Angels edge Giants 4‑3 behind Soriano’s strong start
SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — José Soriano pitched five shutout innings and Jorge Soler and Jo Adell each homered as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Sunday evening at Oracle Park.
The Angels struck first in the opening inning when Mike Trout scored on a force out. Adell’s two-run homer in the fourth extended the lead to 4-0. The Giants got on the board in the fifth on a force out aided by a throwing error. Luis Arraez’s two-run double in the ninth pulled San Francisco within one, but Mitch Farris recorded the final two outs for his first save.
Soriano (9-6) allowed three hits and struck out five over five innings. Carson Whisenhunt (2-1) took the loss, surrendering four runs on five hits with seven strikeouts in five innings. Adell went 1 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs, while Soler was 1 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs. Arraez went 2 for 5 with two RBIs for the Giants.
Attendance was 34,111. The game lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes. The Angels improved to 42-64, while the Giants fell to 44-61.