ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Zach Neto homered twice and Wade Meckler and Oswald Peraza also went deep as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 9-6 on Friday night. Meckler’s three-run shot in the first inning gave the Angels an early lead. Texas rallied with three runs in the fourth, but the Angels answered with two in the eighth to pull away.

Angels starter Grayson Rodriguez (1-1) allowed four runs and seven hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out five. Jacob deGrom (3-4) took the loss for Texas. Brandon Nimmo homered and drove in two runs for the Rangers, while Evan Carter tripled in two runs.

Texas outhit Los Angeles 13-11 but left runners on base. The Angels improved to 18-34, while Texas fell to 24-26. Attendance was 32,488, and the game lasted 2:35.