The three-time All-Star still isn’t throwing that hard, but he sure was effective in a seven-inning stint on Thursday as the Los Angeles Angels used a two-run homer from Mike Trout to beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 and close a 10-game trip.
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Adam Eaton made a running catch and fired a throw to first base to try to double off Ian Desmond.
Eaton threw to first, where Jose Abreu eventually tagged the dancing Desmond in foul territory.
Score that 9-3-2-6-2-5, the first White Sox triple play since September 18, 2006, against Detroit. Los Angeles returns home and sends RHP Nick Tropeano (1-0, 0.84 ERA) against Seattle RHP Felix Hernandez (1-1, 1.00 ERA) in Friday’s opener of a three-game weekend series.RF Kole Calhoun has recorded hits in 12 of his first 16 games and went 1-for-3 with a walk on Thursday. “But to say we’ve been scuffling, I think that’s the wrong term”. The 27-year-old southpaw has been terrific through his first four starts this season, registering a 1.82 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 22/5 K/BB ratio over 24 2/3 innings.
Undoubtedly the most important things the Indians offense did today were things it felt like they failed to do all of last season – hit with runners on, and hit with two outs.
The right-hander was 0-2 with a 4.24 ERA in his first four starts against the White Sox before beating them twice in September behind a 2.38 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 11 1-3 innings. The White Sox homered and then scratched together a second run in a 2-1 victory over the Angels.
CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago White Sox had put together an unlikely ninth-inning rally. Cabrera raced in from third base as Perez desperately pointed to the ball.
Three full-timers – Jose Abreu (.190), Austin Jackson (.170) and Avisail Garcia (.146) – are hitting below.200 as is catcher Alex Avila, who singled in two at-bats to raise his average to.185.
“Aces have always been those guys that extend winning streaks and stop losing streaks”, manager Robin Ventura said. “But we expect him to do better and get off the slump he’s on right now.”.
The Rangers’ Adrian Beltre started his 2,500th game at third base.
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The bright spot of the four game series was the pitching, pretty much par for the course so far this season.
