ANAHEIM, California – Nolan Schanuel and Zach Neto scored as the Los Angeles Angels completed a three-game sweep of San Diego with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday night after Padres star Manny Machado left with a leg injury .
The Padres announced after the game Machado suffered a right hip flexor strain. The third baseman appeared to injure his upper right leg after executing a double play attempt during the fourth inning. He was watched by a trainer before cautiously walking back to the first base dugout.
Coach Mike Shildt classified it as a low-to-mild strain and that Machado’s current status is day-to-day heading into Thursday’s four-game series against Arizona.
Fernando Tatis Jr. had the seventh four-hit game of his career and first since 2021, when the Padres lost four straight games on the road for the first time this season.
“Tough series. I’m not going to play with you,” Shildt said. “At the beginning of the trip, we achieved two victories and then we cannot add one more. I mean, today, another unusual game. Two swings caught us, but they were two big swings.”
It was the first time since last July against the Yankees that the Angels had won a three-game home series. Entering the series, the Halos had lost 21 of 28 games in The Big A, easily the worst home start in franchise history.
José Soriano (3-5) had his fifth straight game in which he went at least six innings and allowed two runs (one earned) and six hits with one strikeout.
Matt Moore retired from the team in the ninth for his first save since 2022 with Texas.
“All three games were excellent,” said coach Ron Washington. “In the sixth and seventh innings, we made some mistakes, but they didn’t lose their composure and kept playing.”
San Diego’s Dylan Cease (5-5) also went six innings and gave up three runs and four hits and struck out six.
Schanuel broke out of an 0-for-18 slump when he hit a Cease slider and hit the assist score just over the wall in right-center. It was the Halos’ third home run this season and Schanuel’s second.
Neto then made it 3-0 in the second with a two-run, two-out shot to left center.
“I hope this gives the fans a lot of confidence that we can win at home,” said Neto. “Being able to come back from the road, where we got swept, and turn the page and play the games we know how to play was big.”
San Diego broke away with two runs in the sixth. He opened the frame with three hits in a row, but also took advantage of mistakes by the Angels.
After Luis Campusano led off with a base hit, Luis Arraez beat the changeup with a double to left. Campusano scored and Arraez moved to third after Angels left fielder Taylor Ward threw over shortstop Neto’s head and the ball rolled to the backstop near the first base dugout.
Arraz then scored when Tatis hit a line drive that right fielder Jo Adell narrowly missed as he made a sliding catch.
“I think I came out of the gates a little empty and it took me a few innings to get into a rhythm,” Cease said. “Unfortunately, the damage was already done.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Angels: 3B Anthony Rendon (hamstring) did some light on-field activity before the game and could start running this weekend.
NEXT
Padres: Start a four-game series against Arizona. RHP Randy Vásquez (1-3, 5.74 ERA) seeks his second straight victory.
Angels: RHP Griffin Canning (2-5, 4.69 ERA) takes over on Friday to start a weekend series against Houston.
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