Trout HR 6th game in row; Ohtani blister, Angels top Astros
Mike Trout homered in his sixth straight game to set an Angels franchise record, Shohei Ohtani threw five solid innings before exiting because of a blister and Los Angeles beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Saturday night. Trout hit his 34th homer, a three-run drive to left field in the second inning. The three-time AL MVP broke the club mark of five games in a row with a homer set by Bobby Bonds in 1977.
news.yahoo.comAngels lose lead but rally to beat Tigers in 10th
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Velazquez scored on Magneuris Sierra’s bunt single in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels secured their first winning homestand since early May with a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Taylor Ward scored the tying run moments earlier on a throwing error to the plate by shortstop Javier Baez, who had singled home Kody Clemens with the Tigers’ go-ahead run in the top of the 10th. Mike Trout homered in his third consecutive game for the Angels, while Mike Ford and Jo Adell hit back-to-back homers before Los Angeles blew that early 3-0 lead. Mike Mayers pitched 5 2/3 innings of four-hit ball for the Angels, with the converted reliever yielding two runs in his longest appearance of the season. Angels: Anthony Rendon might have a chance to play again this season after all.
mlive.comHow to Watch the Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Angels - MLB (9/7/22) | Channel, Stream, Preview
Before continuing their road trip later this week, the Detroit Tigers will finish up their three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels with a late-afternoon meeting on Wednesday. Watch the Detroit Tigers on DirecTV StreamAfter getting blasted in the series opener, the Tigers put up a much better fight in the second game in Anaheim on Tuesday night. However, Detroit clawed their way back into the game, tying the game by the eighth inning. PROBABLE STARTERSDET: Drew Hutchinson (2-7, 4.06 ERA)LAA: Patrick Sandoval (5-9, 3.02 ERA)Check out more stories about the Detroit Tigers here on MLiveWhat: MLB BaseballWho: Detroit Tigers (51-85) vs. Los Angeles Angels (60-76)When: Wednesday, September 7Time: 4:07 p.m. ETWhere: Angels Stadium (Anaheim, Calif.)Channel: Bally Sports DetroitStream: DirecTV StreamBuy Tigers gear : Fanatics, Amazon, LidsBuy Tigers tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketmasterStream Tigers games live: DirecTV StreamCheck out the MLB standings and results on MLB.com
mlive.comOhtani homers twice as Tigers shut out for 19th time this season
Ohtani had his sixth multi-homer game of the season and Trout also went deep as the Angels routed the skidding Detroit Tigers 10-0 Monday night. Ohtani has 32 homers this year, but Trout still wants to catch his dynamic teammate over the final four weeks. José Suarez (6-6) threw three-hit ball over seven innings. Suarez struck out seven and went seven innings for the second time in 17 starts this season. Angels: RHP Mike Mayers (1-1, 5.17 ERA) will make his 21st appearance and third start of the season.
mlive.comTrout sets Angels scoring record in 12-0 rout of Blue Jays
Mike Trout hit a two-run home run to become the highest-scoring player in Angels history, Reid Detmers and four relievers combined on a six-hitter, and Los Angeles halted a six-game losing streak by routing the Toronto Blue Jays 12-0 on Friday night. Jo Adell hit two home runs, Andrew Velasquez had a two-run blast, and Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run triple for the Angels, who came in having lost nine of 10. Trout scored his 1,025th run with the Angels with his 27th homer off left-hander Yusei Kikuchi in the eighth.
news.yahoo.comAngels 1B Walsh goes on IL with thoracic outlet syndrome
Los Angeles Angels first baseman Jared Walsh was placed on the 10-day injured list on Thursday due to thoracic outlet syndrome on his left side. Walsh has struggled this season offensively, hitting .215 with 15 homers and 44 RBIs in 118 games. Angels head athletic trainer Mike Frostad said before Los Angeles played at Tampa Bay that it has not been determined yet if Walsh will require surgery or could play again this season.
news.yahoo.comHow to Watch the Los Angeles Angels vs. Detroit Tigers - MLB (8/20/22) | Channel, Steam, Preview
On Saturday afternoon, the Detroit Tigers take the field against the Los Angeles Angels in the second game of their three-game weekend series. Watch the Detroit Tigers on DirecTV StreamA pitcher’s duel took place in the series opener on Friday night, with the Angels and Tigers combining for just seven hits. Sandoval had his best start of his young career, pitching his first complete game, allowing four hits, striking out nine Tigers. PROBABLE STARTERSDET: Tyler Alexander (2-7, 3.98 ERA)LAA: Reid Detmers (4-3, 3.45 ERA)Check out more stories about the Detroit Tigers here on MLiveWhat: MLB BaseballWho: Los Angeles Angels (52-67) vs. Detroit Tigers (45-76)When: Saturday, August 20Time: 1:10 p.m. ETWhere: Comerica Park (Detroit, Mich.)Channel: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB NetworkStream: DirecTV Stream, FuboTVBuy Tigers gear : Fanatics, Amazon, LidsBuy Tigers tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketmasterStream Tigers games live: DirecTV StreamCheck out the MLB standings and results on MLB.com
mlive.comHow to Watch the Los Angeles Angels vs. Detroit Tigers - MLB (8/19/22) | Channel, Stream, Preview
After a day off, the Detroit Tigers return to Comerica Park to begin a brief five-game homestand, starting off with the first of three games with the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Watch the Detroit Tigers on DirecTV StreamWhile the Detroit Tigers were able to snap a long losing streak earlier this week against the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians, they blew their chance to take the four-game series after a disastrous eighth inning in the finale on Wednesday. The Tigers and Angels met seven times last season, with L.A. taking six from Detroit, including a three-game sweep in Motown. PROBABLE STARTERSDET: Matt Manning (0-0), 3.24 ERA)LAA: Patrick Sandoval (3-8, 3.42 ERA)Check out more stories about the Detroit Tigers here on MLiveWhat: MLB BaseballWho: Los Angeles Angels (51-67) vs. Detroit Tigers (45-75)When: Friday, August 19Time: 7:10 p.m. ETWhere: Comerica Park (Detroit, Mich.)Channel: Bally Sports DetroitStream: DirecTV StreamBuy Tigers gear : Fanatics, Amazon, LidsBuy Tigers tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketmasterStream Tigers games live: DirecTV StreamBetting: Tigers vs. Angels odds, series schedule and prediction: Friday, 8/19Check out the MLB standings and results on MLB.com
mlive.comTrout's slump worsens, Astros strike out 20 to sweep Angels
Mike Trout watched as a low sinker grazed the outside corner of the strike zone in the third inning Sunday, rung up once again in a weekend filled with strikeouts. The Angels star went 0 for 11 with nine strikeouts in a three-game series and Los Angeles hitters fanned 20 times overall Sunday as the Houston Astros won 4-2 for a sweep.
