ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Zach Neto hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night at Angel Stadium. The Athletics took a 1-0 lead in the top of the ninth on a pinch-hit RBI single by Lawrence Butler. Angels starter Walbert Ureña turned in six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out four, but did not factor into the decision. Athletics starter J.T. Ginn pitched eight innings, yielding two runs on two hits while striking out 10, but took the loss. Chase Silseth earned the win with two-thirds of a scoreless inning. Neto’s home run, his eighth of the season, drove in Jose Siri. The Angels managed only two hits in the game, while the Athletics had seven. The attendance was 25,776, and the game lasted 2:21. The Angels improved to 17-31, while the Athletics fell to 23-24. The two teams continue their series Tuesday.

ANAHEIM (Interstat) — J.T. Ginn struck out 10 over eight innings but the Oakland Athletics bullpen could not hold a 1-0 lead in the ninth, as the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 2-1 victory Monday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim before 25,776 fans in a game that lasted 2 hours, 21 minutes. The Athletics, who entered the game with a 23-23 record after losing three of four to the San Francisco Giants over the weekend, fell to 23-24. The Angels improved to 17-31, snapping a six-game losing streak that included a three-game sweep by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ginn, who took the loss and fell to 2-2, allowed only two hits and two earned runs while walking none and striking out 10. He retired 12 of the first 13 batters he faced and did not allow a runner past first base until the fifth inning, when Yoán Moncada drew a two-out walk. Ginn stranded Moncada by striking out Jo Adell. The Athletics broke a scoreless tie in the top of the ninth inning. Jeff McNeil flied out to right field to open the inning, but Zack Gelof singled up the middle off Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn. Lawrence Butler, pinch-hitting for Henry Bolte, lined a single to center field that scored Gelof from first base, giving Oakland a 1-0 lead. Carlos Cortes walked and Shea Langeliers also walked to load the bases with one out. Zeferjahn was replaced by Chase Silseth, who induced a ground-ball double play from Nick Kurtz to end the inning. The Angels answered in the bottom of the ninth against Ginn, who had been in complete control. Adam Frazier led off with a sharp single to center field. Zach Neto then hit a 1-0 pitch over the center-field wall for a two-run home run, his eighth of the season, scoring Frazier and Jose Siri, who had entered the game as a pinch runner. Neto’s homer gave the Angels a 2-1 lead and made a winner of Silseth, who pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing no hits and no runs to improve to 1-0. Walbert Ureña was the top star for the Angels, delivering six scoreless innings in his start. He allowed four hits, struck out four and walked four, lowering his ERA to 2.25 over his past two starts. Ureña had previously allowed two earned runs over five innings in a loss at Cleveland on May 12, then earned a win against the Chicago White Sox on May 6 with six innings of one-run ball. Sam Bachman pitched two scoreless innings in relief for the Angels, allowing one hit and striking out two. Zeferjahn was charged with the blown save, allowing two hits and one earned run in one-third of an inning. For the Athletics, Ginn was the story through eight innings. He allowed only two hits and did not issue a walk, striking out 10 on 75 pitches. The Angels had only two hits in the game – Frazier’s ninth-inning single and Neto’s home run. Mike Trout went 0 for 3 with a popout and two groundouts. Josh Lowe was 0 for 3 with a strikeout. Yoán Moncada was 0 for 2 with a walk and a strikeout. Oakland’s offense managed seven hits but stranded 10 runners. Nick Kurtz doubled in the fifth inning but was left on base. Carlos Cortes walked three times and scored on Butler’s single. Shea Langeliers had a single and a walk. Butler, the late-inning replacement, drove in the Athletics’ only run. The game was a pitchers’ duel through the first eight innings. Ureña worked out of a jam in the fourth when the Athletics loaded the bases on a single, a fielder’s choice and a hit by pitch, but Darell Hernaiz grounded into a forceout to end the inning. Ginn consistently worked ahead, striking out the side in the third inning – Josh Lowe, Logan O’Hoppe and Adam Frazier – and striking out two in the seventh. The Athletics came into the game having lost six of their last nine games, while the Angels had lost nine of their last 10. The series continues Tuesday night with the second of a three-game set at Angel Stadium. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Athletics 5, Angels 3, and its ELO system gave the Athletics a 56.30 percent probability to win. Oakland entered as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of three runs went over the over-under line of 8.5.

ATHLETICS AT ANGELS PREVIEW ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — The Athletics visit Angel Stadium on Monday to open a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels, with first pitch scheduled for 6:38 p.m. PDT. Oakland (23-23) enters seeking to snap a two-game skid after a 10-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. The Athletics have split their past six contests and sit at .500 overall. Right-hander J.T. Ginn (2-1, 3.86 ERA) is scheduled to start for Oakland. The Angels (16-31) have lost seven straight, including a 10-1 defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Right-hander Walbert Ureña (1-4, 5.40 ERA) is set to take the mound for Los Angeles. Players to watch Athletics left-hander Jeffrey Springs, primarily a reliever, has worked as a bulk pitcher in recent appearances. Over his past five outings, Springs has a 4.09 ERA across 25 1/3 innings, striking out 20. In his most recent appearance Sunday against the Giants, he threw six innings, allowing one earned run on five hits with three strikeouts. Angels left-hander Mitch Farris has been effective in relief, striking out three over two scoreless innings Sunday against the Dodgers. Over his past four appearances, Farris has a 2.84 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 12 2/3 innings. Against the numbers The Interstat game simulator projects a 5-3 Athletics victory. is listed as a minus-1.5 run favorite, with the over/under set at 8.5 total runs. The series continues Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before travels to San Diego and Los Angeles hosts Texas.