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Angels aim to stay hot against slumping Royals

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will try for their seventh straight win on Saturday afternoon as they continue their four-game series with the Kansas City Royals.After claiming Thursday's series opener, the Angels downed the Royals again on Friday, 5-2. With the game tied at 2-2 heading into the seventh, the Angels forged ahead with a three-run inning, with Mike Trumbo's RBI single proving to be the game-winner.Mike Trout's hot streak continued, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base. He now has 21 multi-hit games this season and is hitting .359 in May."You don't want to bank on extended streaks, but you do want to get on a roll," Trout said. "We probably could have done some things better tonight, but we got some clutch hits when we needed them."Chris Iannetta belted his fifth homer of the season, which tied the game in the sixth inning.Jason Vargas (4-3) won his fourth straight decision, pitching into the eighth inning while allowing five hits and two earned runs."He'...

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