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3 days ago
- Sport
Soriano tosses 6 scoreless innings as Angels beat Guardians 4-1 in Trout's return
CLEVELAND -- José Soriano threw six scoreless innings, Mike Trout had a hit in his return to the Angels' lineup and Los Angeles beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Friday night. Jo Adell had three hits and an RBI and Jorge Soler hit a solo homer down the left-field line in the ninth inning as the Angels snapped a five-game losing streak. Cleveland's José Ramírez had his 21-game hitting streak snapped. He drew a walk in the eighth inning to extend his on-base streak to 26 games. The Guardians, who have dropped four of their last five, avoided a shutout on Nolan Jones' RBI single to right with two outs in the ninth. It was the third time this season Soriano (4-5) has gone at least six innings and not allowed a run. The right-hander allowed only four hits with two strikeouts and four walks. Trout, activated off the injured list after he missed 26 games due to a bone bruise on his left knee, lined out to Ramírez at third in his first at-bat before he lined a base hit to left-center in the fourth inning. Adell singled to right with one out in the second to drive in Soler, who drew a walk off Luis Ortiz (2-6) to lead off the inning. The Halos added a pair of runs in the seventh when Scott Kingery scored on a passed ball and Soler had a run-scoring single to center. The Guardians had the bases loaded with two outs in the fourth inning, but Soriano got Gabriel Arias to chase a 98 mph sinker for the strikeout. Trout went 1 for 5 and batted fifth as the designated hitter. It was the first time since Sept. 26, 2011, the three-time American League MVP started a game hitting lower than third. ___
San Francisco Chronicle
3 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Soriano's tosses 6 scoreless innings as Angels beat Guardians 4-1 in Trout's return
CLEVELAND (AP) — José Soriano threw six scoreless innings, Mike Trout had a hit in his return to the Angels' lineup and Los Angeles beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Friday night. Jo Adell had three hits and an RBI and Jorge Soler hit a solo homer down the left-field line in the ninth inning as the Angels snapped a five-game losing streak. Cleveland's José Ramírez had his 21-game hitting streak snapped. He drew a walk in the eighth inning to extend his on-base streak to 26 games. The Guardians, who have dropped four of their last five, avoided a shutout on Nolan Jones' RBI single to right with two outs in the ninth. It was the third time this season Soriano (4-5) has gone at least six innings and not allowed a run. The right-hander allowed only four hits with two strikeouts and four walks. Trout, activated off the injured list after he missed 26 games due to a bone bruise on his left knee, lined out to Ramírez at third in his first at-bat before he lined a base hit to left-center in the fourth inning. Adell singled to right with one out in the second to drive in Soler, who drew a walk off Luis Ortiz (2-6) to lead off the inning. The Halos added a pair of runs in the seventh when Scott Kingery scored on a passed ball and Soler had a run-scoring single to center. Key moment The Guardians had the bases loaded with two outs in the fourth inning, but Soriano got Gabriel Arias to chase a 98 mph sinker for the strikeout. Key stat Trout went 1 for 5 and batted fifth as the designated hitter. It was the first time since Sept. 26, 2011, the three-time American League MVP started a game hitting lower than third. ___
Los Angeles Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
José Soriano delivers six shutout innings in Angels' win over Guardians
CLEVELAND — José Soriano threw six scoreless innings, Mike Trout had a hit in his return to the Angels' lineup in a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. Jo Adell had three hits and an RBI and Jorge Soler hit a solo homer down the left-field line in the ninth inning as the Angels snapped a five-game losing streak. Cleveland's José Ramírez had his 21-game hitting streak snapped. He drew a walk in the eighth inning to extend his on-base streak to 26 games. The Guardians, who have dropped four of their last five, avoided a shutout on Nolan Jones' RBI single to right with two outs in the ninth. It was the third time this season Soriano (4-5) has gone at least six innings and not allowed a run. The right-hander allowed only four hits with two strikeouts and four walks. Trout, activated off the injured list after he missed 26 games due to a bone bruise on his left knee, lined out to Ramírez at third in his first at-bat before he lined a base hit to left-center in the fourth inning. Adell singled to right with one out in the second to drive in Soler, who drew a walk off Luis Ortiz (2-6) to lead off the inning. The Halos added a pair of runs in the seventh when Scott Kingery scored on a passed ball and Soler had a run-scoring single to center. Key moment: The Guardians had the bases loaded with two outs in the fourth inning, but Soriano got Gabriel Arias to chase a 98 mph sinker for the strikeout. Key stat: Trout went 1 for 5 and batted fifth as the designated hitter. It was the first time since Sept. 26, 2011, the three-time American League MVP started a game hitting lower than third. Up next: RHP Kyle Hendricks (2-6, 5.23 ERA) goes for the Angels while RHP Slade Cecconi (1-1, 3.27 ERA) takes the mound for the Guardians.
