ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Josh Lowe hit a grand slam in the second inning to power the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 victory over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium.

Lowe’s sixth home run of the season cleared the bases, scoring Vaughn Grissom, Wade Meckler and Oswald Peraza, and gave the Angels a 4-0 lead. The Athletics answered in the fifth when Joey Meneses lifted a sacrifice fly to center, plating Jeff McNeil, but that was all the scoring.

Angels starter Sam Aldegheri (3-3) earned the win, allowing one run on five hits over five innings with four strikeouts. Samy Natera Jr. recorded his first save, striking out two in 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Aaron Civale (5-5) took the loss for Oakland, surrendering four runs on seven hits over five frames.

The Angels collected seven hits, the Athletics six. Attendance was 32,557, and the game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes. Los Angeles improved to 36-49, while fell to 40-44.