MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Kole Calhoun had three hits and scored four times, sliding into home for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 7-6 victory Friday over the Minnesota Twins.Calhoun singled to start the 10th, and Jared Burton (2-4) walked two in a row with one out to load the bases. Oswaldo Arcia caught Erick Aybar's sacrifice fly and made a strong throw from right field, but it was a bit off line and not in time for catcher Josmil Pinto to pivot and tag the speedy Calhoun. 
Huston Street (1-1 with the Angels) blew the save for the second time in 13 tries since his acquisition in the trade with San Diego, putting the first two batters on in the ninth inning before surrendering a two-out, two-run, game-tying double to Trevor Plouffe.Calhoun again gave the Angels a spark from the leadoff spot, smacking a two-run, go-ahead double in the eighth, when the Twins used four of their nine pitchers. Mike Trout followed with an RBI double.Matt Shoemaker lasted only four innings after winning each of his last four starts and saw his scoreless streak end at 23 2-3 innings on a sacrifice fly by Kennys Vargas. The right-hander's run landed as the second-longest by an Angels rookie, behind Bob Lee (27) in 1964.The American League Pitcher and Rookie of the Month for August, Shoemaker stumbled in his first September start. He needed 90 pitches to finish those four innings and surrendered a leadoff home run to Arcia in the second, the first long ball off the dark-bearded rookie in four starts. Shoemaker allowed six hits and three runs.Aaron Hicks hit RBI singles after doubles by Pinto in the fourth and sixth innings, but the Angels showed again whey they have the best record in the major leagues in moving one step closer to the AL West title that Oakland took the last two years and Texas the two before that. The Angels brought a five-game lead over the A's, who played later at Houston, into the evening.Ricky Nolasco made another unremarkable start for the Twins, allowing eight hits and three runs (two earned) over five innings. Chris Iannetta hit an RBI single for the Angels. So did Trout after second baseman Brian Dozier's leaping catch nearly ended the fourth, but the ball rolled out of his glove onto the grass for a 3-2 lead for the Angels.DIPOTO STAYINGAfter the Angels missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year, their worst record in a decade at 78-84, the jobs of manager Mike Scioscia and general manager Jerry DiPoto appeared tenuous. But DiPoto told Los Angeles reporters before the game an option on his contract has been exercised by the club, assuring his return for a fourth season. The two sides have had their disagreements, but Scioscia was complimentary Friday of DiPoto and the front office."They didn't leave any stone unturned when they were looking for talent, and when they could find talent to make us better they certainly acted on it," he said.
Huston Street (1-1 with the Angels) blew the save for the second time in 13 tries since his acquisition in the trade with San Diego, putting the first two batters on in the ninth inning before surrendering a two-out, two-run, game-tying double to Trevor Plouffe.Calhoun again gave the Angels a spark from the leadoff spot, smacking a two-run, go-ahead double in the eighth, when the Twins used four of their nine pitchers. Mike Trout followed with an RBI double.Matt Shoemaker lasted only four innings after winning each of his last four starts and saw his scoreless streak end at 23 2-3 innings on a sacrifice fly by Kennys Vargas. The right-hander's run landed as the second-longest by an Angels rookie, behind Bob Lee (27) in 1964.The American League Pitcher and Rookie of the Month for August, Shoemaker stumbled in his first September start. He needed 90 pitches to finish those four innings and surrendered a leadoff home run to Arcia in the second, the first long ball off the dark-bearded rookie in four starts. Shoemaker allowed six hits and three runs.Aaron Hicks hit RBI singles after doubles by Pinto in the fourth and sixth innings, but the Angels showed again whey they have the best record in the major leagues in moving one step closer to the AL West title that Oakland took the last two years and Texas the two before that. The Angels brought a five-game lead over the A's, who played later at Houston, into the evening.Ricky Nolasco made another unremarkable start for the Twins, allowing eight hits and three runs (two earned) over five innings. Chris Iannetta hit an RBI single for the Angels. So did Trout after second baseman Brian Dozier's leaping catch nearly ended the fourth, but the ball rolled out of his glove onto the grass for a 3-2 lead for the Angels.DIPOTO STAYINGAfter the Angels missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year, their worst record in a decade at 78-84, the jobs of manager Mike Scioscia and general manager Jerry DiPoto appeared tenuous. But DiPoto told Los Angeles reporters before the game an option on his contract has been exercised by the club, assuring his return for a fourth season. The two sides have had their disagreements, but Scioscia was complimentary Friday of DiPoto and the front office."They didn't leave any stone unturned when they were looking for talent, and when they could find talent to make us better they certainly acted on it," he said.
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