Reds spoil Mike Trout’s return to the lineup, defeat Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Graham Ashcraft racked up a career-high 10 strikeouts over seven innings, and the Cincinnati Reds spoiled Mike Trout‘s return to the Angels’ lineup by scoring three unearned runs within the fifth inning of a 4-3 victory over Los Angeles on Tuesday evening.
Elly De La Cruz scored the tiebreaking run from first on Spencer Steer’s double simply moments after Angels rookie first baseman Nolan Schanuel made a two-run error on what ought to have been an inning-ending grounder by De La Cruz.
Orange County native Matt McLain hit his 14th homer of the season for the Reds within the opener of a 10-game West Coast journey. Alexis Diaz pitched the ninth for his thirty fourth save in 35 probabilities.
Cincinnati tied it when Schanuel, who was drafted July 9, botched that straightforward two-out floor ball.
“He feels awful for what happened,” Angels supervisor Phil Nevin mentioned about Schanuel. “We’re not putting this on him. We had chances to score.”
Both managers thought De La Cruz’s vaunted velocity on the bases doubtless affected Schanuel’s poise in going to the ball.
“I can’t say enough about our baserunning,” Reds skipper David Bell mentioned. “It puts pressure on defenders. When you can do (what De La Cruz does), it makes you rush a little bit.”
De La Cruz then motored residence with exceptional ease on a gentle double by Steer, a Long Beach native who grew up rooting for the Halos.
“Pretty cool moment,” Steer mentioned. “First time playing here. Grew up going to this stadium (as an) Angels fan. I’m lucky that Elly was running the bases right there, because I don’t think many people score on that ball.”
Ashcraft (7-8) completed his first victory of August by permitting 5 hits, though three had been solo homers.
Trout went 1 for 4 with an infield single in his first sport again from a seven-week harm absence for the Angels. Trout missed 38 video games after surgical procedure on a damaged bone in his hand, however the three-time AL MVP is pushing by way of ache in an try and breathe life into the Halos’ flagging playoff hopes.
Shohei Ohtani went 0 for 3 with a stroll and two strikeouts.
Brandon Drury and Mike Moustakas hit back-to-back homers within the second inning for the Angels (61-65), who returned from back-to-back days off created by Tropical Storm Hilary with their 14th loss in 19 video games. Logan O’Hoppe additionally hit his first homer since April, however the Halos’ playoff hopes are mathematically minimal.
Lucas Giolito (7-10) yielded 5 hits and struck out 9 over six innings for the Angels, however the Halos’ largest addition close to the commerce deadline fell to 1-4 in 5 begins for his new workforce regardless of permitting only one earned run in a gritty efficiency.
“I liked how I threw the ball,” Giolito mentioned. “If I could take one pitch back, it would be the slider (to Steer) to let the go-ahead run go through. I take pride in being able to pick my teammates up, and I didn’t do it. There were a lot of things I could have done to avoid that situation altogether.”
LET’S PLAY TWO
Tuesday’s sport grew to become the collection opener after Monday’s sport was postponed because of the aftereffects of the storm, which left the Angel Stadium subject too moist to play. The groups will play a doubleheader Wednesday.
MORE SPEED
De La Cruz walked and stole second within the first inning, giving him 10 homers and 20 steals in 64 profession video games. That’s sooner than anyone in MLB historical past, beating Barry Bonds’ 65 video games to these marks.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: LHP Nick Lodolo will get a second opinion after having a setback in his restoration from a stress harm in his left tibia throughout his closing rehab begin for Triple-A Louisville. Lodolo, who grew up 20 miles north of Angel Stadium in La Verne, hasn’t pitched for Cincinnati since May 6.
Angels: Anthony Rendon nonetheless hasn’t progressed to on-field work in his restoration from a deep bone bruise in his leg. The $245 million third baseman has been sidelined since July 4 along with his third important harm of the season.
UP NEXT
Ohtani (10-5, 3.17 ERA) takes his scheduled flip within the rotation for the primary sport of the doubleheader, going through the Reds’ Andrew Abbott (8-3, 2.99). Reid Detmers (3-9, 4.93) pitches for Los Angeles within the nightcap. Cincinnati hasn’t introduced a starter for the second sport.
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