Angels Wax A's in OakTown

Published on July 12, 2008 at 11:40PM

OAKLAND, Calif.-Howie Kendrick, Vladimir Guerrero, and Juan Rivera all had RBI for the Los Angeles Angels as they pasted the Oakland Athletics, 4-1 Saturday. Ervin Santana won his 11th game of the season on the mound for the Angels, while he improved to 9-1 against Oakland all-time. Carlos Gonzalez had the sole RBI for the Athletics while Emil Brown netted two hits for Oakland. The win improved Los Angeles to 56-38 on the season, while the Athletics fell to 51-43. In other MLB action Saturday, the Chicago Cubs outlasted San Francisco, 8-7 in 11 innings, the New York Yankees smacked Toronto, 9-4, Minnesota edged Detroit, 6-5, the New York Mets blanked Colorado, 3-0, Arizona crushed Philadelphia, 10-4, Boston decimated Baltimore, 12-1, Cleveland doubled up Tampa Bay, 8-4, Cincinnati blasted Milwaukee, 8-2, the Chicago White Sox overpowered Texas, 9-7, Pittsburgh outgunned St. Louis, 12-11 in 10 innings, Kansas City snuck past Seattle, 5-4, Houston stymied Washington, 6-4, Atlanta humbled the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1, and Florida ousted the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3.