One of the big reasons why the Angels have remained in contention and have surprised this season is they’ve fared much better against quality competition than last year. The Halos seem to rise to the

Jose Soriano limited Philadelphia to two runs in seven innings, Taylor Ward had a three-run double and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Phillies 8-2 on Sunday for a series victory.

Ranger Suárez took a step toward the dugout on Sunday afternoon, believing his fastball had caught enough of the strike zone to finish the second inning. Instead, it was ball four. Mike Trout took off his shin guard,

Some games don’t really need a recap. The carnage is laid bare for all to see, the disappointment palpable for anyone who witnessed it. For the Phillies, they had a chance to come out of the break like gang busters and fell on their face, rescued only by a grand slam of Schwarbarian performance. Today? Ranger Suarez didn’t have it.

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Coming off his All-Star Game performance, Schwarber hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to give the Phillies the lead. Harper added some insurance with a two-run homer in the eighth.

After dominating their way through the first half with the league's best starting pitching staff, the Phillies' starters let them down with the Angels in town this weekend, allowing 13 runs and 24 hit in just a combined 13 innings.

The Los Angeles Angels and Philadelphia Phillies series finale scheduled to start at 10:35 am PDT on Sunday will not start on time. The Orange County Register'