Prep sports roundup: St. John Bosco opens three-game lead in Trinity League
Winning close games has become part of St. John Bosco’s success this season as the Braves close in on winning their first Trinity League baseball…
Prep talk: Westlake keeps winning games with walk-off celebrations
Call them the Cardiac Kids.The Westlake High baseball team has won five consecutive home games in its final turn at the plate going into Friday’s…
Prep sports: Corona, Huntington Beach advance to NHSI semifinals
Nothing is certain in baseball, but when Seth Hernandez is on the mound for Corona High, the team doesn’t lose. The Panthers are 15-0 over…
Angels rally to beat Cardinals in 11th inning, improve to 4-1
ST. LOUIS — Kyren Paris hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning, Yoán Moncada followed with a two-run double, and the Angels beat the St. Louis…
José Soriano helps deliver Angels to shutout win over White Sox
CHICAGO — Yoán Moncada hit an RBI single against his former team in the eighth inning, and the Angels blanked the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Saturday.Jorge…
Quentin Young powers Oaks Christian baseball to victory in opener
When it comes to teenagers who look the part of a future major leaguer, Quentin Young of Oaks Christian comes to mind. Besides being 6…
Sacrifice bunts part of Dodgers’ NLCS strategy against Mets
It was exactly 36 years ago Tuesday that Kirk Gibson hit his famous walk-off home run off Dennis Eckersley and hobbled around the bases in…
Angels’ ninth-inning rally falls short as Astros complete sweep
Ronel Blanco threw six scoreless innings, Jason Heyward had a home run among his three hits and the Houston Astros finished off a three-game sweep…
Dodgers surge in ninth with 3 straight home runs to beat Braves
ATLANTA — Despite all the injuries to their pitching staff and questions about their roster depth, the Dodgers still believe.That they can finish off a division…
Jack Kochanowicz has off night as Angels lose to Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — Matt Wallner homered for the second straight game, Brooks Lee snapped an 0-for-19 slump with a go-ahead, two-run double and the Minnesota Twins beat…
Jack Flaherty shines, Shohei Ohtani hits 46th homer in Dodgers win
For as bad as the Dodgers’ pitching situation looks here in the final month of the season, there’s a world where it could have been…
Dodgers get good news on injury front before beating Guardians
The Dodgers are tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for the best record in baseball heading into the final three weeks of the regular season, and…
Angels’ losing streak hits seven with another loss to Tigers
DETROIT — Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run home run in the second inning, and Kerry Carpenter added an RBI single in the third as the Detroit…
Angels give up back-to-back homers in ninth, losing to Toronto
TORONTO — Rookies Joey Loperfido and Addison Barger hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Angels…
Kevin Kiermaier plays home-run hero in Dodgers’ comeback win
ST. LOUIS — The bottom half of the Dodgers’ lineup keyed a five-run outburst in the sixth inning Friday night, and an overworked bullpen that cracked…
Zach Neto’s three-run homer helps lift Angels past New York Mets
Zach Neto drove in a career-high four runs, including three with a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, and the Angels rallied for a…
Matt Thaiss performs rare feat as Angels defeat the Rockies
Matt Thaiss drove in a career-high five runs, Jo Adell hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and the Angels overcame a four-run…
Clayton Kershaw returns, Dodgers complete series win over Giants
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was hardly dominant in a 6-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants before a sun-baked crowd of 52,291 in Chavez Ravine…
Angels pitchers can’t stop Corey Seager in loss to Texas Rangers
Corey Seager extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a 457-foot, two-run homer, Nathaniel Lowe had three hits and the Texas Rangers’ offense remained…
Will Smith hits three home runs in Dodgers’ win over Brewers
Will Smith had one shot at history Friday night, and the Milwaukee Brewers were willing participants, choosing to pitch to the Dodgers catcher with runners…