Patrick Sandoval tried to flip the script from his final unhealthy begin.
He completed his outing after 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts, giving up 4 hits, two earned runs, two walks, and one hit by pitch. However that last line would have definitely regarded totally different if not for the sixth inning of the Angels’ sloppy 7-2 loss to the Texas Rangers on Friday at Angel Stadium.
“I felt actually good, stuff felt good, slider was slightly off right this moment, however the remainder of the pitches felt good,” Sandoval mentioned. “Simply felt extra in management this recreation than the final two.”
Sandoval had pitched 5 scoreless innings, giving up solely two hits — and holding his personal within the pitching matchup with Rangers All-Star Martín Pérez — earlier than the rating modified in favor of the Rangers.
Within the sixth inning, with one out and nobody on, Rangers shortstop Marcus Semien cracked a double into the left-field nook off Sandoval’s 1-and-0 changeup. Jo Adell ran to retrieve it however couldn’t safe it in time to carry Semien at second.
Semien, seeing the difficulty Adell was having, rounded second and was being waved house earlier than Adell threw the ball to Luis Rengifo. Rengifo ripped the ball to catcher Kurt Suzuki however his throw bounced on the filth only a foot from Suzuki, who couldn’t catch it, permitting Semien to attain.
Adell mentioned he was pissed off, particularly with how nicely Sandoval was throwing, and that play modified the momentum of the sport.
“It sucks,” Adell mentioned. “I believe he threw actually, rather well. He had slightly scuffle there, however threw rather well. I gotta be higher. I gotta make the performs. It’s that easy. However we’ll get to work, I’ll get to work. I’ll get again on the market. That’s why we play this many video games. So tomorrow’s a brand new day.”
Sandoval mentioned the play didn’t have an effect on him.
“They only put the bat on some pitches, put the ball in play and made us make some performs,” he mentioned.
Sandoval acquired his subsequent batter, Leody Taveras, to floor out, after which walked Jonah Heim. His last batter of the sport, Adolis Garcia, tried to recreate Semien’s at-bat with one other double hit to left. Garcia didn’t rating, however he did drive in Heim for a 2-0 lead.
The Rangers tacked on 5 extra runs within the ninth inning on two hits given up by reliever Aaron Loup, three hits and two wild pitches by Elvis Peguero and a fielding error by Rengifo.
Loup acquired the primary two outs of the inning, then gave up back-to-back singles to Josh H. Smith and Kole Calhoun. Peguero got here on to attempt to safe the ultimate out however gave up a double to Ezeqiuel Duran that scored Smith. Rengifo’s fielding error allowed Semien to succeed in base and Calhoun to attain.
Duran scored on Peguero’s wild pitch and Semien went to second. Semien scored on a single by Taveras. Heim then reached on a ground-rule double that scored Taveras for the ultimate run.
Interim supervisor Phil Nevin mentioned he didn’t fault Rengifo for the defensive hiccup.
“Luis’s been nice for us on each side of the ball,” Nevin mentioned. “It was a tricky play coming in and he didn’t make the play.”
He additionally mentioned that Peguero “acquired scattered” by means of the inning.
The Angels’ sleepy offense wakened just a bit, mustering 4 hits.
Adell acquired the primary hit — a double — off Pérez within the fifth inning and was left stranded. Within the sixth, Brandon Marsh labored a stroll, then David Fletcher labored a five-pitch at-bat for a single. And Rengifo knocked in Marsh with a single of his personal.
The Angels acquired a break in seeking to tie the rating when Fletcher and Rengifo superior when Perez was known as for a balk. However Taylor Ward ended the risk with a flyout, leaving Fletcher and Rengifo stranded.
Rengifo and Jared Walsh then made a last-ditch effort within the backside of the ninth inning.
Rengifo, who reached on a single, scored when Walsh’s sharp grounder acquired previous Rangers first baseman by Nathaniel Lowe for an error to get the Angels their last run.
Nonetheless, the highest of that sixth inning was one Sandoval most likely would need again contemplating how the sport had been going.
Sandoval cruised by means of the primary and second innings, making fast work of his first seven batters earlier than giving up a success within the third.
That hit, a single by Rangers designated hitter Nick Solak, was adopted by Sandoval strolling Duran.
Pitching coach Matt Clever went out to speak to Sandoval, and he then struck out the final two batters of that inning.
He bumped into one other hiccup within the fifth inning, when he hit Solak on his first pitch to him that at-bat, however Solak didn’t rating after being caught attempting to steal second.
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