500 for the first time this season and now hold a lead of 1 1/2 games over the Astros.
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The Angels scored 10 runs on Sunday after being shut out on Saturday.
The teams are expected to play a doubleheader on Monday, with the first game scheduled for 2 p.m. The second game will remain at its original 7 p.m. start time, though that’s subject to change depending on how long the first game lasts.
Calhoun moved to third on Trout’s flyout to deep right-center field, but first baseman Albert Pujols couldn’t get the run in when he popped out to shallow right. He limped off the field after Mike Napoli’s line drive deflected off his right shin before shortstop Erick Aybar threw him out to end the inning.
Curtis Granderson hit his fifth leadoff homer of the season for the Mets. 264 to.287.
The Angels posted shutouts in the first two games of this four-game series, which will be completed Monday in a day-night doubleheader in Anaheim. He was batting. 400 with a 1.206 OPS, six homers and 18 RBI.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – After 20 years and 1,609 consecutive home games, the Los Angeles Angels finally lost another game to rain. “So it’s a good idea for them to do this”.
But Huston Street”s 300th career save was also there for the taking, and with a three-run lead and the Angels closer warming, Manager Mike Scioscia had a hard decision for the ninth: “Stick with Richards or give Street a shot at history.
Santiago (6-4, 2.33 ERA) is poised to match his teammate’s performance, though.
“I throw knuckleballs, man”, he said last night. “Besides the home run, I mean, you see him beat out a routine double-play ball”. The biggest thing was being able to throw multiple pitches for strikes. “And now, I’ve kind of evolved to a pitcher”.
Boston (42-49) seeks to avoid a fourth straight loss and score for the first time in this series after totaling seven hits – five singles – in losses by 1-0 on Friday and 3-0 on Saturday.
Heavy downpours turned Angel Stadium’s outfield into virtual marshlands Sunday night, forcing the postponement of their game against the Boston Red Sox.
For both the Red Sox and Wright, the strong hope is that they can use his familiarity and comfort level to neutralize the Angels’ home-field advantage and regain needed momentum. “The four days off affected pretty much everybody around here, so hopefully we’ll bounce back”. The Red Sox big money offseason pickups, Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval, are hitting.
Yankees legend Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hit-streak ended July 17, 1941 (74 years ago today).
San Francisco’s Hunter Pence had tied the game with a two-run homer in the three-run seventh.
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Leake (7-5), who can become a free agent after the season and is considered by many to be trade bait for the struggling Reds, allowed one run and four hits with two walks and two strikeouts while improving to 4-1 over his last six starts. “Santiago enters in excellent current form with a 0.86 ERA and 0.81 WHIP in his past three starts overall”.
