Rendon drives in 5 runs, Angels beat Giants 8-1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anthony Rendon drove in five runs, Max Stassi returned from a concussion and hit an RBI double, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the San Francisco Giants 8-1 on Tuesday night.

Rendon hit a two-run single in the third to end an 0-for-10 funk and a bases-loaded double during a five-run fourth. He singled again in the ninth.

Lefty Andrew Heaney (3-3) allowed one run on five hits, struck out seven and walked one over 6 1/3 innings to win back-to-back starts for the first time this year.

Donovan Solano's RBI single in the seventh was it for San Francisco, which went 18-10 in May to take first place in the NL West, then flopped a day later. The Giants had hit multiple home runs in six straight games.

The Angels clobbered starter Alex Wood (5-3), who surrendered seven runs on four hits with four walks in 3 2/3 innings and lost his third straight start.

Angels outfielder Justin Upton exited in the fourth after a collision with second baseman Kean Wong as they chased a popup in shallow left.

Stassi came off the injured list and made an immediate impact. He was evaluated by a specialist during the recovery process as a precaution because “it just got to the point where we weren’t sure,” said manager Joe Maddon, who is eager to now preserve catcher Kurt Suzuki for later in the year.

“He’s feeling really pretty good about himself right now. He’s back, it’s the normal Stass,” Maddon said of Stassi.

GIANTS PRIDE

On Saturday against the Cubs, the Giants will feature Pride colors in the SF logo on their game caps along with a Pride patch on the right sleeves of their home uniforms — the first major league team to do so.

“Very proud that the San Francisco Giants are taking this step. Very proud to be part of it,”...

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