By Michael Wagaman
The Associated Press
June 21, 2026 - 6:13 am
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Walbert Ureña and 3 relievers combined connected a five-hitter and the Los Angeles Angels bushed the Athletics 7-0 connected Saturday night.
Denzer Guzman deed his 2nd location tally of the season, Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel each drove successful 2 runs and the Angels improved to 2-4 connected their roadworthy trip.
Samy Matera Jr. retired 4 batters, Ryan Zeferjahn got 5 outs and Kirby Yates worked the ninth to implicit the Angels’ seventh shutout of the season.
The Athletics program to determination to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they are scheduled to unfastened play astatine a caller ballpark connected the Strip.
Jo Adell and Donovan Walton each had 3 hits arsenic the Angels bounced backmost aft blowing a precocious seven-run pb successful the bid opener Friday.
Ureña (5-5) allowed 4 hits successful 5 scoreless innings with six strikeouts and nary walks. The 22-year-old rookie has gone 5 innings and fixed up 3 earned runs oregon less successful 10 consecutive starts, the longest agelong by an Angels rookie pitcher since Ron Romanick accomplished the feat successful 10 games successful 1984.
Los Angeles scored doubly successful the archetypal inning disconnected A’s starter J.T. Ginn to instrumentality an aboriginal lead.
After failing to people with the bases loaded successful the third, the Angels pulled distant with 4 runs successful the sixth. Neto deed a two-run treble down the near tract enactment and Schanuel doubled successful 2 runs with a enactment thrust down the close tract line
Guzman deed a solo location tally disconnected Geoff Hartlieb successful the seventh.
Ginn (5-4), who took a no-hitter into the ninth inning successful his erstwhile commencement against the Angels connected May 18, allowed 4 runs and 7 hits successful 5⅓ innings. Ginn had 5 strikeouts and 3 walks.
Up next
A’s RHP Jack Perkins (2-3, 6.15 ERA) faces Angels LHP Reid Detmers (3-5, 3.68) successful the bid finale Sunday.
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