ANAHEIM Yangervis Solarte Jersey , Calif. (AP) ¡ª bullpens in baseball, the Los Angeles Angels treated all of the late innings like they were the ninth and the tactic was rewarded when they rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics.Kole Calhoun and Justin Upton hit two-run homers and Albert Pujols reached another milestone as the Angels were forced into comeback mode early on Friday night.With a single in the sixth inning, Pujols recorded his 1,000th career hit with the Angels. He became just the ninth player all-time with at least 1,000 hits in each league after getting 2,073 with the St. Louis Cardinals. Four former Angels are on the list: Dave Winfield, Frank Robinson, Vladimir Guerrero and Orlando Cabrera.Upton¡¯s two-run shot in the sixth inning off Oakland rookie reliever Lou Trivino proved to be the difference. Trivino (8-2), who had given up more than one earned run just once in his previous 46 outings, lost a game for the first time since June 5.It might have been the sixth inning, but Upton came to the plate with a ninth-inning mentality as the A¡¯s not only had their regular stable of relievers available, they also had newly-acquired right-hander Fernando Rodney for the first time.¡°They have a strong bullpen with guys that can beat you in many ways http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-randal-grichuk-j ersey ,¡± said Upton, who admitted his plan was to attack the first strike he saw. ¡°You play to your strengths against those guys. Just compete. Those guys are pitching well this year.¡±Upton hit a two-run home run for the third consecutive game.The Angels trailed 3-0 just four batters into the game. Starter Felix Pena regained his composure and gave up just two more hits and no runs while pitching into the sixth inning.¡°I felt like in the first inning I was a little overamped so I went back to the video room to watch some video and I was able to make the adjustments,¡± said Pena, who had a similar slow start in his last home outing on July 29 but never made it out of the opening inning.Los Angeles improved to 8-1 over its last nine home games.Matt Chapman and Khris Davis each hit home runs in the first inning for the A¡¯s, who are now 13-6 since the All-Star break. Chapman hit his 16th homer while Davis¡¯ two-run shot was his 33rd.Oakland starter Brett Anderson gave up two runs on four hits with no walks, but was removed after five innings having thrown just 63 pitches. When asked if A¡¯s starters are growing accustomed to being pulled earlier than usual in favor of a strong bullpen, Anderson offered a simple ¡°no.¡±¡°It¡¯s going to take some getting used to,¡± Anderson said. ¡°In a tie game in the seventh the last time, you kind of see it. This one was a little early. But we¡¯ve lived and died by our bullpen and those arms are tremendous down there so more times than not we¡¯re going to come out with the victory.¡±Calhoun connected for a two-run drive in the third, his 16th of the season and 11th over his last 25 games. Calhoun¡¯s 15 home runs since June 18 lead the American League.Calhoun had just one home run and was batting .145 over 50 games when he went to the 10-day disabled list with a strained right oblique. In the 44 games since he has returned, he has hit 14 of his 15 home runs, with 34 runs scored and 35 RBIs.Jim Johnson (4-2) retired the only batter he faced for the win. The Angels used three more pitchers in the ninth Jose Bautista Jersey , with Blake Parker getting the final out for his 11th save.¡°(The bullpen) came in and made pitches and it was a great job,¡± Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. ¡°After that first inning, this game could go south in a hurry when you give up a three-spot. But Felix got his bearings and the bullpen was exceptional.¡±Rodney made his A¡¯s debut, striking out a batter during a perfect seventh inning. Rodney was acquired Thursday in a trade from the Minnesota Twins. One plan for Rodney is to use him to help ease the heavy workload on Trivino.¡°We won¡¯t have to potentially use Lou for more than one inning,¡± A¡¯s manager Bob Melvin said. ¡°We¡¯ve used him quite a bit where he has to come in and clean up an inning and go back out for the next inning, which is really tough to do.¡±RODNEY ARRIVESMelvin says Rodney doesn¡¯t have a set role. Instead, Melvin expects to mix and match his late-inning relievers in a stacked Oakland bullpen.¡°More than anything, it probably allows us to not overuse a Lou Trivino, to not overuse a Yusmeiro Petit,¡± Melvin said. ¡°As much as we use our bullpen on certain days, we¡¯re not afraid to move guys to the back end of the bullpen if a (Blake) Treinen or (Jeurys) Familia needs time off, so it just makes us better.