ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers blamed the umpire for the loss. The Anaheim Angels credited their patience for the win.

Dodgers reliever Antonio Osuna walked Orlando Palmeiro with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday, giving Anaheim an 8-7 victory over Los Angeles.

Catcher Chad Krueter threw up his arms in exasperation after the final ball was called by fill-in umpire Chris Guccione.

"He had a tight strike zone both ways, all game, and it got tighter the last two innings," Krueter said. "You can live with it early in the game, but when it's late and do-or-die, you want those pitches, you need those pitches to win the game."

The Angels had a different view.

"He (Palmeiro) has a very good eye, he can work a pitcher well. He's very capable of going deep into the count," manager Mike Scioscia said. "He can make a pitcher work hard to get the ball into the zone, which is what he did."

The Angels used three walks and a hit batter to score the winning run. Anaheim won two of three from its neighbors in the interleague series.

"I don't know if you can think of it as working him for a walk, he just couldn't get the ball over the plate," said Palmeiro, who walked on four pitches. "He walked the guy (Troy Glaus) before me, so I wanted to make sure he threw me a strike."

Osuna (0-2) walked Kevin Stocker to lead off the ninth and with one out, hit Tim Salmon with a pitch. A groundout moved up the runners and Glaus also walked to load the bases.

"I think I threw a lot of strikes and then to lose the game on walks," said Osuna, who walked four in 1 1/3 innings. "It's very upsetting."

Troy Percival (3-2) pitched one inning for the victory. Anaheim overcame deficits of 4-0 and 7-3.

The Angels drew even at 7 with two runs in the eighth. Bengie Molina hit an RBI single off Matt Herges and, after Osuna came in and walked Scott Spiezio to load the bases, Adam Kennedy had an RBI grounder.

Eric Karros hit a three-run homer and doubled twice for the Dodgers. His first-inning shot was his 16th of the season and No. 227 of his career.

Ron Cey holds the Los Angeles record with 228 homers, while Duke Snider holds the franchise record of 389.

Kreuter capped the Dodgers' four-run first off Jarrod Washburn. Carlos Perez allowed Glaus' RBI single in the bottom half, and let the Angels get as close as 4-3 on Salmon's two-run homer in the third.

"There was a tough umpire behind the plate, he wouldn't give you the inside corner," said Perez, who also walked four. "I watched (the game-ending at bat), that last pitch was down the middle, it was unbelievable."

Mike Fyhre pitched 2 2/3 shutout innings to enable the Angels' comeback.

"Obviously, this was a hitting series (43 runs in 3 games), but I don't really think about that when I come into the game. When we're behind by a few runs, my job is to keep it close, give us a chance to win."

Game notes
Perez has been scored on in the first inning in seven of his 10 starts, allowing a total of 13 runs. ... Kreuter has hit in 10 straight games. ... Shawn Gilbert replaced Todd Hollandsworth (strained right hamstring) in the lineup, his first major league start since 1998 when he spent time with both the Mets and Cardinals. ... Kennedy, the Angels' No. 2 hitter all season, batted ninth for the first time Sunday and was 0-for-4. ... Dodgers reliever Gregg Olson was scheduled to make a rehabilitation start Sunday for Class-A San Bernadino, but was shut down after three warm-up pitches when he felt pain in his arm. He will be examined by club physician Dr. Frank Jobe on Monday.