Betts hits tying homer, Dodgers beat Angels 6-5 in 10

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Chris Taylor scored on Max Muncy's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 Saturday night for their season-high fourth consecutive victory.

Mookie Betts hit a tying homer in the seventh and drove in three runs for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who also got three RBIs from Muncy while improving to 9-2 on the road this season.

“There was a lot of good things from tonight,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “That’s a great lineup over there. They’re not going to lay down, and for us to respond like we did ... was very encouraging.”

Mike Trout homered and drove in three runs for the Angels, who have lost three straight and six of eight after dropping the first two in the Freeway Series.

The Dodgers went ahead in the 10th without a hit. Taylor started on second, stole third and scored easily on Muncy's fly to right off Keynan Middleton (0-1), who retired all three of his batters.

“We did so many things well,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said. “We’ve just got to keep pounding on that door until we start winning the game of inches. ... I’m happy with the way we went after it tonight. They scored a run without getting a hit that last inning. That’s part of the new method of baseball that everybody is clamoring for.”

Jake McGee (2-0) got five outs, and Kenley Jansen pitched a dominant 10th for his sixth save.

These Southern California rivals’ season-long trajectories continued for another day, with the Angels spiraling to another defeat despite mostly solid play and another landmark homer from Trout.

“It feels like there’s times when we’re getting ready to turn a corner, and then we lose games like this,” Angels starter Andrew Heaney said. “I think...

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