Angels close on Oakland

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American League

The Anaheim Angels beat Oakland 5-3 to move back to within two games of the AL West-leading Athletics.

Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning to give Anaheim a 4-3 lead, and Chone Figgins' RBI single later in the inning gave Anaheim a two-run edge.

Earlier, Darin Erstad hit a three-run homer for the Angels.

Jermaine Dye hit a two-run shot for the Athletics, who won the series opener.

In other action, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-0, Tampa Bay won 6-5 against Toronto and Chicago White Sox won 5-1 against Kansas City.

National League

The Pedro Feliz-inspired San Francisco Giants improved their play-off chances with a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

San Francisco moved within one-and-a-half games of leaders the Dodgers in the NL West and a half game behind Chicago in the wild-card race.

The Dodgers and Giants play four more times, including the final three games of the season next weekend at Dodger Stadium.

Pedro Feliz hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning for his fourth hit.

Scott Eyre (2-2) pitched the eighth for the win and Ray Durham homered and hit an RBI double for San Francisco, who lost the opener of this crucial three-game series 3-2 on Friday.

Elsewhere, the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Houston Astros 8-0.