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09/05 18:15 CDT Abreu homers, drives in 3 in Angels' victory
Abreu homers, drives in 3 in Angels' victory
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Bobby Abreu hit a home run and drove in three runs, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, avoiding their first sweep by the A's in six years. Mike Napoli also hit a home run for the Angels, who have still lost nine of their past 13 games. Torii Hunter and Hideki Matsui also drove in runs. Jeff Larish drove in two runs for the A's, who lost for the fifth time in seven games. Landon Powell and Jack Cust each added an RBI. Ervin Santana (15-9) gave up three runs and six hits to improve to 7-2 over his last nine starts. He walked four and struck out three. Vin Mazzaro (6-8) lost his sixth straight decision after allowing five runs on six hits over 4 1-3 innings. He walked three and did not strike out a batter.
