Oswald Peraza's two-out RBI single in 10th inning lifts Angels to 4-3 win over Mets

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Oswald Peraza hit a two-out RBI single in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night.

Jorge Soler drew a leadoff walk from Austin Warren (0-1) to open the 10th and Jo Adell singled to load the bases with no outs.

Warren got Josh Lowe and Vaughn Grissom on flyouts and was one strike away from escaping the jam when Peraza dunked an 0-2 curve into left-center for the win.

The Angels got 3 2/3 scoreless innings from their beleaguered bullpen. Sam Bachman struck out three in 1 2/3 innings and Ryan Zeferjahn (2-1) threw a scoreless ninth and 10th for the win.

Brett Baty reached on catcher’s interference to open the Mets' 10th. But Zeferjahn got Bo Bichette to ground into a double play and, after an intentional walk to Juan Soto, Francisco Alvarez to pop out to second.

Reid Detmers limited the Mets to one run and four hits through six innings but ran into trouble in the seventh, when Mark Vientos doubled and Marcus Semien singled. Andy Ibáñez’s sacrifice fly pulled the Mets within 3-2 and Tyrone Taylor’s RBI single tied it.

Austin Slater and Ronny Mauricio then reached on infield singles to load the bases. But Bachman replaced Detmers and got Bichette to ground to third baseman Peraza, who threw home for a forceout, and struck out Soto with an 89-mph slider to end the inning.

Mets ace Nolan McLean was one strike away from escaping a second-and-third, one-out jam in the fourth when he struck out Lowe. But Grissom hit a two-run single to make it 3-1.

The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the first on consecutive two-out singles by Nolan Schanuel, Soler and Adell. Schanuel crossed the plate as Soler was thrown out at third by Slater from right field.

Plate umpire John Tumpane ruled Schanuel touched the plate before Soler was tagged, allowing the run to score. New York didn’t challenge, but replays showed Soler was tagged before Schanuel reached the plate.

The Mets tied it at 1 in the third on Bichette’s RBI single.

Mets RHP Clay Holmes (3-2, 1.75 ERA) will face Angels RHP Jack Kochanowicz (2-0, 3.09 ERA) in Sunday’s series finale.

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Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout makes a catch on a ball hit by New York Mets' Mark Vientos during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

New York Mets pitcher Nolan McLean throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Angels' Jorge Soler, left, gestures toward Vaughn Grissom after Grissom hit an RBI single that scored Soler and Jo Adell, right, during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Angels' Oswald Peraza, center, celebrates his walk off single with Jo Adell, right, as New York Mets' Bo Bichette walks off the field in the 10th inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Angels' Oswald Peraza, right, celebrates his walk off single with Jo Adell, center, as New York Mets second baseman Marcus Semien walks off the field in the 10th inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Massey scored on Maikel Garcia's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals overcame a dominant 14-strikeout performance from Seattle starter Emerson Hancock to beat the Mariners 3-2 on Saturday night.

Massey began the inning as the automatic runner at second base, stole third, and then scored on Garcia’s flyball to center field off Cooper Criswell (1-1).

The Royals tied the game in the ninth against Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz, as Salvador Perez led off with a single. Pinch-runner Lane Thomas advanced to second on a balk, and scored on Jac Caglianone's single to center that got by Julio Rodriguez and went all the way to the wall.

The Mariners scored first when Josh Naylor drove Rodriguez home with an RBI single in the first, but the Royals tied it with back to back doubles from Kyle Isbel and Garcia in the third.

That was the only run the Royals got against Hancock, who allowed six hits and no walks over seven innings while setting a new career high in strikeouts. It was a dominant performance on a night the Mariners retired the number of arguably the most dominant pitcher in franchise history, Randy Johnson.

Leo Rivas gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead when he scored from third on a wild pitch by Seth Lugo in the fifth.

The Mariners wasted a prime scoring opportunity in the fifth, when Randy Arozarena lost track of the count, and was picked off first base to end the inning with the bases loaded.

Lugo allowed seven hits and two walks over six innings, with six strikeouts. Luinder Avila pitched two scoreless innings of relief for the Royals.

Lucas Erceg retired the side in the 10th for his ninth save. Matt Strahm (1-0) got the win.

RHP Luis Castillo (0-2, 6.35 ERA) pitches Sunday for Seattle, against Royals LHP Kris Bubic (2-1, 3.74 ERA).

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Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Lucas Erceg reacts to earning the save in a win in 10 innings over the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Kansas City Royals' Lane Thomas scores on an RBI single from Jac Caglianone, who would advance to third base on a fielding error by Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez, during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez catches a fly ball from Kansas City Royals' Carter Jensen during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Kansas City Royals' Maikel Garcia hits an RBI sacrifice fly against the Seattle Mariners during the 10th inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Kansas City Royals' Michael Massey scores on an RBI sacrifice fly from Isaac Collins ahead of the throw to Seattle Mariners catcher Mitch Garver during the 10th inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)