The game turned on one swing. Zach Neto's three-run homer in the third inning gave the Angels all the cushion they needed, and Los Angeles held on for a 4-1 win over the Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Neto finished 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBIs, the biggest night of the box score. His blast to center field, measured at 411 feet, came with the game tied at 0-0 and put the Angels ahead for good. He struck out once but did the damage that mattered.
Neto's homer scored Meckler and Schanuel to make it 3-0, and the lead never changed hands again. Baltimore answered in the bottom of the third when Yohel Pozo homered to left center, cutting the deficit to 3-1, but the Orioles could not find another run. The Angels tacked on an insurance run in the seventh when Schanuel's sacrifice fly to right brought home Meckler, pushing the score to 4-1.
Orioles starter Brandon Young lasted 4.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts, taking the loss to fall to 8-3 with a 3.43 ERA. Angels reliever Mitch Farris earned his first win of the season, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning with 2 strikeouts, and Samy Natera Jr. closed it out with 1.1 scoreless innings for his second save. The Angels bullpen as a whole covered 4.1 innings without allowing a run.
The win snapped a losing skid for Los Angeles, which improved to 44-71, while Baltimore, now 56-59, saw its record slip with the loss.