ANAHEIM, Calif.—Nolan Schanuel and Zach Neto hit home runs as the Los Angeles Angels completed a three-game sweep of San Diego with a 3–2 victory Wednesday night, June 5, after Padres star Manny Machado left the game with an injury.
The Padres announced after the game that Machado had suffered a strained right hip flexor. The third baseman appeared to hurt his upper-right leg after running out a possible double-play ball in the fourth inning. He was looked at by a trainer before walking gingerly back to the first-base dugout.
Manager Mike Shildt termed it a low- to mild-grade strain, and said Machado’s status is day-to-day going into the start of Thursday’s four-game series against Arizona.
San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. had the seventh four-hit game of his career and first since 2021 as the Padres dropped their fourth straight game on the road for the first time this season.
“Tough series. I’m not going to kid you,” Mr. Shildt said. “Start of the trip, we get two wins and then can’t pick up another one. I mean, today, another unusual game. Two swings got us, but they were two big swings.”
It was the first time since last July against the Yankees that the Angels swept a three-game series at home. Coming into the series, the team had dropped 21 of 28 games in Anaheim, easily the worst home start in franchise history.
The Angels’ José Soriano (3–5) turned in his fifth straight start in which he went at least six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) and six hits, with one strikeout.
Veteran left-hander Matt Moore retired the side in the ninth for his first save since 2022, when he was with Texas.
“The whole three games were outstanding,“ Angels Manager Ron Washington said. ”In the sixth and seventh innings, we made a few 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 on four hits while striking out six.
Schanuel broke out of a 0-for-18 slump when he connected on a slider by Cease and hit the auxiliary scoreboard just above the wall in right-center field. It was the Angels’ third leadoff homer this season, and second by Schanuel.
“I think I came out of the gates a little flat and it took me a couple of innings to get a rhythm,“ Cease said. ”Unfortunately, the damage was already done.”
Neto made it 3–0 in the second with a two-run, two-out drive to left-center.
“Hopefully, it gives the fans a lot of confidence that we could win at home,” Neto said. “To be able to come back from the road, where we got swept, and to turn the page and play the games we know how to play was big.”
San Diego broke through with two runs in the sixth. The Padres opened the frame with three straight hits, but also took advantage of Angels errors.
After Luis Campusano led off with a base hit, Luis Arraez beat the shift with a double to left. Campusano scored and Arraez moved to third when Angels left fielder Taylor Ward threw the ball over the head of Neto at shortstop and the ball rolled all the way to the backstop near the first-base dugout.
Arreaz scored when Tatis hit a sinking line drive on which right fielder Jo Adell just missed making a sliding catch.
Trainer’s Room
Angels: Third baseman Anthony Rendon (hamstring) did some light on-field activities before the game and could begin jogging this weekend.Up Next
Padres: Begin a four-game series Thursday against visiting Arizona. Right-hander Randy Vásquez (1–3, 5.74 earned-run average) is slated to look for his second straight win.Angels: Right-hander Griffin Canning (2–5, 4.69) is set to take the mound Friday for the start of a weekend series against visiting Houston.