Los Angeles Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Angels star Mike Trout returns from injury, will hit in No. 5 spot for first time
CLEVELAND — Mike Trout originally expected to return to the Angels' lineup on Monday in Boston. It turns out the timeline was moved up one series and three days. Trout was activated off the injured list before Friday night's game against the Cleveland Guardians. The Angels slugger missed 26 games with soreness in his left knee eventually diagnosed as a bone bruise. The three-time American League MVP had two operations last year on the knee after tearing his meniscus. 'I'm just itching to get out there,' Trout said before the game. 'I think came out of the other day (of running bases) good. I wasn't too sore or anything, I told them I was good enough to go out there and have some good at-bats.' Trout's return comes with something he hasn't done in his 15-year big league career. This will be the first time in 1,532 starts that he will be hitting fifth in the lineup. The only other time Trout batted fifth in 1,547 previous games was on May 14, 2022, against the Athletics, when he entered in the fourth inning and finished the game in center field. 'We know where Mike Trout is in the order. It doesn't matter where he is hitting, he could be hitting ninth,' Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. 'It's got to be a different feeling for sure for them. I mean, he's been in the two or three hole for what, 12 years now? But he's still a really good player.' Manager Ron Washington is happy to have Trout back, especially since he noted Trout wasn't aggressive in rushing back. Washington also knows that Trout isn't ready to return to his normal spot batting second or third. 'He hasn't seen anything. So when you look at what we have, that's where he sits,' Washington said. 'It doesn't make sense for him to protect (Logan) O'Hoppe. So I'll put Mike behind him to protect O'Hoppe. He's not ready to be at the top of the lineup, especially with those guys up there. As we go along the next couple of days, he's not going to remain fifth.' The 33-year old Trout was hitting .179 with nine home runs, 18 RBIs and a .727 OPS in 29 games before the injury. He will be the designated hitter for the weekend series against the Guardians before possibly returning to right field when the Halos head to Boston on Monday for a three-game series. Even though Trout has shied away from wanting to be the designated hitter, he has done well in that spot. In seven games this season, he is 8 for 28 (.286) with six home runs and nine RBIs. Trout said whether or not he plays more games than originally planned at DH the remainder of the season is something that remains to be seen. 'Bone bruises are tricky. I know I am going to be sore but I can deal with it,' he said. 'I definitely have to be cautious, especially the first couple games.' Trout's return comes with the Angels on a five-game skid after an eight-game winning streak that included a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champion Dodgers. Los Angeles were 25-30 going into Friday's game. 'There's so many games that any sense of newness or something to make you excited is something that you'd latch on to. So today is definitely a moment like that,' O'Hoppe said about Trout's return. 'He's the heart of this organization. So we're happy to have our heart beating again for sure.' Trout has missed 404 of the Angels' 664 games — almost 61% — since May 17, 2021, when he tore his calf muscle against Cleveland and was sidelined for the rest of that season. This is the fifth straight year he has had a stint of at least 25 games on the IL. He missed five weeks of the 2022 season with a back injury, and all but one game after July 3 in 2023 after he broke a bone in his hand on a foul ball. Trout played in 29 games last season before the meniscus injury.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Angels slugger Mike Trout is expected to be activated off the injured list on Friday, AP source says
CLEVELAND (AP) Mike Trout is expected to be activated off the injured list on Friday before the Los Angeles Angels face the Cleveland Guardians, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the move has not been announced. Advertisement The Angels have an open roster spot after Matthew Lugo was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday. Trout hasn't played since April 30, when he left the game against the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning with soreness in his left knee eventually diagnosed as a bone bruise. The three-time American League MVP had two operations last year on the knee after tearing his meniscus. The 33-year-old Trout has missed 26 straight games after playing in the Angels' first 29 this season. The Halos (25-30) are beginning a six-game trip and have dropped five straight. Trout was hitting .179 with nine home runs, 18 RBIs and a .727 OPS before being placed on the injured list. He did some base running and faced a minor league pitcher during the Angels' recent series at home against the New York Yankees. Advertisement Trout has missed 404 of the Angels' 664 games - almost 61% - since May 17, 2021, when he tore his calf muscle and was sidelined for the rest of that season. This is the fifth straight year the slugger has had a stint of at least 25 games on the IL. He missed five weeks of the 2022 season with a back injury, and all but one game after July 3 in 2023 after he broke a bone in his hand on a foul ball. Trout played in 29 games last season before the meniscus injury. --- AP MLB:
