Angels Beat A's In Opener 4-2

OAKLAND (CBS/AP) -- In the majors' first scheduled doubleheader in eight years, Jered Weaver won his sixth straight decision and the Los Angeles Angels opened by beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2 Saturday.

This was the first planned doubleheader in the big leagues since Aug. 2, 2003, when San Diego played at Philadelphia. Since then, twinbills have been part of makeup games.

This was Oakland's first scheduled doubleheader at home since Aug. 10, 1997, against Milwaukee.

Erick Aybar homered and Bobby Abreu drove in two runs as the Angels won for the ninth time in 11 games.

Weaver (12-4), the AL starter in the All-Star game, did not give up a hit until the fifth inning. He allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings.

Weaver issued a leadoff walk in the first and then retired 13 straight batters. He struck out three and walked two.

Scott Downs got four outs and All-Star rookie Jordan Walden pitched the ninth for his 21st save in 27 chances.

Kurt Suzuki and Jemile Weeks each had three hits for the A's, who have lost five of six.

Trevor Cahill (8-8) lasted seven innings, allowing three runs on five hits. He walked five and struck out eight.

The umpires reviewed a long drive by Hideki Matsui in the A's eighth and determined it was a double as originally called. He needs one homer to become the 34th player (U.S. and Japan combined) to reach 500. He has 332 in Japan and 167 in the U.S.

Weaver escaped trouble in the fifth when left fielder Vernon Wells threw to Aybar, and the shortstop made a relay home that caught David DeJesus trying to score.

The A's chased Weaver in the seventh. DeJesus doubled, Conor Jackson singled and Suzuki had a sacrifice fly. Cliff Pennington and Weeks followed with singles, ending Weaver's afternoon.

Downs got Crisp to ground out, ending the threat.

Aybar singled in the first, then raced around to third on Torii Hunter's groundout. Abreu singled against a drawn-in infield to put the Angels ahead.

Wells singled and Alberto Callaspo doubled to open the sixth. Wells scored on Howie Kendrick's groundout before Callaspo was caught in a rundown.

Aybar hit his seventh homer of the season, a solo shot in the seventh.

Cahill lost to the Angels at home for the first time in five starts despite receiving run support for the first time in four starts.

Abreu added an RBI single in the ninth after Pennington's error at shortstop extended the inning.

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