WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Walbert Ureña pitched a complete-game shutout, striking out 11 and allowing five hits, and the Los Angeles Angels used a four-run sixth inning to defeat the Athletics 7-0 on Saturday at Sutter Health Park.

The Angels, who had lost the first two games of this four-game series, jumped ahead in the second inning and never trailed. Ureña, now 5-5 on the season, retired the side in order only once but consistently worked out of trouble. He walked two and hit a batter but left 10 Athletics on base.

Los Angeles stranded 13 runners of its own but capitalized on the opportunities that mattered most. The Angels collected 13 hits, with every starter except Vaughn Grissom and Nolan Schanuel reaching base at least once. Denzer Guzman and Donovan Walton each had three hits, and Zach Neto drove in two runs.

The Athletics, who entered the game with a 38-38 record, dropped to 38-39. They managed five hits but went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and left the bases loaded in the first inning.

J.T. Ginn, the losing pitcher, fell to 5-4 after allowing four earned runs over 5⅓ innings. He gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out five. Geoff Hartlieb worked three innings of relief, allowing one run on three hits, and Scott Barlow allowed two runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning.

The Athletics had a prime scoring chance in the bottom of the first. Nick Kurtz led off with a double, and after Shea Langeliers grounded out, Tyler Soderstrom was hit by a pitch. Jacob Wilson singled sharply to right, and a deflection by center fielder Jose Siri allowed Kurtz to reach third and Soderstrom to take second. But Jonah Heim struck out swinging and Lawrence Butler grounded out to third, ending the threat.

Ureña set down the next seven batters at one point, striking out four of them, before Jeff McNeil doubled with two outs in the fifth. But Ureña struck out Kurtz to end that inning as well.

The Angels broke the scoreless tie in the second. Jo Adell led off with a double to center, and Wade Meckler walked. After Denzer Guzman struck out, Donovan Walton singled to right, scoring Adell and sending Meckler to third. Jose Siri then lifted a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Meckler for a 2-0 lead. Tyler Heineman followed with a double to right, putting runners at second and third, but Zach Neto walked to load the bases. Schanuel grounded out to first to end the inning.

Ginn settled in after that, retiring seven of the next eight batters until the sixth. Walton singled to right to start the inning, and Siri followed with a ground-ball single to third. Heineman then singled to right, loading the bases. Neto doubled down the left-field line, clearing the bases with a two-run double that made it 4-0. Schanuel followed with a sharp double to right, scoring Neto and Heineman for a 6-0 lead. Grissom grounded out, and Adell struck out, but the damage was done.

The Angels added another run in the seventh when Guzman led off with a home run to left, his second of the season. Walton followed with a double, but the Angels did not score again. Guzman’s homer came off Hartlieb.

The Athletics threatened again in the seventh. With one out, Henry Bolte singled to center, and Max Muncy walked. Alika Williams struck out, but Nick Kurtz drew a walk to load the bases. Langeliers grounded out to second to end the inning.

Ureña retired the side in order only in the third inning, but he finished strong. He struck out the side in the eighth, fanning Soderstrom and Wilson around a Heim flyout. In the ninth, Colby Thomas struck out on a foul tip, Bolte grounded out and Muncy struck out swinging to end the game.

The attendance was 11,261, and the game lasted 2 hours, 58 minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Athletics 7, Angels 6. Interstat’s ELO system had projected the Athletics with a 58.70 percent probability to win. The Athletics had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of 7 went over the over/under line of 9.5.