Zach Neto capped a rapid Los Angeles Angels power burst with the team's third home run of the fourth inning, extending a seven-run surge that briefly showcased the top end of the club's offensive firepower. The inning was not enough to carry the Angels to the finish, as Los Angeles later fell 12-11.

What happened

The Angels erupted in the fourth inning with three home runs and seven runs, turning one frame into the defining offensive sequence of the game. Neto delivered the third homer of the inning, a blast the team identified as the final home run in that stretch.

The swing added to an Angels rally built on immediate damage. Los Angeles flipped the tone of the game in a hurry, using one inning to demonstrate how quickly its lineup can stack runs when the power arrives in bunches.

Why it matters

For Neto, the homer continued a productive power stretch that has kept him in the middle of recent Angels offensive pushes. He had already been featured in back-to-back homer coverage against Arizona and in the club's broader All-Star campaigning, and this swing added another marker to that run.

For the Angels, the inning carried two messages at once. The lineup showed it can create a major swing without needing a long build-up, but the 12-11 final score also reinforced that big innings alone are not solving the club's run-prevention issues.

By the numbers

The Angels hit three home runs in the fourth inning and scored seven runs in the frame. Neto's homer was the third of those three, giving Los Angeles a clear punctuation point to one of its loudest innings of the game.

That seven-run inning would normally be enough to define a winning night. Instead, it became part of a larger 12-11 loss, underlining how thin the margin remained even after the Angels generated one of the game's biggest offensive sequences.

What to watch next

The next test is whether Neto's power surge carries into the Angels' next series. His recent home run production has become a recurring part of the team's offensive story, and another strong stretch would keep him central to the club's lineup momentum.

The larger question is whether Los Angeles can convert explosive innings into wins. The fourth inning showed the Angels can flip a game quickly, but the final score made clear that offensive bursts still need enough run prevention behind them to hold up.