Soriano’s bounce-back start not enough for Angels
Right-hander José Soriano delivered a solid bounce-back start to give the Angels a chance to win, but the bats went cold in their 3-2 loss in extra innings to the Athletics.
The Los Angeles Angels José Soriano #59 pitching during an MLB game against The Athletics on May 21st, 2026 at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Right-hander José Soriano isn’t letting a couple of bad outings put a damper on what looks to be a breakout season.
After cruising through his first six starts with a 0. 24 ERA, Soriano ran into trouble in three of his last four starts heading into Thursday night, including three earned runs given up in five innings and five earned runs in four innings against the Chicago White Sox, and six earned runs on only one hit against the Dodgers in his last start. Soriano got the bounce-back start he was looking for, tossing 6 ⅔ innings of two-run ball, but it wasn’t enough as the Angels fell 3-2 to the Athletics.
"Pitched his butt off," Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said of Soriano. "Moved the ball around. Had had a really good breaking ball today, some good split fingers.
But yeah, he was good. Should've won. " It was another start where he stuck to his strengths to find success.