¡±Rodney had 25 saves for the Twins in 46 appearances with a 3.09 ERA Troy Tulowitzki Jersey , but the closer job will still belong to Treinen.VLAD THE HALL OF FAMERThe Angels honored new Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero with an on-field pregame ceremony that pushed back first pitch about a half hour. Guerrero, who made quick introductory speech at Cooperstown last month, was even quicker when he spoke to the crowd in both English and Spanish on Friday.¡°His forte is to not go up there and spew accolades about himself, and I think it makes him all the more special,¡± Scioscia said. ¡°He was so beloved by his teammates because when he was playing, he was the best player on the planet but . never talking about himself. He was a special talent.¡±TRAINER¡¯S ROOMAngels: Mike Trout was put on the 10-day disabled list with an inflamed right wrist. Scioscia expects his All-Star center fielder to return on Thursday when his DL stint ends.UP NEXTA¡¯s: RHP Edwin Jackson (3-2, 2.87 ERA) will take the mound Saturday in the middle game of the series, carrying the sixth lowest ERA in the American League since his contract was selected June 25.Angels: RHP Tyler Skaggs (8-7, 3.34) is expected to make his return from the disabled list Saturday, having not pitched since July 31 because of a left adductor strain. A look at what¡¯s happening around the majors today:SALE ON HOLDRed Sox ace Chris Sale was still feeling weak and trying to regain lost weight after a stomach illness forced him to spend a night in the hospital after he started the AL Championship Series opener against the Astros. Boston had hoped to start Sale in Game 5 on Thursday night, but instead will give him a couple extra days to recover while planning to pitch him in Game 6 on Saturday in Boston, if necessary. David Price will start in Sale¡¯s place Thursday night on three days¡¯ rest as the Red Sox try to win the pennant.Sale threw in the outfield for 10-15 minutes Wednesday before Game 4 in Houston Marcus Stroman Jersey , but manager Alex Cora said the lanky left-hander didn¡¯t throw a bullpen as planned.Boston leads the best-of-seven set 3-1 and is one win from making its first trip to the World Series since winning the 2013 title. Game 1 winner Justin Verlander is scheduled to pitch for the Astros with their season on the line.DEFENDING CHAMPSThe Astros are still under scrutiny, even after Major League Baseball absolved the World Series champions of any wrongdoing after a credentialed Houston employee was caught pointing his cellphone into the opposing dugouts during playoff games in Cleveland and Boston. MLB says the Astros were conducting surveillance, not spying, but the incidents have raised questions about sign-stealing and ethics in the age of high-speed, high-definition cameras.Boston executive Dave Dombrowski also did not think the employee was stealing signs, but he was upset by Houston¡¯s suspicion of the Red Sox and the fact that the Astros weren¡¯t punished because ¡°there was a violation.¡±¡°I don¡¯t like the implication that the Boston Red Sox were doing anything illegal,¡± Dombrowski said, ¡°and I don¡¯t think that the issue is actually closed from Major League Baseball, from what I¡¯ve been advised from the commissioner¡¯s office, so there¡¯s a lot more steps that are attached to this.¡±YOU, AGAINThe Dodgers and Brewers return to Milwaukee for an off day in the NL Championship Series. Game 6 is Friday night at Miller Park, and the Brewers plan to start Wade Miley again as they attempt to avoid elimination. Miley walked Cody Bellinger to open Game 5 on Wednesday before getting pulled in an unusual bit of strategy by manager Craig Counsell.The left-hander would become the first pitcher to start consecutive games for his team in one postseason since George Earnshaw of the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1930 World Series against the Cardinals http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-devon-travis-jer sey , according to STATS. Miley pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings in Game 2 vs. the Dodgers, allowing two hits.Milwaukee starters have tossed just 14 innings in the NLCS, the lowest total ever through five games, the Elias Sports Bureau said.¡°We¡¯re in a good spot, man,¡± Counsell said. ¡°We¡¯re going back home, to me, in a position of strength.¡±Hyun-Jin Ryu pitches for the Dodgers, one win from making consecutive World Series appearances for the first time since 1977-78.