Backup catcher Sebastián Rivero goes 5 for 5 with 6 RBIs as Angels rout Dodgers 13-5

The Dodgers didn’t get an out against the last four Angels batters, who combined for 10 runs and 10 RBIs, until No. 6 hitter Jo Adell struck out against reliever Kyle Hurt in the eighth. Adell was 4 for 5 with a two-run homer in the seventh and scored four times.

Angels starter José Soriano (7-4) allowed five runs — four earned — and eight hits in six innings while striking out two.

The Angels salvaged a victory with no help from slugger Mike Trout, who was 0 for 13 with six strikeouts in the three-game series.

Instead, the bottom of their lineup came through, led by No. 9 hitter Rivero. Nick Madrigal, the pesky No. 7 hitter, drew three walks while seeing 32 pitches in his first three plate appearances before singling in a six-run seventh. No. 8 batter Jose Siri went 3 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs.

The Angels led 6-1 before the Dodgers closed to 6-5 on back-to-back homers by Dalton Rushing, who had a three-run shot, and Ryan Ward in the sixth. Rushing finished 4 for 4 and came up a triple short of the cycle.

One inning later, the Angels batted around in scoring six runs off Jonathan Hernández, including Zach Neto's three-run homer that chased the reliever.

Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan (3-3) was pulled after 49 pitches, including 35 in the second. The right-hander gave up two runs, three hits and two walks in 1 1/3 innings.

The Angels took a 2-0 lead when Rivero blooped a two-run single in the second. His two-run single off reliever Blake Treinen against a drawn-in infield extended it to 4-1 in the fourth.

Up next

Angels LHP Sam Aldegheri (1-0, 2.45 ERA) starts Monday's series opener against visiting Houston after being recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake.

After an off day, Dodgers LHP Eric Lauer (2-5, 5.74 ERA) starts Tuesday on the road against Pirates RHP Paul Skenes (6-5, 3.09).

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