WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jo Adell hit a three-run homer in the first inning and kicked off a six-run tenth with an RBI single as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Athletics 11-5 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Kenley Jansen (5-2) struck out two in a scoreless ninth to give him 1,268 for his career, the fourth-most strikeouts by a reliever in major league history.
In the 10th, automatic runner Mike Trout advanced to third on a passed ball, Taylor Ward walked and Adell lined a single to center against Michael Kelly (2-2) to make it 6-5. Christian Moore drove in his third run of the game with a grounder and Luis Rengifo followed with a two-run triple off Ben Bowden. Bryce Teodosio added a sacrifice fly and Zach Neto capped the scoring with a 436-foot homer to left-center, his 21st.
Adell's homer in the first off Jeffrey Springs was his 26th, extending his career best.
Rookie Nick Kurtz hit his 25th homer in the third inning and the A's went back-to-back when Shea Langeliers hit his 26th. Lawrence Butler's 17th homer got the A's within 5-4 in the sixth, and Luis Urías tied it with a two-out RBI single.
Jansen loaded the bases with two out in the ninth but got Butler to pop out in foul territory on a first-pitch cutter.
The 37-year-old Jansen broke a tie with Craig Kimbrel for strikeouts by a reliever. Ahead of him are Hoyt Wilhelm (1,363), Rich Gossage (1,340) and Aroldis Chapman (1,312).
The Angels host Cincinnati for a three-game series starting Monday, with Victor Mederos (0-0, 5.63 ERA) slated to start.
Jacob Lopez (6-6, 3.30) pitches the Athletics' series opener at Minnesota on Tuesday night.
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Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs throws to the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Los Angeles Angels pitcher José Soriano throws to the Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jo Adell celebrates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s historic Chernihiv biathlon and cross-country training center, which produced the country’s first Olympic medalist, remains in ruins after Russia’s 2022 invasion. Despite bombed-out buildings and constant air-raid threats, children and Olympic hopefuls continue to train on its damaged ski tracks.
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A cross memorialises Ukrainian defenders outside the destroyed ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Biathletes Yekateryna Mashtalier, 18, Mykola Dorofeiev, 16, Maksym Kravchenko, 17, and Nazar Kravchenko, 12, run during a training session at the ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Biathlon coach Mykola Vorchak, 60, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Chernihiv, Ukraine ski base, which was destroyed following Russian attacks in 2022, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Biathletes Yekateryna Mashtalier, 18, Mykola Dorofeiev, 16, Maksym Kravchenko, 17, and Nazar Kravchenko, 12, walk through a dark hallway during a blackout at their mobile gym outside the destroyed ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A biathlete trains at the ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Biathlete Nazar Kravchenko, 12, trains at the ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Biathlete Yekateryna Mashtalier, 18, runs during a training session at the ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A young biathlete trains outside the destroyed ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A 2001 Biathlon World Championships brochure lays in the rubble of the Chernihiv, Ukraine ski base, which was destroyed following Russian attacks in 2022, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A steel shooting target is peppered with gunshot holes at the ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Retired biathlete and deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Nina Lemesh poses for photos outside the destroyed ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A young biathlete trains outside the destroyed ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Biathletes Yekateryna Mashtalier, 18, Mykola Dorofeiev, 16, Maksym Kravchenko, 17, and Nazar Kravchenko, 12, warm up before a training session at the ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Biathlete Khrystyna Dmytrenko poses for photos inside the destroyed ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
