ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — A three-run lead built in the top of the seventh inning evaporated in a disastrous bottom half for the Toronto Blue Jays, as the Los Angeles Angels erupted for four runs, capped by Nolan Schanuel’s bases-clearing double, to seize a 7-3 victory Wednesday afternoon at Angel Stadium.

The decisive rally handed the Angels a series split after dropping the first two games to Toronto and halted the Blue Jays’ modest two-game winning streak.

For six innings, the game was a tight pitchers’ duel defined by solo home runs. The Angels scratched across single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings. Mike Trout’s solo shot to left field in the fifth, his eighth of the year, broke a 2-2 tie after Schanuel had tied it an inning earlier with his third homer, a drive to right-center.

Toronto’s offense, which produced 12 hits but repeatedly squandered opportunities, finally broke through against the Angels’ bullpen in the seventh. Trailing 3-0, the Blue Jays loaded the bases with one out against Chase Silseth. A fielder’s choice groundout by Tyler Heineman brought in Kazuma Okamoto. Nathan Lukes then laced an RBI double to right, and Ernie Clement followed with a single to center, deflected by Silseth, to score Andrés Giménez and give Toronto its first lead at 3-2.

The advantage was short-lived. In the bottom of the seventh, Angels reliever Brent Suter worked a perfect top of the inning to earn the win. Then, against Blue Jays reliever Tommy Nance, the Angels mounted their comeback. After a flyout, Trout walked and Jo Adell singled. Following a strikeout, Yoán Moncada walked to load the bases for Schanuel.

The Angels’ first baseman, who had homered earlier, delivered the game’s biggest blow, driving a 2-1 pitch from Nance to deep left-center. The ball one-hopped the wall, clearing the bases as all three runners scored to give Los Angeles a 6-3 lead. Vaughn Grissom followed with an RBI single to cap the four-run outburst, making it 7-3.

The late explosion made a winner of Suter (1-1), who pitched a clean seventh. Nance (0-2) took the loss, charged with two runs in one and one-third innings. The Angels’ bullpen, after Silseth stumbled, locked it down with Suter and Jordan Romano, who navigated two hits in the ninth to close it.

The game began as a showcase for starting pitchers. Angels right-hander José Soriano continued his excellent early-season form, scattering seven hits over five scoreless innings. He struck out four and walked none, lowering his ERA to a miniscule 0.86 over his last three dominant starts. Toronto left-hander Eric Lauer was nearly as effective, allowing three runs on seven hits over five innings, with Trout and Schanuel accounting for the damage with their homers.

The Blue Jays out-hit the Angels 12 to 11 but went 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Lukes led Toronto with three hits, including his RBI double. For the Angels, Schanuel’s four RBIs were the clear difference, while Trout reached base three times with his homer and two walks.

The announced crowd of 25,306 saw a game that lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes. The result improved the Angels to 12-14 on the season, while the Blue Jays fell to 10-14.

The Angels now head to Kansas City to open a three-game series with the Royals on Friday. The Blue Jays return home to Toronto to begin a four-game set against the Cleveland Guardians, also on Friday.