Ohtani reaches 400 MLB strikeouts, Angels beat Astros in 12
After eight strong innings from Shohei Ohtani on Saturday night, the last thing Matt Duffy and the Los Angeles Angels wanted was to make sure that effort was in vain. Duffy's bloop single in the 12th inning drove in Taylor Ward with the winning run as the Angels rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros. Earlier in the game, Ohtani reached 400 major league strikeouts.
news.yahoo.comPhillies rally late to hand Angels 11th straight loss
APTOPIX Angels Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Bryson Stott is doused by teammates after hitting a walk-off three run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game off Los Angeles Angels' Jimmy Herget, Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Philadelphia. The three-time MVP did walk and score a run for the Angels, whose last win came on May 24. After blowing a 6-2 lead in the eighth, the Angels went ahead 7-6 in the ninth against Corey Knebel (2-4) when Matt Duffy made up for a costly fielding error at third base with a two-out RBI single. Angels manager Joe Maddon, who summoned Iglesias with one out in the eighth, brought in Jimmy Herget to face Stott. The Angels went ahead with five runs in the fourth off Kyle Gibson.
wftv.comPhillies rally late to hand Angels 11th straight loss
Bryson Stott hit a game-winning, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning after Bryce Harper tied it with a grand slam in the eighth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 9-7 victory that sent slumping Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels to their 11th straight defeat.
Squid style: Angels dressed in Velazquez's street style
When Andrew Velazquez got on the bus at Angel Stadium for the charter flight to New York, all of his teammates were dressed in the hip street mode of the 27-year-old shortstop known as "Squid." Angels manager Joe Maddon got into the spirit. It came out of my closet," said Maddon, who tries to be far hipper than his 68 years would indicate. There was a very interesting `Peace and Love' shirt underneath this wonderful shirt, and some khakis, because I know he went to Fordham Prep." In his first season with the Angels, Velazquez was back in the Bronx for a three-game series against the Yankees.
wftv.comSchwindel's grand slam lifts Cubs over Pirates 11-8
Frank Schwindel hit a go-ahead grand slam, Matt Duffy homered twice, including a grand slam, and the Chicago Cubs outslugged the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday for an 11-8 win. With Chicago trailing 8-7 with two outs and the bases loaded in the seventh inning, Schwindel hit a curveball off reliever Nick Mears to the bleachers in center turn the game around. Duffy also had three hits and Jason Heyward also went deep as the Cubs won their sixth straight.
news.yahoo.comCastro's hit in 10th gives Tigers 9-8 win over Cubs
Cubs Tigers Baseball Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera hits a one-run single against the Chicago Cubs in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Saturday, May 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (Paul Sancya)DETROIT — (AP) — Harold Castro hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning off Craig Kimbrel to give the Detroit Tigers a 9-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Nomar Mazara tied it with an RBI single that scored the automatic runner, and JaCoby Jones ran for Mazara and stole second. His RBI single off Michael Fulmer (3-2) gave the Cubs the lead in the top of the 10th. Tigers: 3B Jeimer Candelario left the game after being hit on the left knee by a pitch in the sixth.
wftv.comFranco one of several top prospects picked for player pools
(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Top prospect Wander Franco is part of the Tampa Bay Rays' 60-man player pool, and the Detroit Tigers are including their most heralded young pitchers as baseball gears up for its abbreviated season. Sunday was the deadline for teams to submit player pools, although additions can be made later. Pitcher Brendan McKay and infielder Vidal Brujan, two other top Tampa Bay prospects, also made the pool. They are some of our more advanced prospects," Rays general manager Erik Neander said. He's in their player pool, along with Matt Manning, Tarik Skubal, Alex Faedo and Franklin Perez.