Anaheim, CA (Best E Casino) - Ervin Santana was solid on the hill to record his 13th win on the season and Vladimir Guerrero hit a home run and finished with four runs driven in, as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim crushed the Baltimore Orioles, 9-4.

Santana (13-5) threw seven frames and gave up four runs on eight hits while fanning seven batters.

"I felt very good," Santana said. "It really helps when you get a five or six run lead. I was able to throw pitches with more confidence."

Jeff Mathis added a solo home run for the Angels, who have won seven of their last 10 and 16 of their last 21. Garret Anderson went 3-for-4 with two RBI and extended his hitting streak to 13 games in the process.

Nick Markakis had a three-run homer for the Orioles, who have dropped three of four. Aubrey Huff had a single, extending his hitting streak to 15 games.

Garrett Olson (8-6) took the loss as he gave up six runs on seven hits in just 2 2/3 innings of work.

"Garrett didn't locate, he pitched up and he pitched behind too much," said Baltimore manager Dave Trembley. "We had momentum from last night, but now we have to regroup."

Mark Teixeira clubbed a two-out single in the first and Guerrero followed by golfing a two-run homer over the fence in left field. Torii Hunter kept it going with a walk and then Anderson smacked the first pitch he saw off the wall in center for a double, allowing Hunter to score for a 3-0 edge.

Mathis launched his ninth homer of the year, just out of the reach of a leaping Jay Payton in center field, in the second inning to make it 4-0.

Luis Montanez, in his first big league at-bat, cracked a Santana fastball over the wall in left-center field for the first Baltimore run in the third.

Teixeira led off the bottom of the inning with a double down the line and, as the ball caromed off the wall away from Montanez, advanced to third base. Guerrero followed with a walk before Hunter went down swinging. Olson then uncorked a wild pitch, scoring Teixeira and moving Guerrero to second. Anderson kept it going with an RBI single and it was 6-1 Angels.

The bases were loaded for Guerrero in the fourth as Chone Figgins walked, Erick Aybar singled and Teixeira drew a free pass. Guerrero launched a two-run single off the wall in right, but was thrown out trying to turn it into a double. Hunter then offered a sac fly to center to score Teixeira from third for a 9-1 cushion.

Markakis' three-run homer in the fifth, his 16th of the year, scored Montanez and Alex Cintron and pulled the O's within 9-4.

Game Notes

Baltimore finished its nine-game road trip with a 5-4 mark...The Angels own the best record in the majors at 71-43 and won six of their nine encounters with the Orioles this season. Since the start of the 2006 campaign, Baltimore has lost 12 of its 16 games at Angel Stadium.