If the Angels turn around their season, an improbable sweep of the Dodgers could be viewed as the turning point.

The last-place Angels beat the defending World Series champions 6-4 on Sunday, rebounding from a late-inning bullpen stumble when Travis d'Arnaud smacked a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth.

"It's tremendous," said d'Arnaud, who also hit an RBI single in the third. "Every game here has felt like a playoff atmosphere. Everybody was passing the baton, having good at-bats up and down the lineup.