Rengifo has hits in five straight games, lifting his OPS from .498 to .548. Over the previous three years, his OPS was .754. He homered from both sides of the plate on Saturday in Baltimore.

Angels first. Zach Neto grounds out to shortstop, Luis Vazquez to Coby Mayo. Nolan Schanuel homers to center field. Mike Trout grounds out to shallow infield, Scott Blewett to Coby Mayo. Taylor

The Orioles are at the bottom of the AL East at 27-40, 15 games back of the division-leading New York Yankees. After sweeps of the Chicago White Sox and the Mariners, Baltimore has lost four of six against the Athletics and Detroit Tigers.

Ryan Pepiot had a season-high 11 strikeouts, Jake Mangum went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Monday night.

Nolan Schanuel went deep for the first time in four weeks, but defensive mistakes showed up again for the Angels, who now find themselves in need of a response in New York after being swept by the Orioles.

Additionally, Los Angeles outfielder Taylor Ward got into a spat with outfield coach Bo Porter after a defensive play in the fourth inning, via The Orange County Register's Jeff Fletcher. Ward fielded a single by Ramon Laureano and threw the ball to second base instead of attempting to throw Gunnar Henderson out at home.

Bachman, 25, pitches a perfect inning in his first big league game since July 2023, before he underwent shoulder surgery. Bachman was the first-round pick from the Angels’ all-pitcher draft