Los Angeles Angels' José Soriano pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Soriano limits Phillies to 2 runs in 7 innings in Angels’ 8-2 victory

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jose Soriano limited Philadelphia to two runs in seven innings, Taylor Ward had a three-run double and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Phillies 8-2 on Sunday for a series victory.

Soriano (7-7) allowed six hits and struck out five. He was touched for a run in the second inning on an RBI single by Rafael Marchan, and the Phillies mustered little else until Otto Kemp’s two-out home run in the sixth.

The Angels scored five runs in the second against Ranger Suarez (7-4), who allowed six earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.

Zach Neto singled in a run in the second, and Ward followed with his three-run double. LaMonte Wade Jr. homered in the sixth. He replaced Nolan Schanuel in the first after Schanuel was hit in the wrist by a pitch.

Key moment

With a run in and the bases loaded in the second, Mike Trout worked a full count against Suarez. The next pitch looked borderline, and plate ump Steven Jaschinski called it a ball. That forced in a second Angels run to Suarez’s chagrin. He was really unhappy after the Angels’ next hitter, Ward, cleared the bases.

Key stat

The Phillies’ Kemp, replacing injured Alec Bohm at third base, committed two errors. That’s three errors in six starts at third for Kemp, who has split another 24 games between first base and left field with only one error.

Up next

The Angels take on the New York Mets in a three-game series beginning Monday night, with Tyler Anderson (2-6, 4.34 ERA) set to oppose the Mets’ Kodai Senga (7-3, 1.39). The Phillies host Boston for three beginning Monday night, with Zack Wheeler (9-3, 2.36) facing the Red Sox’s Walker Buehler (6-6, 6.12).

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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout hits an RBI-sacrifice fly against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Los Angeles Angels’ Taylor Ward hits a three-run double against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Carson Fulmer, left, and catcher Logan O’Hoppe celebrate after the Angels won a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Brandon Marsh collides with the wall after catching a fly out by Los Angeles Angels’ Luis Rengifo during the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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