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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jack Kochanowicz shows potential, but gets little support in Angels' loss to Yankees
Jack Kochanowicz mowed through his first three innings against the Yankees on Monday night. The 6-foot-7 sinkerballer was doing all of what manager Ron Washington asked of him before the game: pitch to contact and let his defense do the work. "Just be Jack,' Washington said. 'Throw his sinker, change, eye-level, put the ball in play early — which is when he's at his best. That's what he does. So that's all. I'm not looking for him to be nothing more than that, and if he's that, it'll be good enough." Nine up, and nine down on 28 pitches — Kochanowicz looked 'good enough.' He was hurling just as efficiently as he did against the Dodgers on May 16 when he limited the Angels' crosstown foes to just one run across 6 ⅔ innings. As he jaunted to the mound for the fourth, the crowd woke up, rising in volume; but not for Kochanowicz. Read more: Chris Taylor is staying in SoCal. Angels sign former Dodgers utilityman 'Let's go, Yankees,' the fans in the right-field seats of Angel Stadium bellowed, much like the 'Bleacher Creatures' would back in the Bronx. First baseman Ben Rice singled, and then center fielder Trent Grisham did too. Following a rousing ovation, designated hitter Aaron Judge — who upped his batting average to a league-high .398 — loaded the bases on an infield single. As Yankees fans roared louder, Kochanowicz hiccupped. The sophomore starting pitcher walked Cody Bellinger on four pitches to bring in a run, and two batters later, Anthony Volpe hit a bases-clearing double off the center-field wall to power the Yankees (33-20) to a 4-1 lead. It was more than enough to take down the Angels (25-28), who struggled to string together hits for the third consecutive game in a 5-1 loss to open the series. Shortstop Zach Neto led off the bottom of the first with a 440-foot solo home run to center field — the longest of his career — but it was all the Angels had to offer at the plate. Before the game, Washington called his offense young and inconsistent. The Angels offered more of those characteristics against the Yankees and left-hander Ryan Yarbrough. Outside of a fluke infield single from Jo Adell, Neto's home run was all the Angels mustered against the funky, sidearm delivery of the New York southpaw through six innings. Yarbrough easily dispatched Chris Taylor — who started in center field and went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts in his Angels debut — for a flyout and second baseman Kevin Newman for a strikeout to end the fifth. The sixth inning was no better as the top of the Angels' lineup went down 1-2-3 and Yarbrough exited with his longest and arguably best start of the season, striking out seven. The Angels struck out 11 times in the game. 'Sustaining that offense that we had,' Washington said when asked before the game about matching the offensive rhythm of the Angels' eight-game winning streak, 'it's impossible.' Read more: Angels upbeat about their future despite dropping back-to-back games Outside of his four-run, fourth inning, Kochanowicz was in the 'midseason form' he described himself in on Sunday. The right-hander pumped his fastball as high as 97.3 mph and averaged 95.0 on his sinker, both a tick below his season averages. Four of his 6 ⅔ innings concluded in 1-2-3 fashion. Kochanowicz struck out five and walked two, giving up just five hits. But the Angels' offense didn't back up their pitchers, sending them to a three-game losing streak. Note: Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe left the game after being hit in the head on a backswing during the eighth inning, Washington said. O'Hoppe was removed from the game as a precaution. He will be assessed Tuesday. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Game #50, Athletics vs Angels Game Thread
Hoping to end the losing streak at seven games, the Athletics take on the Los Angeles Angels tonight at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. The A's sit two games behind the Angels in the loss column in the American League West and can move ahead of them by taking the next two games in the series. Taking the mound tonight for the A's is 29-year-old lefty JP Sears. Sears is 4-3 with a 3.31 ERA in nine starts and 49 innings. He was 2-0 last year against the Angels with only two earned runs in 11.1 innings. Sears will go up against 24-year-old righty Jack Kochanowicz. So far in 2025, Kochanowicz is 3-5 with a 4.71 ERA in nine starts. He's 0-1 with a 14.14 ERA lifetime against the A's (one start in 2024). Advertisement Kochanowicz will face this lineup for the A's tonight, who will be without rookie phenom Jacob Wilson who has a contusion on his left forearm: Sears will face this lineup for the Angels: Follow the Game: Watch: Athletics - NBCSCA Listen: Athletics - Talk 650 KSTE, A's Cast, KWNR 95.5 The Bull, KSAC 104.7 FM/890 AM More from
Fox Sports
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Kochanowicz limits Dodgers, and Angels turn 5 double plays in 6-2 win in Freeway Series opener
