Los Angeles Angels’ Taylor Ward watches his home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Los Angeles Angels’ Nolan Schanuel, left, and Jorge Soler, second from right, celebrate after a home run by Taylor Ward (3) during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Los Angeles Angels’ Nolan Schanuel hits during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Kenley Jansen throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe, right, celebrates with pitcher Kenley Jansen after beating the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Ward and Schanuel lead Angels to 4-3 victory over slumping Athletics
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward hit a two-run homer, Nolan Schanuel also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels beat the skidding Athletics 4-3 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.
Los Angeles Angels’ Taylor Ward watches his home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward hit a two-run homer, Nolan Schanuel also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels beat the skidding Athletics 4-3 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.
Kenley Jansen struck out Tyler Soderstrom for the final out with a runner on second. Coming off a surprising three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium, the Angels (21-25) have won four in a row to start a seven-game trip.
The Athletics (22-26) have lost six straight and 10 of 12, falling to 8-14 at Sutter Health Park.
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Schanuel, who had three hits and scored twice, connected off J.T. Ginn for his third homer this season to give the Angels the lead two batters into the game. Ginn was activated to make his fourth start of the year and first since April 24, when elbow inflammation landed him on the 10-day injured list.
Zach Neto singled and Schanuel doubled to start the third. Yoán Moncada had an RBI groundout before Ward hit his 13th homer for a 4-2 lead.
Soderstrom doubled with two outs in the fifth and scored on Rooker’s single to make it 4-3.
Soriano (3-4) went six innings, allowing three runs on six hits and four walks. Jansen allowed a two-out single to Jacob Wilson in the ninth before pinch-runner Max Schuemann stole second. Jansen fanned Soderstrom on three pitches for his ninth save in nine opportunities.
Ginn (1-2) left after four innings and 79 pitches, yielding four runs and six hits with seven strikeouts.
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Key moment
Soriano loaded the bases with one out in the third before striking out Langeliers and Nick Kurtz swinging to escape unscathed.
Key stat
Rooker has a 15-game hitting streak against the Angels. Bill North set the club record in the series at 17 games spanning the 1974 and ‘75 seasons.
Up next
RHP Kyle Hendricks (1-5, 5.18 ERA) pitches Tuesday for the Angels against RHP Gunnar Hoglund (1-1, 3.78), who makes his fourth career start.
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