ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Kansas City's 17-hit attack -- which included 16 singles -- was too much for the Anaheim Angels to overcome, despite Tim Salmon's grand slam and Garrett Anderson's two-run homer.

Mike Sweeney had four hits, including a game-tying RBI single in the ninth, and Joe Randa followed with his second RBI single as the Royals rallied from three runs down for an 8-6 victory on Tuesday night.

Randa, Carlos Beltran and Jeff Reboulet each had three hits, helping Kansas City snap a three-game losing streak. Sweeney's four-hit game was his sixth this season and second against the Angels.

"Randa, Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, they're basically the core of our club and they're always in the middle of something good," manager Tony Muser said. "We hope that they stay consistent and supply some offense for us so that we can compete."

Jose Santiago (6-2) pitched two innings of one-hit ball in relief of starter Jeff Suppan to earn the victory. Ricky Bottalico got three outs for his fifth save in 10 opportunities.

Troy Percival (4-4) blew a save for the fifth time in 22 chances, giving up singles to all four batters he faced.

"For whatever reason, we've had pretty good success off Percival this year," Randa said. "He's got great stuff, but we're a contact-hitting team. We don't swing for the fences and we just try to put the ball in play. And that's one of the more difficult things for a closer to have up against him."

Beltran and Dye opened the inning with singles and advanced on a wild pitch to Sweeney, who lined an opposite-field single to right that scored Beltran. Randa then singled to left, scoring Dye with the go-ahead run. Luis Ordaz added an RBI single after Mark Petkovsek relieved the beleaguered Percival.

"He just wasn't hitting his spots. And if you're not hitting your spots, you're going to get hit," Angels catcher Bengie Molina said. "I think it was more him missing early in the count. If he gets ahead, it's a different story. But they were hitting their pitches, instead of Percy's pitches."

Brian Cooper was charged with five runs -- four earned -- and nine hits in six-plus innings, including a pair of RBI singles by Sweeney. The right-hander, who had a no-decision against Tampa Bay in his previous start despite pitching eight scoreless innings, was removed with a 6-3 lead after Johnny Damon and Reboulet opened the seventh with singles.

Damon, who stole second and advanced to third on Reboulet's hit, scored on Beltran's sacrifice fly against Shigetoshi Hasegawa. The right-hander then gave up an RBI single to Randa that narrowed the gap to 6-5.

"We have to put a big inning together with four or five people in a row competing," Muser said. "And when they score against us, it's one swing of the bat. "It's hard to explain, but that's the way things are going."

The Angels scored four runs on their first hit of the game -- Salmon's 16th homer into the left-field bullpen in the third inning_ to take a 4-3 lead. Suppan, who surrendered three homers in a 6-4 loss at Anaheim on May 19, walked Darin Erstad and Kevin Stocker with two outs, and hit Mo Vaughn on the left forearm with a 2-2 pitch.

Suppan, who has given up a team-high 22 homers this season, walked Salmon on four pitches his next time up with one out in the sixth. Anderson, whose grand slam on May 21 helped beat the Royals in Anaheim, followed with his 18th home run for a 6-3 lead. Anderson is only three shy of his career best, established last season.

Suppan was charged with six runs, four hits and four walks over six innings. He also hit two batters, including Troy Glaus, who homered twice against the right-hander the last time he faced the Angels.

Game notes
Four of Salmon's five grand slams have been hit in Anaheim. ... Angels team physician Dr. Lewis Yocum has a busy week ahead -- attending to players from other teams. Before he performs arthroscopic surgery Friday on the left shoulder of Royals left-hander Jose Rosado, he is scheduled to meet with Houston's Billy Wagner. The Astros' struggling closer wants a second opinion on his left elbow, following an MRI that showed a partial tear of the flexor tendon that could end the left-hander's season.