Angels ride big inning to rout of Athletics

Taylor Ward capped an 11-run third inning with a two-run homer, left-hander Patrick Sandoval worked five strong innings and the visiting Los Angeles Angels avenged an Opening Day loss to the Oakland Athletics with a 13-1 trouncing Saturday afternoon.

Held to five hits by five pitchers in a 2-1 opening defeat, the Angels roughed up Oakland starter Shintaro Fujinami and reliever Adam Oller for seven hits in the third innin