The Los Angeles Angels secured a 6-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium, led by a pair of home runs from Logan O’Hoppe and Jorge Soler. The victory wrapped up a two-games-to-one series win for Los Angeles and marked the club’s sixth win in its last eight outings. The Angels, who are playing a road-heavy schedule to open the season, made the most of their limited home field appearances, taking advantage of key offensive performances.
Logan O’Hoppe provided an early spark, hitting a solo home run to lead off the second inning. O’Hoppe’s fourth consecutive game with a home run made him the first catcher in Angels franchise history to accomplish the feat. He previously homered in the final game of the Angels’ series in St. Louis and continued the streak by going deep in all three games against Cleveland.
Kyren Paris added to the Angels’ power display with a solo home run of his own, and Jorge Soler broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning with a 397-foot shot to left field. The long ball was Soler’s second in as many games and gave Los Angeles a lead it would not relinquish.
Tyler Anderson started on the mound for the Angels, working five innings and giving up two runs on just one hit and four walks. He was relieved by Ryan Zeferjahn, who pitched a clean sixth inning and earned his first win of the season. Kenley Jansen entered in the ninth to record the final outs and reached a significant milestone, tying Hall of Famer Lee Smith for fifth all-time in strikeouts by a reliever with 1,225.
Cleveland’s only consistent offense came from Kyle Manzardo, who hit his first major league home run, and Tim Anderson, who drove in a run with a single in the second inning. That RBI marked Anderson’s first three-RBI series since July 2022, part of a promising showing as he aims to regain form in his first season with the Angels.
Guardians starter Luis Ortiz pitched six innings, allowing seven hits and three runs while striking out four. He was charged with the loss, his second of the season. The Guardians concluded their nine-game West Coast road trip with a 3-6 record after dropping five of their last six games in California.
The Angels will return to the road for another lengthy trip, beginning Tuesday in Tampa Bay. Right-hander Kyle Hendricks is scheduled to make his second start for Los Angeles and enters with a 3.00 ERA. The Guardians will return to Cleveland for their home opener against the Chicago White Sox, with Ben Lively set to start.
According to early sportsbook lines, the Angels are listed as +105 underdogs for Tuesday’s game in Tampa Bay, while the Guardians are slight favorites at -115 for their matchup with the White Sox. The over/under for both games is set at 8.5 runs.