SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — José Soriano pitched six strong innings and Mitch Farris escaped a ninth-inning jam as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Sunday evening at Oracle Park, snapping a two-game losing streak in the series.

Soriano allowed one unearned run on three hits over six innings, walking three and striking out seven to improve to 9-6. Farris, a reliever, earned his first save of the season by recording the final three outs, though not before the Giants mounted a late comeback.

The Angels jumped ahead in the first inning. Mike Trout led off with a double and scored on a fielder’s choice groundout by Jorge Soler, who beat the relay after shortstop Willy Adames forced Vaughn Grissom at second base. The run gave Los Angeles a 1-0 lead against Giants starter Carson Whisenhunt.

The score remained 1-0 until the fourth inning, when the Angels broke the game open. Soler led off with his 12th home run of the season, a solo shot to center field. After Nolan Schanuel walked, Jo Adell followed with his 16th home run, a two-run blast also to center field, extending the lead to 4-0.

Whisenhunt, who took the loss, allowed four earned runs on five hits in five innings. He struck out seven and walked two, falling to 2-1 on the season.

The Giants scratched across a run in the fifth inning. Willy Adames doubled and advanced to third on a walk to Drew Cavanaugh. After Grant McCray struck out, Luis Arraez grounded into a force out, but shortstop Zach Neto committed a throwing error that allowed Adames to score, making it 4-1.

That was all the damage Soriano allowed. The Angels bullpen took over in the seventh. Farris entered in the ninth after relievers held the Giants scoreless in the seventh and eighth.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Giants rallied. Jesus Rodriguez walked and was forced out at second on a grounder by Adames. Cavanaugh then walked to put runners at first and second. Pinch-hitter Daniel Susac lined out to center field for the second out, bringing up Arraez with two outs.

Arraez delivered a double to right field, scoring Adames and Cavanaugh to cut the deficit to 4-3. Heliot Ramos then struck out looking to end the game, giving Farris the save.

Arraez finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Cavanaugh went 2-for-2 with two walks, reaching base in all four plate appearances. For the Angels, Trout had three hits, including a double, and scored once. Soler drove in two runs, and Adell drove in two with his home run.

The Angels outhit the Giants 7-6. Los Angeles left five runners on base, while San Francisco stranded seven.

The attendance was 34,111, and the game lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes.

With the victory, the Angels improved to 42-64, while the Giants fell to 44-61. The Angels avoided a three-game sweep after losing the first two games of the series by scores of 9-2 on Saturday and 7-6 in 10 innings on Friday.

The most critical stretch of the game came in the fourth inning, when the Angels turned a 1-0 lead into a 4-0 advantage with back-to-back home runs. Soler’s leadoff homer broke the game open, and Adell’s two-run shot provided a comfortable cushion that proved necessary when the Giants mounted their ninth-inning rally.

For the Giants, the loss continued a recent trend of close defeats. They had dropped the previous two games in extra innings or by one run, and Sunday’s result marked the third consecutive one-run game in the series. Casey Schmitt went 0-for-4 and struck out twice. Heliot Ramos had one hit in four at-bats and walked once but struck out twice, including the final out.

Los Angeles begins a homestand Monday against the Houston Astros. San Francisco hosts the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Angels 4, and Interstat’s ELO system gave the Giants a 59.80 percent probability to win. The Angels were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 7 went over the over/under line of 8.5.