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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels are playing their best baseball of the season, setting career highs and beating first-place opponents. This is one September surge that just came too late. C.J. Wilson pitched seven innings of four-hit ball for his career-best 17th win, and the Angels became the first team in nearly four months to beat Jarrod Parker in a 12-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. "Were just going to try to throw a wrench in the works to keep everybody on the edge of their toes," Wilson said. "Its good television when the season comes down to the last weekend." Kole Calhoun had two of his three RBIs during a five-run fifth inning that chased Parker (11-7), who was 9-0 in 19 starts since a loss at Texas on May 22. It was the longest unbeaten streak by an As starting pitcher since Hall of Famer Lefty Grove went 21 in a row in 1931. Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo each hit a towering, two-run homer in the eighth. Wilson (17-6) struck out six and walked three. He extended his career-best winning streak to nine and is unbeaten in his last 13 starts. Los Angeles has won nine of 12 and 18 of 24. But with two weeks left in the regular season, the Angels are 15 games behind the first-place As in the AL West. "Theres no doubt this year has filled us with a lot of frustration," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "This last month gives us a lot of hope looking forward to some of our kids that are playing well, some of the things weve been looking to take place and be in place during the season." Oakland, coming off a three-game sweep at Texas that stretched its division lead to 6 1/2 games, is still in a strong position to win the AL West for the second consecutive year. The Rangers lost 6-2 at Tampa Bay earlier Monday, keeping the As lead intact. Parker had been a strong and steady force at the top of the rotation since starting 0-4 this season. He was scratched from his start at Texas on Sunday because of an illness that had him vomiting and trying to rehydrate, he said, and he never looked comfortable on the mound back in Oakland. Parker gave up eight hits and eight runs -- seven earned -- in 4 1-3 innings. He struck out three and walked two. The winning streak was the longest by an Oakland pitcher since Dan Haren rolled off 10 in a row in 2007. Grove also made 10 relief appearances -- losing once -- for the Philadelphia Athletics during his 21-start unbeaten streak in 1931. "I can either dwell on it or move on," Parker said. "Early in the game it felt like forever since Ive been out there. It wasnt very good execution. Not very many of my pitches were down in the zone, not even my off-speed stuff." Calhoun and Josh Hamilton hit RBI singles in the first inning off Parker. In the third, second baseman Alberto Callaspo -- traded by the Angels in July -- had Hamiltons liner bounce off his glove and into centre for an error. Fill-in shortstop Andy Parrino bobbled a grounder on a potential double play, getting only the out at second as Howie Kendrick scored and the Angels took a 3-0 lead. Los Angeles sent 10 batters to the plate and scored five runs in the fifth to put the game out of reach. Trout hit his 24th home run and Trumbo his 34th this season off Pedro Figueroa in the eighth. Trouts homer glanced off a luxury box window in centre field. Initial estimates ranged from 420-460 feet by various trackers, though many Angels thought the ball cleared 500 feet. "What is that, yards, meters?" Wilson joked. "It bounced back 420 feet maybe," Scioscia said. Trout said it was the farthest ball hed hit all season. "I really didnt even feel that one off the bat," he said. Derek Norris RBI single in the sixth accounted for Oaklands lone run against Wilson. The lefty hasnt lost since July 5 at Boston. Yoenis Cespedes returned to the As lineup after he was scratched Sunday because of a sore right shoulder. He was 2 for 3 as the designated hitter. Oakland shortstop Jed Lowrie sat out with tightness in his right hamstring. Manager Bob Melvin said Lowrie likely would be back in the lineup Tuesday. NOTES: Calhoun has 23 RBIs in his last 22 games. ... As reliever Dan Otero missed the game after his wife, Tiffany, gave birth to daughter Kinsley Lynn Otero at 2:54 a.m. on Monday. ... Sonny Gray was set to start if Parker needed another day to rest. Instead, Gray (3-3, 2.63 ERA) will start Tuesday and A.J. Griffin (14-9, 3.81) will go Wednesday. RHP Garrett Richards (7-6, 3.91) will start for the Angels on Tuesday and lefty Jason Vargas (8-7, 4.20) on Wednesday. Cheap Vans Shoes . Teams one through twenty competing in Englands top flight are each fatally flawed. A wide-open, highly competitive and mistake-filled season has followed. 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His fiery temper definitely has followed him from the goal to the bench. On Wednesday, Roy lost his cool shortly after the final horn in a 6-1 win over Anaheim, yelling at Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau and then pounding on the glass partition separating the two benches with so much force that it began to tilt. The league punished Roy for his outburst with a $10,000 fine on Thursday and a reminder that this sort of behaviour wont be tolerated. "Roys actions at the conclusion of the game were irresponsible," said Colin Campbell, NHL senior executive vice-president of hockey operations. "One of the responsibilities of an NHL coach is to help diffuse volatile situations on the bench." What set the Hall of Fame goalie off was a knee-to-knee hit between rookie Nathan MacKinnon and Ducks defenceman Ben Lovejoy late in the game. Roy thought Lovejoys hit was unnecessary and couldve been avoided. "I guess I have to change a few things. I got the $10,000 fine by the league for that," Roy said after practice. "I understand it now. At the same time, I will always defend my players." And thats appreciated. "It just shows that he cares about his players a lot," said MacKinnon, the No. 1 pick in the draft over the summer. "Hes very passionate and hell stand up for what he believes in and not really think about the circumstances or the criticism." Even a day later, Roy was still a little bit worked up. Sure, the hit remained a sore subject, but so were comments Boudreau made about him after the game. Boudreau called Roys antics "bush league" and added that "(Roy is) going to be in for a long year, if hes going to yell at every player and yell at the refs at every stoppage of play. Its not the way the game is played." Roy fumed over the assertion. "I didnt talk to players until that moment. During the game, I dont talk to the players. I dont talk to the referees," Roy said. "Whaat Boudreau said was all lies.dddddddddddd Im not going to get too involved in this one but to be honest when you talk about classless -- when youre lying, this is classless." This could be a very entertaining season with Roy on the bench. "Hes very passionate," said forward Alex Tanguay, who played alongside Roy when the Avalanche won the 2001 Stanley Cup title. "The emotion and intensity of a first game probably got to him a little bit at the end. Hes fine." The Avs are certainly feeding off his energy this year as they try to turn around a franchise thats missed the playoffs the last three seasons. "Were a passionate group and it starts with the guy behind the bench," Jamie McGinn said. "Hes really passionate about this game. He wants to win and it carries over." Overshadowed by the melee at the end was the performance of MacKinnon. Just a shade over 18 years old, he had two assists to become the youngest NHL player to record two or more points in a game since 1944, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. "There are some things I need to do better," MacKinnon said. "A couple passes, but I mean, there are a lot of things I can work on as well." Just the attitude Roy appreciates. "This is an opportunity there for him and he needs to be himself," Roy said. "With time, hell play a larger role on our team." Thats why he came to MacKinnons defence when he was hit by Lovejoy. "I think it was what needed to be done," Roy said. "The incident with Lovejoy going after Nathan at the end of the game, I thought that was something that was inappropriate. "This is the way I dealt with this one. Will I deal with it differently next time? Maybe. Or maybe not." NOTES: Captain Gabe Landeskog missed practice Thursday with a leg injury. Roy said hes being examined by a doctor. ... On Friday, MacKinnon will face good friend Seth Jones, the fourth overall pick by Nashville in June. Jones was drawn to the game in part because of Hall of Famer Joe Sakics influence when Jones father, Popeye, once suited up for the Denver Nuggets. "Its going to be fun to play against him," MacKinnon said. ' ' '