Angels blow lead, rally for win

The Los Angeles Angels squandered a five-run lead on Saturday, but Juan Rivera’s go-ahead home run in the eighth inning helped them avoid losing the game in a 7-6 win.

Rivera continued his torrid hitting streak after missing nine games due to blurred vision, which was caused by stress. He now has 11 hits in his last 31 at-bats after going 3 for 4 on the evening.Mike Napoli hit his 15th homer of the season for the Angels, and Kevin Frandsen went 2 for 4 with two RBI in the victory. They helped pick up starting pitcher Joe Saunders, who surrendered 10 hits and five runs in six innings of work.

He fared better than counterpart Ryan Rowland-Smith, though. The Seattle starter lasted just 3 1/3 innings, giving up six runs on eight hits to see his ERA balloon to 6.18 on the season.

Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 3:03 pm by Raj Sethi

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