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Kochanowicz tossed one-run ball over 6 2/3 innings, Yoan Moncada hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in the Freeway Series opener Friday night. The last-place Angels led 2-0 on Moncada's homer on his first pitch from Dustin May in the first inning. May hit Matthew Lugo and Tim Anderson back-to-back before Zach Neto's two-run double to left extended the lead to 4-0 in the fourth. Kochanowicz (3-5) allowed one run, struck out five and walked four in winning back-to-back starts for the first time this season. The Dodgers closed to 4-2 on Shohei Ohtani's 16th homer off Ryan Zeferjahn in the eighth. Max Muncy's RBI double provided their first run. The Angels answered with Nolan Schanuel's two-run single that made it 6-2 in the ninth. May (1-4) gave up four runs and six hits in five innings. He struck out eight and walked two. Key moment The Angels turned four of their five double plays behind Kochanowicz, who owns the second-highest groundball rate in the American League since July 11, 2024. The double plays tied a Dodgers record and were the most by an opponent since Aug. 7, 2015, at Cincinnati. Key stats Dodgers rookie Hyeseong Kim streak of reaching base ended at nine plate appearances when he grounded out in the eighth. Up next LHP Clayton Kershaw comes off the injured list to make his 18th season debut for the Dodgers on Saturday. LHP Tyler Anderson (2-1, 2.58 ERA) was set to start for the Angels. ___ AP MLB: recommended
Winnipeg Free Press
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Kochanowicz limits Dodgers, and Angels turn 5 double plays in 6-2 win in Freeway Series opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Kochanowicz tossed one-run ball over 6 2/3 innings, Yoán Moncada hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in the Freeway Series opener Friday night. The last-place Angels led 2-0 on Moncada's homer on his first pitch from Dustin May in the first inning. May hit Matthew Lugo and Tim Anderson back-to-back before Zach Neto's two-run double to left extended the lead to 4-0 in the fourth. Kochanowicz (3-5) allowed one run, struck out five and walked four in winning back-to-back starts for the first time this season. The Dodgers closed to 4-2 on Shohei Ohtani's 16th homer off Ryan Zeferjahn in the eighth. Max Muncy's RBI double provided their first run. The Angels answered with Nolan Schanuel's two-run single that made it 6-2 in the ninth. May (1-4) gave up four runs and six hits in five innings. He struck out eight and walked two. Key moment The Angels turned four of their five double plays behind Kochanowicz, who owns the second-highest groundball rate in the American League since July 11, 2024. The double plays tied a Dodgers record and were the most by an opponent since Aug. 7, 2015, at Cincinnati. Key stats Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Dodgers rookie Hyeseong Kim streak of reaching base ended at nine plate appearances when he grounded out in the eighth. Up next LHP Clayton Kershaw comes off the injured list to make his 18th season debut for the Dodgers on Saturday. LHP Tyler Anderson (2-1, 2.58 ERA) was set to start for the Angels. ___ AP MLB:
Los Angeles Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Shohei Ohtani's league-leading 16th homer can't save Dodgers in loss to Angels
The Dodgers entered their weekend series with the Angels as the winningest team in the National League. But on Friday they weren't even the best team in Southern California, with right-hander Jack Kochanowicz holding them to a run on five hits over 6 2/3 innings in a 6-2 Angels win. A night earlier, the Dodgers (29-16) scored 19 times in a rout of the Athletics. But Kochanowicz, who turned in his best performance of the season to win his second straight decision, dodged trouble all night. The Dodgers helped, matching a franchise record by hitting into five double plays. Right-hander Dustin May, winless in his last four outings, got off to a rough start for the Dodgers. After striking out leadoff hitter Zach Neto, he walked Nolan Schanuel on five pitches then gave up a two-run homer to Yoán Moncada, his third of the season. The fourth inning was even rougher with the Angels (18-25) loading the bases with one out on a single and two hit batters. That allowed Neto to double the lead with a double to left. May (1-4) escaped further trouble with a pair of strikeouts. He left after the fifth inning, having allowed six hits and four runs but striking out a season-high eight. Dodger pitchers struck out 15 batters on the night. They couldn't get much going offensively, however, scoring their only run off Kochanowicz (3-5) in the fourth when Will Smith drew a one-out walk, then scored on Max Muncy's double to the wall in right-center. Shohei Ohtani added a second run in the eight, belting a long homer into the batter's eye beyond the center-field wall off reliever Ryan Zeferjahn. The home run was Ohtani's league-leading 16th of the season and third in two nights. The Angels closed out the scoring in the ninth on a two-run single by Schanuel. Neto, Luis Rengifo, Taylor Ward and Matthew Lugo had two hits each for the Angels while Schanuel and Moncada drove in two runs each. Smith, Ohtani and rookie Hyeseong Kim had two hits each for the Dodgers. Notes: The Dodgers summoned right-hander Ryan Loutos from Triple A Oklahoma City to give them a fresh arm after left-hander Justin Wrobleski threw four scoreless innings to earn the win in Thursday's rout of the A's. Loutos made his Dodger debut in the ninth inning, giving up two runs. ... Outfielder Teoscar Hernández, out since May 6 with a groin strain, is expected to make a rehab assignment with single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday and could be reactivated Monday. Utility player Tommy Edman, out two weeks with right ankle infammation, could rejoin the team Sunday. For the Angels outfielder Mike Trout, who went on the injured list May 2 with a left knee injury, did some throwing Friday and is continuing to progress in his rehab, although manager Ron Washington said the team has no timeline for his return.
