SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Mickey Moniak had three hits, Tyler Anderson limited San Francisco to a run in five-plus innings and the Los Angeles Angels held off the Giants 8-6 on Friday night.

Anderson (6-6), who pitched for the Giants in 2020, has held opponents to one run in five of his last six starts.

The Angels scored a run in the third, three in the third and four in the fourth. The Giants had a five-run eighth.

ā€œWe swung the bat well and the way the game turned out, we needed it,ā€ Angels manager Ron Washington said. ā€œWe did a good job of passing the baton tonight.ā€

In the third, Taylor Ward scored from first on a bloop double to right by Kevin Pillar after Austin Slaterā€™s throw to second was wide. Moniak, who is on a season-high six-game hit streak, then doubled in two runs to make it 4-0.

Zach Neto drilled a two-run homer to deep left-center field in the fourth. Moniak also tripled and scored in the inning to make it 8-1.

Anderson pitched around five walks, settling down after getting the run support.

ā€œIf weā€™re scoring runs, I need to be not walking guys and giving them the chance to get back in the game,ā€ Anderson said. ā€œSo at that point, once we scored eight there, it gave me a chance to go and just be in the (strike) zone.ā€

Heliot Ramos hit a three-run homer in the Giants' five-run eighth to cut it to 8-6, but Carlos EstƩvez finished off the Giants in the ninth for his 11th save.

Giants starter Spencer Howard (0-1) was tagged for four runs in 2 1/3 innings, walking four and allowing seven hits. The Angels knocked around reliever Randy Rodriguez for four more runs.

Howard made his fourth appearance for the Giants as either a starter or featured pitcher as the team deals with several injured starters.

ā€œI felt what the line reflects," Howard said. "But certainly, you learn much more from the ones that donā€™t go your way. So I think productive outing, in a way, even though I didnā€™t give us a very good opportunity to win.ā€

Wilmer Flores had his 1,000th career hit with a single to lead off the fourth inning, later scoring the Giants' first run.

TRAINERā€™S ROOM

Angels: RHP Sam Bachman (shoulder) was reinstated from the injured list and optioned to Double-A Rocket City. ā€¦ IF Miguel SanĆ³ began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday. ā€¦ OF Taylor Ward (back) is expected to return to the field on Sunday but may continue to DH until heā€™s healthier.

Giants: SS Nick Ahmed (wrist) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Manager Bob Melvin said he could be sharing playing time with Brett Wisely, who filled in well for Ahmed at shortstop. ā€¦ 1B LaMonte Wade Jr. (hamstring), who is aiming to return by next Thursday when the Giants play the Cardinals at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., recently ran the bases at ā€œ70%,ā€ according to Melvin, and may be a close call for playing in that game. ā€¦ LHP Blake Snell (groin) will throw a bullpen session Saturday. Melvin is hopeful Snell will return by the end of the month.

UP NEXT

RHP Keaton Winn (3-7, 6.94 ERA) was set to start for the Giants on Saturday against LHP Patrick Sandoval (2-8, 5.23 ERA).

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