MLB Announces Historic Angels News After Sweeping Dodgers

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Josh Valdez | Last updated May 18, 2025 9:09 PM ET

The Los Angeles Angels were having their typically trying times heading into their road series against the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend. They were 17-25, 4-6 in their previous 10 games, and last place in the AL West.

However, all they needed was a three-game set against the defending World Series champions to inject life into their season. The Angels (20-25) swept the Dodgers (29-18), which they completed with Sunday's 6-4 victory.

Zach Neto, Travis d'Arnaud, and Taylor Ward all homered, while southpaw Yusei Kikuchi allowed just one run in 5.2 innings before exiting the game with right ankle irritation.

The sweep was a historic one, via MLB's social media.

"The Angels complete their first 3-game sweep in the Freeway Series in 15 years!" the league announced.

The Angels also won 6-2 on Friday and 11-9 on Saturday, spoiling Clayton Kershaw's season debut in the latter contest. The future Hall of Famer allowed five runs on five hits in just four innings, with three walks and two strikeouts.

The @Angels complete their first 3-game sweep in the Freeway Series in 15 years! #RivalryWeekend pic.twitter.com/hoijd5vhZO
— MLB (@MLB) May 18, 2025

The Angels and Dodgers are on the opposite ends of the spectrum historically. The Angels were founded in 1961 and won their only championship in 2002, while the Dodgers were established in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays and have eight titles.

The latter club won it all in 2020 and 2024, and the former hasn't made the playoffs since 2014. The Angels signed future Hall of Famer Shohei Ohtani in December 2017, but he inked a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers in December 2023. The two-way superstar, of course, won the World Series in his first season with the latter team after never making the playoffs with the former.

The Angels are still in last, but are now just one game behind the fourth-place Athletics ahead of their series against them starting on Monday.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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