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WASHINGTON -- Trailing by two runs with two men on in the bottom of the ninth inning, Washingtons Jayson Werth worked a 3-0 count against Angels closer Ernesto Frieri. Time to take a pitch, right? "I cant imagine anybody thinking that J-Dubs going to swing," Werths teammate Adam LaRoche said. "Surprised all of us." Werth did indeed go after the next pitch, hitting it down the third-base line for a game-tying, two-run double that ended Frieris rough outing. LaRoche then produced an RBI single off the first pitch from Fernando Salas to cap a four-run rally in the ninth, and the Nationals beat the Angels 5-4 Wednesday night to avoid a sweep. "You hit into a double play right there, its probably the worst play youve ever seen," Werth said. "If you get a hit, its the best." Los Angeles led 4-1 entering the ninth, and Frieri (0-2) was seeking his third save. Instead, he left with his second blown chance, charged with all four runs Washington scored in that inning. The Nationals trailed in seven of their 12 wins. "I knew that he was going to swing," Frieri said. "Hes a power guy. So I tried to keep the ball down. But I still missed it right down the middle. ... I mean, today was a mess, man." Still, manager Mike Scioscia indicated he will keep Frieri in the closers role. "He just got a save the other night," Scioscia said. "Its in him. We just need to get him a little more consistent." Part of Frieris problem was failing to put away Jose Lobaton leading off the ninth after getting ahead 0-2. Lobaton hit his first homer of the season. "The spark we needed," Werth said. One out later, Werth made it 4-all. On LaRoches liner to left, Werth beat the throw from Mike Trout, crossed the plate with a fist raised and was greeted by teammates streaming out of the dugout. They then headed over to swarm LaRoche. "He left a fastball up over the plate," LaRoche said. "In that situation, just trying to hit something hard." Drew Storen (2-0) got one out in the ninth for the victory, despite giving up an RBI single to Trout. That hit scored Raul Ibanez, who reached when first baseman LaRoche was charged with an error for dropping the ball while transferring it from his glove to his throwing hand after catching a line drive. "Its one of the worst rules Ive ever heard of. I dont feel like its baseball," LaRoche said. "It doesnt make sense. Its frustrating, especially in a close game where that could have ended up costing us. Hopefully well get that rule changed sooner than later." Trout robbed Bryce Harper of a hit with a headfirst diving catch in the first, then beat a throw home from his fellow 2012 Rookie of the Year to score in the sixth. A night after hitting his 499th and 500th homers, Albert Pujols went 2 for 4 with an RBI double, while Jered Weaver allowed one run in six innings. But the Angels dropped to 10-11, blowing an opportunity to climb above .500 for the first time since they were 1-0 last season. Washingtons Gio Gonzalez gave up two runs over five-plus innings, leaving after only 83 pitches because of what manager Matt Williams called "a little shoulder tightness." "Ordinarily I wouldnt take him out of the game there, but we want to make sure hes OK for our future, too," Williams said. Gonzalez, who also drove in Washingtons first run, said he expects to make his next start. So much attention at the start of this series was on Trout, 22, and Harper, 21, first-round draft picks who were Arizona Fall League teammates in 2011 but hadnt played each other in the majors until Monday. Yanked from a game last weekend for what Williams called "lack of hustle," Harper went from what appeared to be a jog to a sprint when his grounder in the eighth was fumbled by first baseman Pujols, who was charged with an error. "Hes safe at first base. Thats all I care about," Williams said. "Were not asking him to go 100 per cent all the time, as fast as he can possibly go at every single moment. Because not everybody does." NOTES: After a day off, the Angels put LHP C.J. Wilson (2-2, 4.21) on the mound Friday against Yankees RHP Hiroki Kuroda (2-1, 4.07) for the start of a three-game series at New York. ... The Nationals begin a four-game set Thursday against visiting San Diego, with RHP Jordan Zimmermann (1-1, 3.92) facing Padres LHP Eric Stults (1-2, 4.35). Kyle Walker Jersey . Hawkins severely sprained his left ankle while making a diving catch during training camp and went on injured reserve with a designation he could return midway through the season. He was back at practice Wednesday. Claudio Bravo Jersey . Then again, he really was at his home away from home. 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Logan Fisher, Tyler Soy and Austin Carroll scored for Victoria (3-4-1), which has picked up five out of a possible six points in its last three games. Chase Lang scored twice in the first period for Calgary (3-3-1). Coleman Vollrath turned away 27 shots for the Royals. Mack Shields made 19 saves for the Hitmen. Victoria scored twice on five power-play opportunities while Calgary was 1 for 7 on its chances. --- TIGERS 5 REBELS 1 RED DEER, Alta. -- Kyle Becker had two goals and an assist in Medicine Hats win over the Rebels. Tommy Vannelli, Chad Butcher and Alex Mowbray all chipped in offensively for the Tigers (7-1-0). Nick Charif scored his first goal of the season for Red Deer (3-4-0). --- AMERICANS 3 PATS 1 REGINA, Sask. -- Parker Bowles scored his fourth goal of the season on the power play to lead Tri-City over the Pats. Braden Purtill and Jackson Playfair also found the back of the net for the Americans (6-3-0). Dryden Hunt scored his fourth goal of the year on the power play for Regina (4-3-1). --- BRONCOS 5 ICE 0 SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. -- Landon Bow made 26 saves to record the shutout for the Broncos in their win over Kootenay. Jake DeBrusk scored twice and added an assist for Swift Current (5-5-0) while Jay Merkley, Andreas Schumacher and Tanner LeSann rounded out the attack. Keelan Williams suffered the loss for the Ice (2-6-0), turning aside 22 shots in 40 minutes of work.ddddddddddddWyatt Hoflin played the third period and stopped all five shots he faced. --- BLAZERS 3 HURRICANES 1 KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- Matt Needham had a pair of goals as the Blazers downed Lethbridge. Jake Kryski scored the go-ahead goal at 4:19 of the second period for Kamloops (6-2-1). Riley Sheen scored his third of the season on the power play for the Hurricanes (1-5-1) as Stuart Skinner kicked out 35 shots in the loss. --- COUGARS 2 GIANTS 1 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- Jari Erricson and Tate Olson both struck in the second period as the Cougars edged Vancouver. Ty Edmonds turned away 31 shots for Prince George (5-4-0) for his fifth win of the season. Thomas Foster chipped in offensively for the Giants (4-3-0) with Payton Lee making 30 saves in the loss. --- THUNDERBIRDS 2 CHIEFS 1 (OT) SPOKANE, Wash. -- Jared Hauff scored his first goal of the season at 1:20 of overtime in Seattles come from behind victory over the Chiefs. Matthew Barzal forced the game into overtime at 17:58 of the third period with a power-play goal for the Thunderbirds (3-3-0). Dominic Zwerger scored his third goal of the year for Spokane (2-1-2). --- SILVERTIPS 6 WINTERHAWKS 2 EVERETT, Wash. -- Carson Stadnyk had two goals and an assist to help get the Silvertips past Portland. Nikita Scherbak, Ben Betker, Ivan Nikolishin and Kohl Bauml rounded out the attack for Everett (4-0-2). Nicolas Petan had his first goal since being sent back from the NHL for the Winterhawks (1-7-1). Oliver Bjorkstrand also found the back of the net for his third goal of the year. ' ' '