ANAHEIM, Calif. — Zach Neto homered twice, Wade Meckler and Oswald Peraza also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels pulled away to beat the Texas Rangers 9-6 on Friday night.Angels starter Grayson Rodriguez (1-1) gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked two for his first victory since July 31, 2024.Texas trailed 6-4 in the seventh when Angels reliever Brent Suter walked pinch-hitter Andrew McCutcheon with two outs and gave up a single to Josh Jung.Angels manager Kurt Suzuki summoned left-hander Tayler Saucedo to face Brandon Nimmo, who drove an RBI double to right-center to make it 6-5, with Jung being thrown out at the plate.Peraza’s one-out homer in the seventh pushed the Angels’ lead to 7-5. The second baseman then made a spectacular play with two on to end the top of the eighth, diving to his right to snag Sam Haggerty’s one-hop smash and flipping to Neto at the bag for an inning-ending forceout.Neto’s leadoff homer in eighth, Mike Trout’s double and Nolan Schanuel’s RBI single pushed the lead to 9-5, helping the Angels absorb Rangers catcher Danny Jansen’s solo homer in the ninth.Meckler, who played at nearby Anaheim Esperanza High School, had a memorable …
