ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Right-hander Sonny Gray conceded just two hits in his seven innings and retired the final 14 batters he faced in the Oakland Athletics' 9-2 rout of the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night in front of 30,034 at Angel Stadium.

Gray and right-handers Evan Scribner and Arnold Leon retired 18 consecutive batters from the second through the ninth innings. Gray (2-0) allowed only three baserunners on the two hits and two walks, and he struck out seven. Leon, recalled from Triple-A Nashville earlier in the day, made his major-league debut by relieving Scribner in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Right fielder Josh Reddick and first baseman Ike Davis each went 3-for-5 while designated hitter Billy Butler hit a home run and drove in four runs, as the A's amassed a season-high 18 hits. Oakland also stole four bases, another season best.

The A's broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the seventh by sending 10 batters to the plate to score five runs on six hits, a stolen base, an intentional walk and a wild pitch. Butler led the rally with a two-run home run, his third of the year. Catcher Stephen Vogt and third baseman Brett Lawrie added run-scoring singles, and center fielder Sam Fuld came home on the wild pitch.

Right-hander Fernando Salas, the first of three Angels relievers in the seventh, took the loss. Salas (0-1) permitted two runs on one hit and an intentional walk in two-thirds of an inning with one strikeout.

Oakland added three runs in the eighth on three hits, a walk, a sacrifice fly and a fielder's choice. The Angels scored their final run in the ninth when a ground out from designated hitter Matt Joyce brought first baseman Albert Pujols home.

The A's took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning against left-hander Jered Weaver. Fuld lined a leadoff single into right field, stole second base, took third when Vogt lined another single into right and scored when Butler grounded out. Vogt moved to third base on a single by Davis, but Reddick flied out to end the inning.

Los Angeles tied the score in the bottom of the second. Third baseman David Freese lined a double off the right-field wall, advanced to third on a wild pitch and came home on shortstop Erick Aybar's groundout.

In the third, the Angels loaded the bases against Gray.

After second baseman Johnny Giavotella hit a single to center field with one out, right fielder Kole Calhoun and center fielder Mike Trout walked. But Gray defused the threat by striking out Pujols and inducing Freese to hit a pop fly.

Pujols and Freese were the first two batters in Gray's streak of 14 consecutive Angels retired.

Oakland had a chance to break the tie in the fourth. Successive singles from Davis and Reddick put runners at first and third with nobody out. But after Lawrie struck out, Pujols backhanded a ground ball from second baseman Eric Sogard and threw home to retire Davis, who got caught in a rundown. Reddick took second on the fielder's choice but shortstop Marcus Semien lined out.

Weaver allowed one run on eight hits in six innings and struck out three while not walking a batter.

NOTES: Wednesday marked the first anniversary of Angels 1B Albert Pujols hitting his 499th and 500th career home runs at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. ... Oakland recalled RHP Arnold Leon from Triple-A Nashville and optioned RHP R.J. Alvarez to the Pacific Coast League club. The move provides some relief for the Athletics' beleaguered bullpen. Alvarez gave up seven runs (six earned), five hits and three walks in one inning during Tuesday night's 14-1 loss to the Angels. ... The Angels claimed OF Gary Brown off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals and promoted RHP Nick Tropeano from Triple-A Salt Lake. Tropeano will replace LHP C.J. Wilson in the rotation on Thursday. To make room, the Angels moved RHP Cory Rasmus (left abdominal injury) to the 60-day di