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Angels' Trout bats leadoff for first time since 2020, homers in first at-bat against Orioles

Apr. 24, 2024 01:50 AM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington was hoping to get a spark by putting Mike Trout in the leadoff spot Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles. The three-time AL MVP quickly obliged. Hitting leadoff for first time since 2020, Trout...

Trout hits first leadoff homer since 2012, Angels beat Orioles 7-4 to snap 5-game skid

Apr. 24, 2024 01:24 AM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout hit his first leadoff home run since 2012, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Zach Neto had two hits and drove in two runs as the Angels’ six through nine hitters...

Trout caught looking by Kimbrel with bases loaded for final out as Orioles beat slumping Angels 4-2

Apr. 23, 2024 01:08 AM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Craig Kimbrel struck out Mike Trout looking with the bases loaded for the final out, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 Monday night for their seventh win in eight games. James McCann and Colton Cowser homered and Adley Rutschman drove...

Ryan Pepiot pitches 6 strong innings as Rays beat Angels 2-1

Apr. 18, 2024 16:19 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Pepiot allowed one run and three hits in six strong innings, Amed Rosario hit an RBI triple in Tampa Bay's two-run first and the Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Thursday to split their four-game series. Pepiot (2-2) struck out seven and...

RBI singles by Anthony Rendon and Taylor Ward in the 9th inning lead Angels beat past Rays 5-4

Apr. 17, 2024 22:48 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Rendon and Taylor Ward hit run-scoring singles off struggling closer Pete Fairbanks in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Wednesday night. The victory came a day after after Tampa Bay scored twice with two...

Amed Rosario's RBI infield single in the 13th inning lifts the Rays to a 7-6 win over the Angels

Apr. 16, 2024 23:07 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Amed Rosario drove in the winning run with an infield single and the Tampa Bay Rays scored twice in the 13th inning to complete a late comeback and beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 on Tuesday night. Each team scored once in the 10th and 11th innings and...

Mike Trout's 2-run homer highlights 5-run outburst in the 8th as the Angels top Rays 7-3

Apr. 15, 2024 22:17 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mike Trout's two-run homer highlighted a five-run outburst in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Monday night. Trout gave the Angels a 2-1 lead with his seventh homer, a 111.1 mph, 420-foot shot down the...

Boston reliever Kenley Jansen says slick baseballs hard to control

Apr. 14, 2024 19:00 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Kenley Jansen is upset with the quality of baseballs. “I got to get better, but also if you’re playing in the cold weather, windy, and you get pearls balls out there that’s not rubbed well, I don’t know where the ball’s going,” the Boston reliever said...

Triston Casas hits 2-run homer, Red Sox clean up defense in 7-2 win over Angels

Apr. 13, 2024 19:31 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Triston Casas hit a long two-run homer in a four-run first inning and the Boston Red Sox cleaned up their season-long defensive problems in a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday for their first home victory of the season. Masataka Yoshida added two RBI...

Max Fried tosses 6 solid innings and Marcell Ozuna homers as Braves beat Marlins 8-1

Apr. 12, 2024 23:00 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Max Fried pitched six solid innings and Marcell Ozuna homered to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 win over the Miami Marlins in their series opener Friday night. Fried (1-0) entered with an 18.00 ERA after a pair of rough starts to open the season, but limited the...