Angels stave off Dodgers in Freeway opener

Albert Pujols rips a sharp ground ball to center for a single that scores Yunel Escobar and Kole Calhoun, extending the Angels' lead to 6-3LOS ANGELES -- Mike Trout and Albert Pujols combined for five hits and five RBIs as the Angels got production from up and down the lineup in a 7-6 victory over the Dodgers to open the Freeway Series on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. It was their fourth straight win.

Only Daniel Nava, who left the game in the sixth, and Matt Shoemaker, the starting pitcher, failed to register either a run or RBI for the Angels, as a litany of singles and walks wore down the Dodgers. A four-run rally in the third that featured five straight men reaching base played a big…