Moncada was held out of Saturday's lineup after departing Friday's contest with the thumb issue, but he's back in the starting nine for Sunday's series finale. The 29-year-old missed most of April due to a sprained thumb but appears to have avoided a serious aggravation this time around.

Taylor Ward hit a two-run homer, Nolan Schanuel also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels beat the skidding Athletics 4-3 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series. Kenley Jansen struck out Tyler Soderstrom for the final out with a runner on second.

The Angels were hopeful that adding Yoán Moncada's presence to their lineup would provide a spark on Tuesday, and he did just that. Moncada crushed a three-run homer as part of a six-run eighth inning

Moncada was removed from Friday's game against the Dodgers with an apparent thumb injury, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Jack Kochanowicz tossed one-run ball over 6 2/3 innings, Yoán Moncada hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in the Freeway Series opener Friday night

Yoán Moncada hits a two-run home run to right field, plating Nolan Schanuel and giving the Angels a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning

The longtime Chicago White Sox third baseman ultimately signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels during the offseason, and he is hitting .244/.393/.511 for a 154 OPS+ with four doubles, two home runs, and 10 RBI in 56 plate appearances.

The Angels are last in the American League West and might stay there until they embark on a complete rebuild like the one the Athletics embarked on years ago.

Yoan Moncada hit a first-inning home run and right-hander Jack Kochanowicz pitched into the seventh inning as the visiting Los Angeles Angels pulled off a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday to open a three-game series.