Joe Saunders pitched 6 1/3 solid innings, allowing just two earned runs to pick up his AL-leading 12th victory and Francisco Rodriguez earned his 34th save in the Angels' 7-4 win over the A's on Wednesday.

It was the second consecutive win for the Angels when they scored at least five runs, the first time they've done that since June 20-21 and only the second time the team has done so since late April.

Juan Rivera, playing for Garret Anderson against left-hander Dana Eveland, hit a two-run homer in a three-run sixth inning, and Erick Aybar added a solo homer in the eighth.

After getting just four extra base hits in their entire three-game series against the Dodgers, the Angels followed up Tuesday's three extra base hits with five on Wednesday, including three in the sixth inning when Torii Hunter and Casey Kotchman each doubled before Rivera hit his no-doubter to left.

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