ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Chris Iannetta hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning Sunday, lifting the Los Angeles Angels over the Kansas City Royals 4-3.Reliever Tim Collins (0-3) retired the first batter in the eighth before Iannetta lined a drive into the lower seats in the left-field corner for his fifth homer of the season and second of the series.Michael Kohn (2-1) pitched a scoreless inning. Ernesto Frieri got three outs for his sixth save, retiring Alcides Escobar on a popup with a runner on third. 
Garrett Richards, trying to preserve some arms in the Angels' bullpen following Saturday night's 13-inning 7-4 loss, pitched seven innings and allowed three runs on five hits. He struck out seven and walked two.Royals starter Jason Vargas was charged with a run and three hits over 6 1-3 innings in his return to Angel Stadium, and was lifted after 109 pitches with a 3-0 lead.Kelvin Herrera took over with a runner at first and gave up a single by No. 9 hitter Collin Cowgill on his first pitch. Mike Trout hit an RBI double with one out, Albert Pujols was hit by an 0-2 pitch and David Freese had a tying, two-run single.Pujols tried to score the go-ahead run from second on C.J. Cron's sharp single, but Lorenzo Cain - starting in right field for the first time this season after 28 starts in center - threw him out at the plate.Vargas struck out six and tied a career high with five walks.The Royals, who scored first in all three games of the series, took a 3-0 lead in the second. Pedro Ciriaco hit a bloop double that scored Jimmy Paredes, who singled and advanced on Richards' first balk in 291 1-3 career innings to that point.Jarrod Dyson reached on a fielding error by Gold Glove shortstop Erick Aybar, and Eric Hosmer followed with a sacrifice fly before Alex Gordon capped the rally with an RBI single.Richards retired his next 11 batters, striking out the side on 11 pitches in the fifth.Vargas was 9-8 with a 4.02 ERA in 24 starts with the Angels last season after four years with Seattle. He signed a four-year, $32 million contract with Kansas City on Nov. 21.
Garrett Richards, trying to preserve some arms in the Angels' bullpen following Saturday night's 13-inning 7-4 loss, pitched seven innings and allowed three runs on five hits. He struck out seven and walked two.Royals starter Jason Vargas was charged with a run and three hits over 6 1-3 innings in his return to Angel Stadium, and was lifted after 109 pitches with a 3-0 lead.Kelvin Herrera took over with a runner at first and gave up a single by No. 9 hitter Collin Cowgill on his first pitch. Mike Trout hit an RBI double with one out, Albert Pujols was hit by an 0-2 pitch and David Freese had a tying, two-run single.Pujols tried to score the go-ahead run from second on C.J. Cron's sharp single, but Lorenzo Cain - starting in right field for the first time this season after 28 starts in center - threw him out at the plate.Vargas struck out six and tied a career high with five walks.The Royals, who scored first in all three games of the series, took a 3-0 lead in the second. Pedro Ciriaco hit a bloop double that scored Jimmy Paredes, who singled and advanced on Richards' first balk in 291 1-3 career innings to that point.Jarrod Dyson reached on a fielding error by Gold Glove shortstop Erick Aybar, and Eric Hosmer followed with a sacrifice fly before Alex Gordon capped the rally with an RBI single.Richards retired his next 11 batters, striking out the side on 11 pitches in the fifth.Vargas was 9-8 with a 4.02 ERA in 24 starts with the Angels last season after four years with Seattle. He signed a four-year, $32 million contract with Kansas City on Nov. 21.
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