news.yahoo.comAngels' Nevin banned 10 games for brawl; M's Winker gets 5
Los Angeles Angels interim manager Phil Nevin was suspended 10 games and Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker received a five-game ban from Major League Baseball for their roles in a benches-clearing brawl during the second inning of Sunday’s game.
Ohtani hits 2 homers, 1st grand slam; Angels beat Rays 11-3
Shohei Ohtani hit his first grand slam in professional baseball on a two-homer night, and the surging Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-3 on Monday. Ohtani had a solo shot in the sixth inning off Jalen Beeks. In the eighth, he connected on a 3-1 cutter from Calvin Faucher, who was making his big-league debut, and sent it over the wall in left field for his sixth homer and the Angels' third grand slam this season.
news.yahoo.comAngels' Trout plunked in win over Texas, X-rays negative
Mike Trout left the Los Angeles Angels’ 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday after being hit in his left hand by a pitch, but the team said X-rays were negative and the three-time AL MVP is day to day. Trout was struck by a 1-1 slider from Rangers right-hander Spencer Patton leading off the fifth inning. “Like a normal day, I probably just turn like this (turning his left shoulder in) and just get hit,” Trout said.
news.yahoo.comNot worth 1,000 words: Player images scrubbed from MLB site
Shortly after the sport's first work stoppage in 26 years began Thursday at 12:01 a.m., MLB removed all current player photos and highlights off MLB.com. Major League Baseball said in an email to The Associated Press that “every action we are taking is at the advice of legal counsel per the National Labor Relations Act.”
news.yahoo.comShohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper win 2021 MVP Awards
In the National League, Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper won his second MVP honor. He becomes the second player born in Japan to win the award, joining the Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki (2001). Ohtani is the fourth Angel to be named MVP joining Don Baylor (1979), Vladimir Guerrero (2004) and Trout (2014, 2016 and 2019). He’s the first son of a former MVP winner to receive an MVP vote. Harper is the 12th player to win NL MVP more than once.
mlive.comBetts leads MLB in jersey sales, 4 Dodgers in top 10
Mookie Betts and the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers had four of the top 10 selling jerseys in Major League Baseball this season. Betts' No. 50 uniform claimed the top spot for the second straight year after he was acquired prior to the 2020 season from the Boston Red Sox. Kershaw and Seager are set to become free agents.
news.yahoo.comAngels OFs Mike Trout, Jo Adell likely done for the year
Mike Trout is likely done for the year. Manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday he would be very surprised if Trout played again this season. Adell was placed on the 10-day injured list after he got hurt when he crashed into the wall in left while trying to catch Garrett Stubbs’ RBI double in the ninth inning of the Angels’ 4-2 win at Houston on Saturday night.
news.yahoo.comHow to Watch the Cleveland Indians vs. the Los Angeles Angels (5/18/21) -- MLB | Channel, Stream, Time
It is an inter-divisional battle in the American League on Tuesday night, as the Los Angeles Angels get set to take on the Cleveland Indians, currently second in the AL Central, in game two of their three-game set. The Angels were able to take game one by a final score of 7-4, thanks in large part to a five-run second inning that was highlighted by Shoehi Ohtani’s three-run home run. The Indians certainly did not go quietly, as Cesar Hernandez, Harold Ramirez and Franmil Reyes all went yard, but it was not enough on Monday night. The Indians will be sending 3-3 Zach Plesac to the hill, who had a strong eight-inning performance in a win against the Mariners last week. What: MLB BaseballWho: Cleveland Indians vs. Los Angeles AngelsWhen: Tuesday, May 18Time: 9:38 PM ETWhere: Angel Stadium (Anaheim, Calif.)Stream: ESPN+
mlive.comFirst basemen take home MVP honors in AL and NL
Two first basemen won Most Valuable Player honors on Thursday night. Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu beat out Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez to win American League MVP. Abreu is the fourth White Sox player to win MVP honors, joining Nellie Fox (1959), Dick Allen (1972) and Frank Thomas (1993 and 1994). Abreu is the third Cuban-born player to be named MVP, joining Jose Canseco (1988) and Zoilo Versalles (1965). The last first baseman to win NL honors was Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds in 2010.
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