Angels sweep doubleheader with White Sox
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Kole Calhoun hit a two-run home run as the LA Angels of Anaheim completed a doubleheader sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 7-5 win on Tuesday.
Howie Kendrick went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored for the Angels, who have won nine of their last 11 games.
Jered Weaver (9-6) allowed five runs on nine hits with six strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings to win his second straight start.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The story of the night was the offense, kept scoring and picking me up," Weaver said.
Conor Gillaspie and Dayan Viciedo each hit two-run homers for the White Sox, who have dropped the first two of this three-game set after winning the final three of a four-game series against Toronto.
Scott Carroll (2-5) was touched for seven runs on 10 hits in six-plus innings of work as he dropped his second consecutive start.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I'm going to continue to work hard and try and be better next time," Carroll said.
In the earlier game, Mike Trout hit a three-run home run to help the Angels to an 8-4 victory.
The Angels drew first blood in the nightcap in the second inning as Kendrick singled home a run and C.J. Cron followed suit with an RBI single. Two batters later, a Grant Green groundout brought home another run for a 3-0 lead.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chicago got back within one in the second as Alexei Ramirez was hit by a pitch and Gillaspie followed with his first home run of the season.
Calhoun launched a two-run shot of his own in the fifth with Green on base for a 5-2 advantage.
The sixth inning saw the Angels get another run as Kendrick singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a Hank Conger single.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chicago made it a one-run game in the sixth as Ramirez doubled with one out and scored on Gillaspie's single to right. Viciedo followed with his ninth home run of the season for a 6-5 game. Rich Hill, acquired in a trade with the Red Sox earlier in the day, fanned Leury Garcia to strand two runners to cap the inning.
Kendrick worked a walk with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to force in a run and give the Angels a 7-5 lead.
Kevin Jepsen and Jason Grilli each faced the minimum over an inning of work in the seventh and eighth, while Joe Smith pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his ninth save of the season.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Game Notes
The Angels have won all five games against the White Sox this season, including a three-game sweep in California in early June ... The Angels went 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven on base ... Tyler Skaggs pitches for the Angels on Wednesday, while John Danks will take the mound for the White Sox.