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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Angels and the Blue Jays both began the year expecting to be in a pennant race when August rolled around, not marking time through the final weeks of dismal seasons. Mark Trumbo and the Angels still arent giving up, and they won the years first meeting between two of the ALs biggest underachievers. Trumbo homered in the Angels four-run first inning, Garrett Richards allowed four hits over seven strong innings, and Los Angeles snapped its six-game losing streak with an 8-2 victory over Toronto on Thursday. J.B. Shuck drove in three runs for the Angels, who avoided their longest skid in more than three years by pounding Toronto starter Josh Johnson for 10 hits in the opener of a four-game series. Los Angeles (49-58) is 13 1/2 games out of first place in the AL West, and Toronto (50-58) is 15 games out in the East. "We look for wins, whether or not were in the thick of it," Trumbo said. "This is a team thats not going to stop working hard, no matter what were facing." The Angels stumbled home from an awful road trip with their waning playoff hopes further diminished by three straight losses in Texas on game-ending homers. Those three gut-punch defeats dropped Los Angeles 10 games below .500, and the trip also included Albert Pujols move to the disabled list with a foot injury. But with plenty of offensive support, Richards (3-4) was dominant in his first home start since April 20 and his second start since rejoining the Angels rotation, allowing two runs and striking out four. "This is a fighting club," Richards said. "Were definitely not giving up as a team. Were not panicking. We still have 50-something games to go, and were still going to show up at the yard every day ready to go." Colby Rasmus had two hits and scored a run for Toronto, which had won five of seven. Trumbo hit his 24th homer off Johnson (1-8), whose first career start against the Angels was a disaster. After allowing seven runs, Johnson was chased in the third inning with the bases loaded. His career-worst losing streak stretched to six starts. "Its frustration. Thats it," Johnson said. "Im out there trying to battle, trying to get through it and trying to stay positive. Youve got to find a way. Ill come back and watch some video and do whatever I can to get back. The worst part is doing this to my bullpen and my teammates. I felt like I made some pretty good pitches, but they were hitting the ball all over the place." Los Angeles led Toronto 3-0 after five batters when Howie Kendrick singled home Kole Calhoun and scored on Trumbos impressive shot to left on a hanging curve. Los Angeles batted around in the first inning, scored another run in the second on Josh Hamiltons sacrifice fly, and chased Johnson in the third with four singles, Shucks RBI flyout and a walk. "Hes one of our guys, man," Toronto manager John Gibbons said of Johnson. "He works as hard as anybody. Its a cruel business. Hes one of those guys you root for. Hes got that personality. Hes a good guy, and you feel for guys like that. Hes had a lot of success at this level, and he at rock-bottom right now." Toronto left fielder Melky Cabrera made things worse in the third when he picked up Erick Aybars single and lost control of the ball while attempting to throw it back to the cutoff man, allowing Trumbo to score the Angels sixth run. The ball comically popped into the air and landed behind Cabrera, who left the game in the fourth inning with what the club called irritation in his left knee. After the game, the Blue Jays placed Cabrera on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-hander Neil Wagner. Richards faced little trouble until the fifth, when Adam Lind scored on Rasmus double and Calhouns error in right field. Rasmus then scored on a groundout by Maicer Izturis, the former Los Angeles utility infielder who got warm cheers from the Angel Stadium crowd in his return. NOTES: Pujols will be in a walking boot for three more weeks, but the $240 million first baseman said he wants to play again this season, no matter where the Angels might be in the standings. Manager Mike Scioscia was more circumspect, saying a decision is still several weeks away. ... Toronto activated RHP Sergio Santos from the 60-day disabled list and put RHP Dustin McGowan on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique muscle. Santos, out since April 13 with an injured elbow, pitched two innings of relief, allowing one hit and one run. ... Angels LHP Jason Vargas will throw a three-inning simulated game in the bullpen Saturday, and if it goes well, hell likely make a minor-league rehab start before Los Angeles considers putting him back in the rotation. 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CHICAGO -- James Shields will try again to shake out of a 11-week funk as he takes the mound for the Chicago White Sox in Wednesdays finale of a two-game interleague series with the Philadelphia Phillies.The 34-year-old right-hander, acquired in a June 4 trade with the San Diego Padres, is 5-15 with a 5.98 ERA this season. In 14 starts since joining Chicago hes 2-8 and gave up seven runs on eight hits -- including three home runs over 4 2/3 innings -- in last Saturdays 9-0 loss to the Oakland As.Theres times where a team will hit him around and hes been able to fight his way back, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. The roughest stretch was when he first got here and he seemed to calm those waters and figure it out. He has the ability to do that.Shields is 0-3 over his last four starts, allowing a combined 28 runs (27 earned) on 33 hits over 14 innings pitched.Shields worked five or fewer innings in his first four starts, including 1 2/3 innings on June 18 when he was rocked for eight runs on seven hits in Chicagos 13-2 loss at Cleveland.His best outing came on July 27 when he shut out the Chicago Cubs 3-0 in an eight-inning appearance.Shields will face a Phillies right-hander -- the rising Jerad Eickhoff (8-12, 3.91 ERA) -- who not only might identify with Shields struggles but has also found his way back.Eickhoff started his second big league season with a 2-8 record through 11 starts and then began to turn thingss around with a seven-inning outing with just one run on two hits in the Phillies 3-2 win over the Cubs on June 7.ddddddddddddSince then hes 6-4 with three no-decisions, including three straight losses from July 9-26.In his last three starts, Eickhoff has had two wins and a no-decision in his last three starts. Last Thursday against the Dodgers he gave up four runs on seven hits over six innings, struck out eight and walked two and gave up a three-run home run to Justin Turner in the opening inning.The Phillies are in Chicago for a two-game series, their first appearance at U.S. Cellular Field since 2004. Its only the fifth all-time inter-league series between the teams.The White Sox took two-of-three in the last meeting in Chicago. The Phillies swept in 2007 and won two-of-three in 2013 -- both series at Citizens Bank Park.The teams will complete a four-game series with two games on Sept. 20-21 in Philadelphia.Chicago got an outfield regular back Tuesday. Avisail Garcia was activated from the 15-day disabled list (sprained right knee) and was promptly inserted in the starting lineup, going 1-for-4.Garcia was batting .240 with nine home runs and 36 RBI over 86 games with the White Sox this season. He was 5-for-15 (.333) with three homers and six RBI in August prior to suffering the injury. 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