Utility infielder Cliff Pennington, who finished 2-for-3, gave the Angels a 2-1 lead with a safety squeeze in the second. In the fifth, the Angels plated six runs off Reds bullpen candidate Jumbo Diaz. C.J. Cron laced a two-run single, Giavotella added his two-run triple, Rafael Ortega hit a run-scoring single and Todd Cunningham finished the damage with an RBI double.
Giavotella, who hit a three-run homer Sunday, finished 2-for-3 and is batting .