Griffin Canning returns to mound, Angels beat Nationals 3–2

Los Angeles Angels center fielder Brett Phillips makes a leaping catch on a fly ball from Washington Nationals' Keibert Ruiz during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., on April 12, 2023. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Griffin Canning pitched five innings of five-hit ball in his first big league appearance in 22 months for the Angels, and rookie Logan O'Hoppe drove in the tiebreaking run in Los Angeles’ 3–2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, April 12.

Brett Phillips scored an early run, drove in another with a bases-loaded walk and stole a probable homer from Keibert Ruiz in center field during his eventful first start for the Angels, who took two of three from Washington.