The Los Angeles Angels scored three runs in the eighth inning to break a tie, then added four more runs in the ninth inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-6 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series at Rogers Centre. The Halos salvaged a split of the four-game set.
Mike Trout homered off Francisco Cordero in the eighth inning to give the Angels a 4-3 lead, then fellow All-Star Mark Trumbo hit a two-run home run off Cordero later in the inning, his 20th long ball of the season.
Trout went 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored, and Howie Kendrick had three hits and a run scored for the Halos. Albert Callaspo added his sixth home run of the season for the Angels.
Jason Isringhausen (3-0) picked up the win in relief for the Angels, though he allowed the tying run to the Blue Jays in the seventh inning. C.J. Wilson started for the Halos and allowed two runs (one earned) in five innings, though he walked five and struck out three.
The Angels open a three-game series in Cleveland against the Indians on Monday.
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