ANAHEIM -- Stephen Vogt restored some of the A's power with one swing on Wednesday night, and Tommy Milone did most of the rest.Vogt hit a two-run homer, and Milone pitched 6 2/3 strong innings as the A's averted a three-game sweep at Angel Stadium with a 7-1 victory over the Angels.Milone is 4-0 with a 2.00 ERA over his past seven starts. The A's left-hander is 24-3 in 38 career starts when he gets three or more runs of support. Milone allowed one earned run on six hits, struck out four and walked two before the A's bullpen finished. 
Ryan Cook came on to strike out pinch-hitter David Freese with two on and two out in the seventh. Luke Gregerson stranded two runners in the eighth.Milone (4-3) also got an assist from left fielder Yoenis Cespedes, who showed off his otherworldly throwing arm for the second night in a row by firing from the warning track in the sixth inning to nail Albert Pujols, who was trying to stretch a double after Cespedes misplayed the ball.The A's, who totaled two runs in 23 innings in two losses to open the series, did not take batting practice on the field, saving their energy for Angels starter Jered Weaver.The game opened with the opposing center fielders robbing home runs. The Angels' Mike Trout raced to left-center to deny Cespedes in the first inning; in the second, Coco Crisp made a leaping grab in straightaway center to bring back Josh Hamilton's drive.Vogt's two-run homer in the sixth gave the A's a 4-1 lead and knocked Weaver out of the game. Cespedes opened the inning with a double and took third on Brandon Moss' infield single. Jed Lowrie, who had ended his hitless streak at 21 at-bats with a fourth-inning single, drove in Cespedes with a sacrifice fly to break a tie. Vogt followed with his homer, his first since his June 1 recall from Triple-A Sacramento.Weaver (7-5) allowed four earned runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked two.Trout doubled to open the fourth and, an out later, changed places with Hamilton, who doubled off the glove of A's first baseman Moss to tie the score at 1-1. After a walk, Milone struck out Erick Aybar and Chris Iannetta to minimize the damage.Cespedes' two-out single in the third inning scored Crisp, who had doubled, for a 1-0 A's lead.Earl Bloom / Special to MLB.com
Ryan Cook came on to strike out pinch-hitter David Freese with two on and two out in the seventh. Luke Gregerson stranded two runners in the eighth.Milone (4-3) also got an assist from left fielder Yoenis Cespedes, who showed off his otherworldly throwing arm for the second night in a row by firing from the warning track in the sixth inning to nail Albert Pujols, who was trying to stretch a double after Cespedes misplayed the ball.The A's, who totaled two runs in 23 innings in two losses to open the series, did not take batting practice on the field, saving their energy for Angels starter Jered Weaver.The game opened with the opposing center fielders robbing home runs. The Angels' Mike Trout raced to left-center to deny Cespedes in the first inning; in the second, Coco Crisp made a leaping grab in straightaway center to bring back Josh Hamilton's drive.Vogt's two-run homer in the sixth gave the A's a 4-1 lead and knocked Weaver out of the game. Cespedes opened the inning with a double and took third on Brandon Moss' infield single. Jed Lowrie, who had ended his hitless streak at 21 at-bats with a fourth-inning single, drove in Cespedes with a sacrifice fly to break a tie. Vogt followed with his homer, his first since his June 1 recall from Triple-A Sacramento.Weaver (7-5) allowed four earned runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked two.Trout doubled to open the fourth and, an out later, changed places with Hamilton, who doubled off the glove of A's first baseman Moss to tie the score at 1-1. After a walk, Milone struck out Erick Aybar and Chris Iannetta to minimize the damage.Cespedes' two-out single in the third inning scored Crisp, who had doubled, for a 1-0 A's lead.Earl Bloom / Special to MLB.com
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