Soriano pitches seven scoreless innings in the 5-1 win, while Neto, who had been hitless since injuring his shoulder last week, has three hits, including a homer.

José Soriano delivered a dominant performance on the mound. At the same time, Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel provided the power at the plate as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the struggling Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Thursday night.

Maybe Jurickson Profar’s presence will suddenly help bring the Braves’ offense to life and help the team deal with what has become a very thin rotation. Profar returned from an 80-game performance-enhancing drug suspension on Wednesday and immediately showed his potential.

Jurickson Profar returned to the Atlanta Braves after missing the last 80 games for violating Major League Baseball’s joint drug prevention and treatment program

Sean Murphy hit a three-run homer and Matt Olson soon followed with a grand slam as the Atlanta Braves rallied for seven runs in the sixth inning and defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Wednesday to even the three-game series.

The Braves took control of the game with two out in the sixth inning. Trailing 2-0, Murphy greeted reliever Ryan Zeferjahn with a 406-foot home run to left field that scored Profar and Albies. After Harris singled and walks to Nick Allen and Ronald Acuña Jr.

Matt Olson had a grand slam among his three hits, and the Atlanta Braves used a seven-run sixth inning to beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Wednesday night. Sean Murphy hit a three-run homer, and Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies each had two hits for the Braves,