Anaheim, Calif. ? Darin Erstad and Garret Anderson hit two-run doubles in a five-run eighth inning as the Anaheim Angels overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Kansas City Royals, 7-6, Wednesday night for their 21st win in 24 games.

Paul Byrd, looking to win his fifth straight start, took a two-hit shutout and a 5-0 lead into the seventh before giving up a two-run homer to Tim Salmon.

Byrd gave up a single to Jorge Fabregas and walked pinch-hitter Orlando Palmeiro to open the eighth. Adam Kennedy greeted Darrell May (0-2) with an RBI double that scored Fabregas.

Erstad followed with a ground-rule double into the right-field corner to tie the game. After an intentional walk to Troy Glaus, Anderson drove an 0-1 pitch into the right-field corner, helping the Angels complete a three-game sweep.

Byrd allowed four runs and five hits in seven-plus innings.

Ben Weber (2-2) earned the victory with a perfect eighth inning. Troy Percival allowed an RBI single to Raul Ibanez with one out in the ninth before earning his eighth save in nine attempts.

Byrd was staked to a 4-0 lead in the third after Scott Schoeneweis retired the first two batters in the inning.

Carlos Beltran, who broke out of a 4-for-35 slump with two hits Tuesday night, lined an 0-2 pitch over the tip of shortstop Jose Nieves’ glove for a two-run single. Sweeney drove the next pitch off the artificial rock quarry in left-center for his seventh home run.

The Royals threatened to break the game open in the fourth after loading the bases with none out, but all they could get was a sacrifice fly from Donnie Sadler.

Schoeneweis allowed five runs and seven hits over seven innings. Sweeney’s homer was the first against the left-hander in five starts, after surrendering three on April 22 at Seattle.

Notes: Both teams played without their regular leadoff hitters. A sprained left knee kept Anaheim’s David Eckstein out of the starting lineup for the second straight game, as did Chuck Knoblauch’s injured left forearm. Byrd and Jeff Suppan have combined for 15 of the Royals’ 16 quality starts. The rest of the staff has one in 25 tries by Dan Reichert. Royals relievers had not allowed an earned run in their previous 17 innings entering Wednesday although they surrendered six unearned runs over the previous five games. Tony Pena has used nine lineups in his first nine games as manager.