ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Denzer Guzman hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh inning Saturday night that sent the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics.
Los Angeles tacked on two insurance runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Oswald Peraza and Logan O’Hoppe.
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Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers (48) throws during the second inning of a baseball game Athletics, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Los Angeles Angels' Jo Adell hits a two-run triple during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe, left, Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Kirby Yates, right, react following the Los Angeles Angels' victory over the Athletics during a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Kirby Yates reacts after throwing out the last batter on the Athletics during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Los Angeles Angels' Oswald Peraza (2) reacts after hitting a one-run single during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn (4-3) struck out two in a scoreless seventh to earn the win and increase his hitless streak to 10 innings, with 19 strikeouts, over his last nine appearances.
Kirby Yates threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his 100th career save and second this season.
Josh Lowe sparked the go-ahead rally with a one-out single off left-hander Geoff Hartlieb (0-1) in the seventh. Lowe stole second and scored for a 3-2 lead when Guzman hit a hard grounder down the line that third baseman Max Muncy couldn’t get his glove on.
Angels right-hander Sam Bachman escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the eighth when he struck out pinch-hitter Carlos Cortes with a 100 mph sinker and got Muncy to fly out.
Angels starter Reid Detmers gave up two runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out eight and walking three. The left-hander increased his strikeout total to 112, third-most in the majors behind Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski (146) and Toronto right-hander Dylan Cease (128).
A’s starter Jack Perkins allowed two runs and four hits in five innings, striking out five and walking one.
The A’s took a 1-0 lead in the second when Jonah Heim crushed a first-pitch fastball that Detmers left over the heart of the plate. Heim sent a 109 mph drive 445 feet over the left-center field wall for his seventh homer.
The Angels countered with two runs in the fourth, a rally that began with Nolan Schanuel’s walk and Jorge Soler’s single. Wade Meckler struck out, but Jo Adell ripped a two-run triple into the left-field corner for a 2-1 lead.
The A’s tied it in the sixth when Nick Kurtz singled, Lawrence Butler walked and Colby Thomas lined a two-out RBI single to left.
The A’s, already playing without injured shortstop Jacob Wilson and second baseman Zach Gelof, lost Tyler Soderstrom when the left fielder was pulled in the third inning because of left hip soreness.
Athletics RHP Aaron Civale (5-4, 4.88 ERA) opposes LHP Sam Aldegheri (2-3, 5.47) in Sunday’s series finale.
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Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers (48) throws during the second inning of a baseball game Athletics, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Los Angeles Angels' Jo Adell hits a two-run triple during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe, left, Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Kirby Yates, right, react following the Los Angeles Angels' victory over the Athletics during a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Kirby Yates reacts after throwing out the last batter on the Athletics during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Los Angeles Angels' Oswald Peraza (2) reacts after hitting a one-run single during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans have grown less proud of their country's history or the way its democracy works over the past decade, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
Americans’ pride in the U.S. on several key attributes has dropped since 2017 — including the nation's military and its political influence around the globe — according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. This poll was conducted in April, as the United States and Iran fought over the Strait of Hormuz in a prolonged war that started with the U.S. and Israel launching strikes on Iran.
New Gallup polling also finds that only 53% of U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” proud to be an American, the lowest reading in the trend dating back to 2001.
The findings point to a broad decline in patriotic sentiment over a tumultuous period that included most of President Donald Trump's first term, the COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation that contributed to a backlash against President Joe Biden. That timeframe also covers Trump's return to the White House, where he's taken more aggressive actions on immigration and issues abroad.
Much of the falling positivity comes from Democrats, who have become increasingly disenchanted with the country since Trump's first term.
At the same time, most U.S. adults say that being an American is “extremely” or “very” important to their identity, highlighting an enduring connection, even as some become increasingly critical of the country's past or the government’s current actions.
Americans' pride in the way democracy works in the U.S. has declined 14 percentage points, falling from 42% in February 2017 to 28% now.
In addition, Americans' pride in their armed forces has dropped 19 percentage points since 2017, and pride in the U.S.’s history has declined 14 percentage points. In each case, the drop is largely driven by Democrats, with some movement among independents as well.
Karla Galdamez — a 48-year-old Democrat who used to teach U.S. history — believes America has regressed under the Trump administration. While the Californian is not proud of Trump, she is pleased with how far the U.S. has come in 250 years.
“It’s a country that really wanted to be different and really wanted to be better," she said. "Despite some of the very ugly history that we have of segregation and slavery ... if you look at the trajectory of the last 250 years, we’ve done nothing but get better and move toward a more egalitarian nation.”
Only 14% of Democrats and 28% of independents say they are “extremely" proud to be an American, according to Gallup's new poll, compared with 70% of Republicans.
The AP-NORC poll found that Republicans are especially likely to be proud of the nation's armed forces. About 9 in 10 Republicans say the military makes them “extremely” or “very” proud, compared with about 6 in 10 U.S. adults.
Samantha Fulks, a 40-year-old in San Antonio, Texas, says she’s proud to be an American and doesn't hide it. The Texas Republican showcases that pride with an American flag in her front yard — as well as Trump flags in the back yard — and she plans to wear red, white and blue on the Fourth of July. Fulks comes from a military family, and while she believes the country's involvement in Iran is unnecessary, she remains a proud supporter of the military.
“I still support our troops no matter what they do,” Fulks said.
Matt Stafford, a 39-year-old in Massachusetts, is proud of being an American, even if the U.S. political system frustrates him.
He has a bald eagle tattooed on his back to represent the United States, its freedoms and “all the things we’re supposed to stand for as a country.” But despite that national pride, he often finds himself frustrated by politicians on both sides. Stafford — a centrist who identifies as “politically homeless” — wants Democrats and Republicans to come together to look out for their constituents in middle America.
“I love America, but our biggest problem is how we’re pushing both sides — like the left and the right — to the extremes," he said.
For many Americans, their partisanship is often intertwined with their national identity. The poll finds that Republicans are much likelier than Democrats or independents to say being an American is “extremely” or “very” important to their personal identity.
Younger people are also much less likely than older people to say being an American is highly important to their personal identity. About three-quarters of Americans ages 60 and older say being an American is highly important to them, compared with only about one-third of U.S. adults under 30.
The AP-NORC survey found that the vast majority of Black Americans — 73% — say their race or ethnicity is “extremely” or “very” important to how they see themselves, higher than the share that say that about being an American.
Vincent Harris, a 60-year-old in California, says his identity as a Black man rises above other attributes for him because of how Black men are treated in America.
“A lot of people are scared of Black men just because we are Black and we are male. And that's crazy,” Harris said. “People don't even take you for who you are as a person; they just look at your race.”
About half of Hispanic Americans say their race or ethnicity is highly important to them, compared with 22% of white Americans.
Black and Hispanic adults are also more likely than white adults to say their family’s ancestry or country of origin is highly important to their personal identity.
Harris, who identifies as a gay man, says being an American is “a wonderful thing” because of the freedoms that Americans have, despite the obstacles he's had to overcome.
“It’s great to be an American — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or whatever. As long as you have that freedom of choice as an American, that’s a great thing," Harris said. "Right now, I wouldn’t live in any other country in the world. I’m here. I love it.”
The AP-NORC poll of 2,596 adults was conducted April 16-20 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for adults overall is plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.
FILE - People say the Pledge of Allegiance before a visit by President Donald Trump, May 1, 2026, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
FILE - A demonstrator carries an American flag upside-down near the White House during a protest taking place on the day of a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
