Jon Garland may have given the game away Monday, after his last loss, decrying missing out on a chance "to put them away,'' is how he explained the Angels' approach to AL West challenger Oakland.

But Sunday, as the Angels returned to a season-best 18 games above .500 at 53-35 and improved to a season-best 6.0 games ahead of the A's with a 7-1 whipping of Toronto behind Garland's 98-pitch, six-hit complete game, that's what lies ahead.

Monday, the Angels open a seven-game weeklong road trip in the division that starts at Texas for four games beginning at 5:05 p.m. (FSNW) and Oakland for three through Sunday before the All-Star break, that's what's on the horizon.

Can the rejuvenated Angels' offense, averaging 6.4 runs a game the last five outings on 32 runs after a miserable 0.5 average the four games before on just two runs, put their AL West opponents away?

They do have a chance.

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