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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After a disappointing start to the season, the Los Angeles Angels are heating up. Mike Trout had his 21st multi-hit game, Jason Vargas pitched into the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Friday night to extend their winning streak to six games. Trout had two hits, stole his 11th base and scored two runs, including one on a wild pitch. He is hitting .366 in May. "You dont want to bank on extended streaks, but you do want to get on a roll," Trout said. "We probably could have done some things better tonight, but we got some clutch hits when we needed them. Jason got some huge ground balls when he needed them. You know what you are going to get from him. He throws strikes and works quick." Vargas (4-3) allowed two runs and five hits over 7 1-3 innings to win is fourth straight decision in five May starts. Vargas, who is 12-4 in May since the start of the 2009 season, went 0-3 in April. "I dont feel any different than before," Vargas said. "Its just that the situations and outcomes have been different. Ive been a little more efficient with pitch counts and controlling the count. " Vargas has lowered his ERA from 6.74 on April 16 to 3.43. "Hes using both sides of the plate and changing speeds," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He understands his stuff and is very consistent with it. Hes letting his defence make plays." Trout led off the Angels three-run seventh with a walk and stole second. Mark Trumbo extended his hitting streak to nine games with a RBI-single. The inning also included Albert Pujols scoring on a Howie Kendrick sacrifice fly and Trumbo scoring on Alberto Callaspos double. The Angels had chances against Kansas City starter Luis Mendoza, but the team was 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position against him. "My ball was everywhere," Mendoza said. "I just tried to dont get hurt." Trout scored the only run off Mendoza in the third inning and that was on a wild pitch with two out. He bumped into Mendoza at the plate. "A little bit, just my left knee, but there is nothing serious," Mendoza said. "Im good." Miguel Tejadas second home run of the week and the 306th of his career tied the score in the third. In the fifth, Lorenzo Cain singled and stole second. Vargas intentionally walked Tejada with two outs, but Chris Getzs singled up the middle to score Cain. Luke Hochevar (0-1), who replaced Mendoza, could not keep the 2-1 lead for long. Chris Iannetta homered for the second straight night to tie it 2-2 before the Angels broke it open in the seventh. Mendoza allowed seven hits and a run in five innings. He walked four and had two wild pitches. Garrett Richards, who replaced Vargas, got Getz to ground into a double play to end the eighth with runners on the corners. Richards got the final five outs for his first save in two opportunities. The Royals lost for the 14th time in 18 games to fall a season-worst three-games below .500. They have scored two or less runs in 11 of those defeats. "I dont feel like were pressing," Royals designated hitter Billy Butler said. "I just dont feel like were catching breaks here-and-there. Its a tough night. "Were falling on the wrong side of things right now. A hit here, a hit there and were back in it. Weve been in a lot of close games lately, one hit away, one pitch away, it seems like every game." Notes: RHP Billy Buckner, who was a rookie in 2007 with the Royals, will start Saturday. He will be the 10th starter used by the Angels, while the club used only eight starters last year. He was promoted May 16 from Triple-A Salt Lake, where he was 4-2 with a 4.56 ERA in eight starts. ... 3B Mike Moustakas, who is hitting .149 in May, was not in the Royals lineup. Tejada started at third. ... Royals LHP Danny Duffy, who had reconstructive elbow surgery last June, will begin a minor league rehab assignment Sunday with Double-A Northwest Arkansas. ... Callaspo has nine RBIs in his past 11 games. ... Angels starting pitchers have a 1.98 ERA during their six-game winning streak.Irv Smith Jr. Youth Jersey . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. Alan Page Womens Jersey . Sulaiman, 44, was chosen unanimously Tuesday in a vote by the leadership, the World Boxing Council said. Sulaiman becomes the sixth president of the organization. http://www.thevikingsshoponline.com/Youth-Cris-Carter-Vikings-Jersey/ . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. Brian ONeill Jersey . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. Paul Krause Youth Jersey . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness.EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio is being cautious with his comments about his teams quarterback situation.Its pretty easy to read between the lines.Tyler OConnor and Damion Terry are listed together atop the preseason depth chart as the Spartans enter the post-Connor Cook era. Although none of the quarterbacks on the current roster has much game experience, OConnor looks like the clear favorite to start.Were going to allow things to progress naturally at that position, but hes our leader right now, our headline guy at the quarterback position, Dantonio said Monday at media day.OConnor has made only one career start, but it was a big one. He and Terry split time last year at Ohio State when Michigan State upset the Buckeyes while Cook was out injured. The Spartans went on to a Big Ten title and national playoff appearance.OConnor attempted only 12 passes in that Ohio State game, but one of them went for a touchdown.We had all the confidence we were going to go out and win, and I felt that way. I felt that I was going to go out and perform well, OConnor said. But looking back, you look at that defense and how many guys they had drafted and how many guys playing in the NFL, are on rosters right now. It does help you, I guess, feel more confident going into the other games.OConnor competed for the starting job back when he was a redshirt freshman in 2013, but Cook ended up being the choice.dddddddddddd Cook still had three seasons of eligibility left. OConnor faced the prospect of a long wait for his own opportunity, but he says he never gave any consideration to transferring.When you choose to go to a school, its not just the football, its the academics, its the people, its the coaches, its the atmosphere -- and youre not guaranteed that anywhere else, OConnor said. Obviously, I wish I wouldve been playing more, but at the same time, youre one play away at the quarterback position. So it is what it is. ... Ive got one year to show what I can do.Although OConnor has attempted only 54 passes as a Spartan, Dantonio does not view the fifth-year senior as any sort of neophyte.Tyler OConnors a good leader. He always has been. Hes taken that aspect of our program -- and really it doesnt start now, Dantonio said. He was in the quarterback competition in `13, so he had his opportunities. He had his time sort of to step out there a little bit. Hes not a guy thats all of a sudden is just here. Hes been heavily involved in our offense.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '