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Angels Blow Another Early Lead as Dodgers Win 4-3 in Cactus League

Late-inning relief lapses are shaping bullpen evaluations this spring.

Angels starting pitcher Alek Manoah throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning of a spring training game Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Logan O’Hoppe homered for the Angels in Sunday’s spring training ame against the Dodgers. (Photo by Mike Christy/Getty Images)
Dodgers’ pitcher Alex Vesia struck out the side in his inning of work Sunday against the Angels. Brynn Anderson / AP

Overview

  • In Glendale, Vaughn Grissom and Logan O’Hoppe hit back-to-back first-inning homers for a 3-0 Angels lead before a 4-3 loss to the Dodgers.
  • The Dodgers pulled even on James Tibbs III’s sixth-inning homer and moved ahead in the seventh on three consecutive singles.
  • Reid Detmers allowed two runs over three innings on 61 pitches and said he felt improved from his previous outing as he resumed mixing a changeup.
  • One day earlier, the Angels fell 8-5 to the Diamondbacks after leading by three, with Jayvien Sandridge surrendering five runs in the eighth.
  • Alek Manoah logged three scoreless innings Saturday to extend his spring total to five shutout frames, and Zach Neto hit his first spring home run.