Big eighth inning leads Angels past Blue Jays

Logan O’Hoppe drove in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, Yoán Moncada followed with a three-run homer, and the host Angels rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Tuesday night for just their second win in their last 10 games.

Zach Neto hustled home with the tying run to start a six-run rally in the eighth by the Angels, who scored more than five runs in a full game for the first time since April 10.

O’Hoppe delivered an RBI single before Moncada hit his first homer since September 2023 in his first game back from a thumb injury. Jo Adell added another homer moments later.

Tyler Anderson recovered from a rocky first inning to pitch six-hit ball into the seventh for the Angels.

Neto extended his hitting streak to a career-best 11 games with a first-inning single.

George Springer and Anthony Santander homered for the Blue Jays, who opened a six-game trip with their third straight loss.

José Ureña pitched solidly into the fifth inning of his debut with the Blue Jays, who signed the right-hander Monday. Toronto is Ureña’s eighth team in the last six seasons.

After Springer hit his fourth homer in the first, Taylor Ward answered with a two-run shot to center, ending his one-for-35 slump.

Santander then golfed a low breaking ball from Ryan Johnson into the short right-field porch with one out in the eighth. Héctor Neris (1-1) came on and got two out, stranding two Blue Jays.

In a key sequence in the eighth, Neto walked, stole second and scored the tying run when Ernie Clement couldn’t handle Alejandro Kirk’s throw to third after the catcher fielded Nolan Schanuel’s poor bunt off Yimi García (0-2).