Overview
- The Angels erased a 2-0 deficit and won 5-2 on Wednesday night after a three-run sixth inning and an insurance run in the seventh gave them a lead they kept.
- George Klassen, making his fourth big-league start, worked six innings, allowed two runs on five hits, struck out five and picked up his first MLB victory.
- Jose Siri provided the decisive spark with a pinch-hit RBI double, a steal of third and a score on Denzer Guzman’s safety squeeze that produced the go-ahead run.
- Ben Joyce closed the game with a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth career save and his first since Sept. 1, 2024, showing high velocity after returning from shoulder surgery.
- Oswald Peraza left with a left-hand contusion after being hit by a pitch, Robby Ahlstrom was charged with the loss, and the defeat left Texas 1½ games behind Houston with Jacob deGrom scheduled to start the finale