ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Angels right-hander José Soriano pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings, pinch-hitter Kevin Pillar had a tiebreaking two-run single for his 1,000th career hit and Los Angeles got a series-clinching 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

The Angels (18-29) took two of three over the reigning World Series champions in Ron Washington’s first series in Texas as a visiting manager. He is the Rangers’ winningest manager with his 664 wins and two American League pennants from 2007-14.

“A win against anyone is a confidence boost, especially for us,” said Washington, whose young Angels got only their third series victory this year. “We played good baseball, and all we want to do is keep playing good baseball. If we do that, we’ll be OK each day we play.”

Corey Seager homered for the Rangers (24-24), who have lost eight of their past 11 games.