The Freeway Series delivered a standout defensive moment as the Angels pulled off their eighth triple play in club history. Zach Neto, at short, snagged Shohei Ohtani’s line drive, stepped on second, then fired to first to complete the cycle. Nolan Schanuel made the stretch at first to tag out Dalton Rushing, the Dodgers’ rookie, as he attempted to return safely. The sequence, beginning with Ohtani’s blast, immediately flipped momentum and preserved a 5-5 tie.

Two putouts and an assist from Neto highlighted a sharp display of infield chemistry in a game that ended with the Angels claiming the head-to-head edge in the Freeway Series, winning four straight this season against their Southern California rivals. It was the Angels’ first triple play since August 18, 2023, underscoring the resistance and opportunism that fantasy managers spotlight when evaluating Angels and Dodgers players in daily lineups.

Beyond the flash play, the game fed into a broader narrative of how this particular matchup can shift short- and long-term fantasy angles. Neto’s defensive ledger got a spotlight moment, Ohtani’s middle-field impact was part of a tense scoring frame, and the Dodgers’ rookies on the wrong end of the outs provided a reminder that even big-matchups can hinge on a single emblematic play.