ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — The Athletics pounded out 15 hits and scored 14 runs Tuesday night at Angel Stadium, defeating the Los Angeles Angels 14-6 before 23,803 fans. evened its record at 24-24, while the Angels fell to 17-32.

The Athletics broke open a scoreless game with six runs in the third inning, highlighted by Nick Kurtz’s RBI single, Colby Thomas’ two-run double and a two-run single by Zack Gelof. added two in the sixth, one in the seventh and four in the eighth, including Brent Rooker’s two-run homer. Kurtz finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs and a double. Gelof went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs. Rooker was 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs.

The Angels scored runs in the third, fourth and eighth innings. Mike Trout walked and scored in the fourth, later adding a two-run homer. Josh Lowe drove in two with a double in the eighth.

Justin Sterner (2-3) earned the win with one-third of an inning of scoreless relief. Reid Detmers (1-5) took the loss. Game time was 3 hours.