Three home runs and eight Dodgers pitchers carried a 6-0 shutout at Angel Stadium, ending Los Angeles' seven-game losing streak against the Angels and lifting the club to 27-18.
Andy Pages' three-run shot and Max Muncy's 12th homer broke open the fourth inning against Jack Kochanowicz, and Teoscar Hernández added a two-run homer after a 23-day drought.
Blake Snell's late scratch after going on the injured list with loose bodies in his left elbow forced a bullpen game, but Will Klein and seven relievers limited the Angels to two hits.
The Angels fell to 16-29 and also lost catcher Logan O'Hoppe, who exited with left-wrist irritation after taking a ricochet off the same wrist he fractured on April 25.
Freddie Freeman got a planned day off during the Dodgers' 13-game stretch, and Los Angeles can now clinch a rivalry-series win Saturday after failing to beat the Angels at all last year.
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