ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Angels scored twice in the ninth inning to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Monday at Angel Stadium.

Jo Adell was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in the winning run, capping a comeback that began with Vaughn Grissom’s game-tying double. Grissom’s two-bagger scored Oswald Peraza and moved Jose Siri to third, setting the stage for Adell’s decisive plate appearance.

Angels starter José Soriano struck out seven over seven innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs. Kyle Leahy matched him for St. Louis, giving up three hits and one earned run while fanning four in six innings.

St. Louis scored both its runs in the second inning. Nathan Church singled home Jordan Walker, then Blaze Jordan grounded out to plate Lars Nootbaar. The Angels answered with a run in the third, then broke through in the ninth.

Los Angeles improved to 40-61, while St. Louis fell to 51-48. Attendance was 29,794, and the game lasted 2:30. José Fermin earned the win, and Riley O’Brien took the loss.