Angels Outlast Athletics 9‑7 in Back-and-Forth Battle

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat)— Denzer Guzman homered and drove in three runs, Donovan Walton added a three-run homer, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Athletics 9-7 on Sunday evening at Sutter Health Park.

The Athletics jumped ahead 4-0 in the first inning, capitalizing on a walk and two singles. The Angels answered with Walton’s three-run blast in the second. added a run in the fourth on Nick Kurtz’s RBI single, then Kurtz homered in the seventh to make it 7-6. Guzman’s three-run homer in the eighth put the Angels ahead for good, and Zach Neto’s two-run shot in the ninth provided insurance.

Chase Silseth (2-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning. Sam Bachman notched his first save with a perfect ninth. Elvis Alvarado (3-2) took the loss. The Angels had 10 hits to seven for the Athletics.

Attendance was 12,377, and the game lasted 2:43. Los Angeles improved to 32-47, while fell to 38-40.