OC Register: Mike Trout’s second homer of the night completes Angels comeback

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  Oakland Athletics’ Matt Olson, left, scores on a triple hit by Matt Chapman as Los Angeles Angels catcher Max Stassi waits for the throw during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols, left, chases Oakland Athletics’ Robbie Grossman to tag him out during the second inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Oakland Athletics’ Matt Chapman, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Robbie Grossman and Matt Olson during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols watches after hitting a sacrifice ground ball during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, right, of Japan, is greeted by first base coach Jose Molina during the first inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Julio Teheran, right, chats with catcher Max Stassi during the second inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Oakland Athletics’ Matt Chapman watches after hitting a three-run triple during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Los Angeles Angels’ Anthony Rendon, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Mike Trout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Justin Upton #10 of the Los Angeles Angels drops a ball hit by Mark Canha #20 of the Oakland Athletics who drove in a run on the error in the fourth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 10, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

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  Stephen Piscotty #25 of the Oakland Athletics scores as Julio Teheran #49 of the Los Angeles Angels covers the plate after a wild pitch in the second inning inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 10, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

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  Oakland Athletics’ Stephen Piscotty, left, scores on a wild pitch by Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Julio Teheran, right, during the second inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Mark Canha #20 of the Oakland Athletics signals to Ramon Laureano #22 who scores on a three-run triple hit by Matt Chapman #26 in the fourth inning against the at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 10, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

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  Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Matt Andriese throws during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Anthony Rendon #6 of the Los Angeles Angels is congratulated in the dugout after his first inning home run against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 10, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

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  Matt Olson #28 of the Oakland Athletics congratulates Matt Chapman #26 on his two-run home run against the Los Angeles Angels in the third inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 10, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

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  Los Angeles Angels’ David Fletcher, left, scores on a wild pitch by Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea, right, during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Oakland Athletics’ Stephen Piscotty hits an RBI single during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Matt Olson #28 of the Oakland Athletics is congratulated by Robbie Grossman #8, Ramon Laureano #22 and Sean Murphy #12 after being driven in on a three-run triple by Matt Chapman #26 in the fourth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 10, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

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  Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Julio Teheran throws against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  Matt Chapman #26 of the Oakland Athletics hits a three-run triple in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 10, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

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  Sean Murphy #12 of the Oakland Athletics reacts as Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels gets a walk in the first inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 10, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

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  The Oakland Athletics cheer in the dugout before playing the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 10, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

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ANAHEIM — The Angels’ slumping offense came roaring to life on Monday night, led by exactly the people you’d expect.

Mike Trout hit two homers, including a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth, to help the Angels to a 10-9 victory over the Oakland A’s that snapped the nine-game winning streak for the team with the best record in baseball.

It was the 20th career multi-homer game for Trout, who also had two singles. He led a barrage that included two-run homers by Anthony Rendon and Shohei Ohtani.

Rendon’s capped a first-inning rally that put the Angels up 3-0, and Trout and Ohtani each hit theirs during a comeback from a 9-4 deficit. Trout’s homer in the fourth made it 9-6, and Ohtani’s in the sixth tied the game at 9.

Rendon and Justin Upton both snapped 0-for-21 slumps, with Rendon ending his with the homer. Upton punched a single to snap his.

The bullpen, which had been an issue for the Angels in the first week and a half of the season, also performed well to allow the Angels to come back.

Starter Julio Teheran was charged with five runs and Matt Andriese gave up four more, but then Noe Ramirez, Keynan Middleton, Felix Peña and Ty Buttrey blanked the A’s over the final five innings.

The homer barrage and bullpen success covered over what had started as a pretty sloppy game for the Angels.

Teheran was given a 3-0 lead but suddenly couldn’t get an out. He allowed nine of the next 12 hitters to reach base and was knocked out in the third inning, with five runs on the board.

Teheran allowed both of Matt Chapman’s homers, blasts to straightaway center field. He also hit a batter, walked two and threw a wild pitch.

The early struggles included Tommy La Stella getting thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double with no outs in the first and Trout coming up. Albert Pujols made an ill-advised attempt to get a force at second instead of taking the out at first. Upton dropped a fly ball.

The Angels also executed a rundown between third and home slowly enough that the A’s went from having runners at first and third to having runners at second and third.

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