ANAHEIM -- Kaleb Cowart delivered a go-ahead RBI double and left-hander Andrew Heaney struck out a career-high 10 over six innings as the Angels defeated the A's, 3-1, in Monday night's series opener at Angel Stadium.
Cowart snapped a 1-1 tie with his timely hit in the fourth, and Ben Revere added an insurance run with an RBI double of his own in the seventh. Their efforts helped make up for the absence of Mike Trout, who sat out as a precaution with a stiff neck, and backed Heaney, who allowed just one run on two hits in his third and best start since returning from Tommy John surgery.