After losing the first five games of the Freeway Series, the Angels managed to avoid a season sweep and it came with the help of an incredible showing from the bottom of their order. The bottom four hitters -- Jo Adell, Nick Madrigal, Jose Siri and Sebastián Rivero \-\- went a combined 13-for-15 with four walks, 10 runs scored and 10 RBIs in a 13-5 win over the Dodgers on Sunday. The Angels went 6-0 against their neighbors to the north in 2025 but the bottom of the lineup made sure the Dodgers couldn’t quite return the favor. They made history in the process, as it marked the first time since the expansion era that a team started out going 10-for-10 from their final four spots, and their .867 average was the highest by batters 6-9 since at least 1900, per Elias Sports. Madrigal is known for his contact skills but has historically not walked much in his career with a 4.5 percent career walk rate and the league average usually around 10 percent. But he drew out several long plate appearances that affected Dodgers pitchers and made a big impact on the game before he ever put the ball in play.
