B/DH Albert Pujols underwent an MRI exam on his sore right foot before the game, but results weren't expected until after the game. It was announced Saturday that because of his foot injury, Pujols would not play in the field the rest of the season. ... Dodgers SS Jimmy Rollins had X-rays on a finger/knuckle of his right hand, injured during a head-first slide Sunday in San Diego, but the results were not immediately available. Corey Seager started in Rollins' place. ... Dodgers C Yasmani Grandal initially was in the lineup but was scratched because of a lingering sore left shoulder. Grandal, who is hitless in his past 33 at-bats, is listed as day-to-day. ... Angels RHP Matt Shoemaker, who missed his scheduled start Monday because of a tight right forearm, played catch from about 80 feet instead. He will be re-evaluated in three or four days.