Way more than he needed. And the Royals would tack on two more runs in the inning, taking their first lead on a triple to right from Jarrod Dyson.
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The Royals scored four runs in the seventh inning, Mondesi’s bunt single starting the key play.
And Angels manager Mike Scioscia emerged from the third-base dugout, arguing that Mondesi had interfered with the throw by running in the base line. “He mixed his pitches up well”.
In his past 36 innings, he has struck out 34 and walked only four.
“Salvy’s big two-run homer was nice, cut the deficit to two, but we just couldn’t do anything after that”, Yost said.
It is impossible to know for sure, of course, if the meeting had any effect – if it helped clear the air or serve as a reset.
The left-hander, who had elbow surgery in August 2014, had his fastball clocked in the 91-95 miles per hour range. “He was very impressive. That’s pretty good stuff he featured out there tonight”. The Royals won five of six past year from the Angels and swept the Angels in the 2014 ALDS, but this is a different club. Victor Martinez and James McCann also drove in runs for the Tigers.
Perez led off the sixth with his fifth homer. The Royals went three-up, three-down in the first, and tallied one hit through the first three innings. Behind him, the Angels’ offense ran wild, piling on runs in a 13-0 rout of the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
After Santiago left, the Royals did not get a hit off Angels relievers J.C. Ramirez, Fernando Salas, Cam Bedrosian and Huston Street. “It’s an unfortunate situation. If this is my last game here I just enjoy it and have fun with the guys and see what happens from there”.
Hours after NY traded Chapman to the Chicago Cubs, All-Star relievers Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller closed out the Astros to help the fourth-place Yankees (51-48) move three games above.500 for the first time this season.
The play was scored a single, giving Mondesi his first career major-league hit. He finished 0 for 3 in his regular-season debut Tuesday. Mondesi, 21, received a 50-game suspension this year after testing positive for Clenbuterol, a performance-enhancing substance.
In Skaggs’ penultimate rehab start, he faced the Royals’ triple-A affiliate, the Omaha Storm Chasers. Merrifield hit.317 in his first 34 games, but only.169 in his last 19 games, including going 1 for 17 after the All-Star break. WHITE SOX 5, CUBS 4 Tyler Saladino hit a game-ending RBI single, and the Chicago White Sox put a damper on the Chicago Cubs’ trade for Aroldis Chapman with a victory.
Angels: RHP Nick Tropeano, who has been diagnosed with a medium to high grade UCL right elbow tear, traveled to NY for a second opinion from Dr. David Altchek.
The Angels played the final two-plus innings of their game against the Royals in Kansas City on Wednesday under protest . “We’re trying to get another right-handed bat in there and get Greg some at-bats”, Scioscia said. “I was not throwing good quality pitches”. That being said, he has been one of the Angels’ most reliable starters along with surprise star Matt Shoemaker.
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He immediately faced trouble after he walked Yunel Escobar, and allowed two hits. He has won his past five decisions and is 3-0 with a 3.70 ERA at home.
