D-backs blow 7-run lead, but Peralta's HR beats Angels 9-8

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — David Peralta hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks blew a seven-run lead before rallying for a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.

Longtime Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun had two homers, three hits and a career-high five RBIs in his return to Angel Stadium with the Diamondbacks, who hung on for their third win in 10 games after leading 8-1 in the fifth.

Calhoun homered in his first two at-bats as a visitor in the stadium where he patrolled right field for the first eight years of his big league career before leaving for his hometown Diamondbacks last winter.

“Pretty cool, man,” Calhoun said. “The first one was kind of surreal, first time back, old team, hit a homer. And then the second one, this is crazy. Crazy game, crazy night. Just very grateful for that opportunity to play here again and get a win against your former team. Pretty cool.”

Justin Upton and Jared Walsh homered for the Angels, whose playoff hopes are increasingly dim after this loss in the opener of their final homestand. The Halos have lost four of their last seven with a chance to gain ground on flagging Houston for second place in the AL West.

“The whole time, we thought we could come back in that ballgame,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said. “We had a great vibe. We battled and got back into it. We were in good position to win it, and we didn’t do it.”

Madison Bumgarner yielded a career-high 13 hits and matched his career worst with eight runs allowed in his first appearance against the Angels. The veteran left-hander blew a seven-run lead and stayed winless with the Diamondbacks, who left him in the game far longer than expected.

Bumgarner said the start was “really weird. I threw a lot of...

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