ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — J.T. Ginn pitched six solid innings and the Athletics erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning to beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-3 on Friday night at Angel Stadium.

Ginn (6-4) allowed three earned runs on eight hits while striking out five. He improved the Athletics to 40-42. Walbert Ureña (5-6) took the loss for the Angels, who fell to 34-49.

The Athletics trailed 1-0 after the Angels scored on Donovan Walton’s fourth-inning single. But answered with seven runs in the fifth, keyed by RBI singles from Jeff McNeil, Alika Williams, Henry Bolte, Nick Kurtz and Shea Langeliers. Bolte and Kurtz each drove in two runs.

Jo Adell hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth for the Angels, but the Athletics added two more in the seventh on Kurtz’s RBI single and Jonah Heim’s ground-rule double.

Luis Medina, Hogan Harris and Elvis Alvarado combined for three scoreless innings of relief for Oakland. Attendance was 29,089, and the game lasted 2:56.

The Athletics have won two straight against the Angels after splitting a four-game series in last week.