Angels Beat Blue Jays 7-3, Snap Losing Streak

The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, California, snapping a four-game losing streak and avoiding a series sweep behind strong outings from starter Jose Soriano and key hits from Nolan Schanuel and Mike Trout.

Soriano, a 27-year-old right-hander, pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits and striking out five batters while lowering his earned-run average to an MLB-leading 0.24. The performance extended his scoreless streak to 24 2/3 innings across his first six starts this season. He has allowed just one run total in 37 2/3 innings, becoming the first pitcher since at least 1900 to permit one run or fewer in his initial six outings of a season. Soriano, now 5-0, departed with a 3-0 lead but did not factor in the decision after Toronto's seventh-inning rally.

The Angels built their early advantage methodically. In the third inning, Jo Adell drove in Logan O'Hoppe with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead. Schanuel extended it to 2-0 in the fourth with his third home run of the season, a 371-foot solo shot to right-center, his first since March 28. Trout pushed the margin to 3-0 in the fifth, launching a...