ANAHEIM — There is no evidence they have been bitten by a radioactive spider or exposed to gamma radiation. But the Angels seem to have developed a super power.

Jose Soriano overpowered the Dodgers for six scoreless innings on Monday night and Zach Neto homered twice as the Angels beat the Dodgers, 7-4, in the opener of the Anaheim half of this year’s Freeway Series.

The Angels might be struggling to beat other teams but they have outscored the Dodgers 30-19 while winning all four meetings this season and have won six of the past seven (on the heels of an 11-game Dodgers winning streak).

Of more immediate concern for the Dodgers, the San Diego Padres won in San Francisco on Monday night and are now just one game back in the National League West with a three-game series at Dodger Stadium

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