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3 days ago
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Athletics fall again to the Angels, 10-5
Hoping to end the losing streak at seven games, the Athletics took on the Los Angeles Angels tonight at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. The A's 29-year-old lefty JP Sears faced off against Jack Kochanowicz for the Halos. Kochanowicz walked three batters in the bottom of the first, loading the bases without a single hit. But Nick Kurtz struck out, stranding the runners. In the top of the second, Logan O'Hoppe homered to left center field scoring Jorge Soler. That gave the Angels an early 2-0 lead. But it didn't last long. With one out, Seth Brown reached on a Tim Anderson error, and Max Schuemann singled, moving Brown to third. Then after a strike call that clearly annoyed Lawrence Butler he crushed a homer to straightaway center field. That gave the A's a 3-2 lead. Tyler Soderstrom singled with two outs. Advertisement The A's lead lasted no longer as Tim Anderson doubled over the head of Seth Brown to lead off the top of the third inning. Then Zach Neto homered to left field to retake the lead. In the top of the fourth the Angels added to that lead by hitting back-to-back homers off Sears. This time O'Hoppe and Jo Adell went yard to make the score 6-3. Sears kept LA off the board in the top of the fifth and Kurtz hit his third homer of the year to tighten the score to 6-4 in the bottom half of the inning. Tyler Ferguson relieved Sears in the top of the sixth and tossed a hitless, scoreless inning on three consecutive ground outs. Nick Kurtz enjoyed his first homer of the night so much, he did it again in the bottom of the seventh to bring the A's to within one. Luis Urías followed that with a single and Seth Brown walked, still with no one out. Schuemann tried to lay down a sacrifice bunt the Halos were able to get the lead runner at third. Butler popped out, bringing Shea Langeliers to the plate with two down. Unfortunately, he grounded into an unassisted force out at third to end the inning. Advertisement Michel Otañez replaced Ferguson in the top of the eight inning. Taylor Ward tripled over the head of Seth Brown in center field, and Jorge Soler doubled to drive in Ward. O'Hoppe walked. Otañez walked Adell to load the bases. Kotsay then brought in Matt Krook. It would be Krook's third appearance for the A's this year. On Krook's second pitch Matthew Lugo hit into a 5-2-3 double play. O'Hoppe scored on a wild pitch. Krook walked Kevin Newman. Tim Anderson struck out looking to end the inning, but not before the Angels extended their lead to three, 8-5 going into the bottom of the eighth. Matt Krook came out to start the ninth, facing Zach Neto to lead off. Neto singled and Nolan Schanuel dropped a sacrifice bunt to move him to second. Neto attempted to steal third. He was called safe, but TV replays showed that he was clearly out. The A's did not have a challenge left, and he scored when Taylor Ward singled to left field. Jorge Soler doubled off the wall in center field to score Ward from first. That made the score 10-5. Anthony Maldanado replaced Krook with one down. A wild pitch moved Soler to third. O'Hoppe struck out swinging for the second out, as did Adell for the third out. The A's went down quietly in the ninth and the final score was 10-5, giving our Athletics eight straight losses. During that streak they were outscored 62-21, not a stat to be proud of. Tomorrow they finish this four-game series with the Angels at 12:35pm at Sutter Health Park. More from
New York Times
4 days ago
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- New York Times
The key to Yankees' Mark Leiter Jr.'s dominant start? Work with his dad
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mark Leiter Jr. started to walk off the mound, yelled and gave a slight fist pump. He didn't care if the pitch he had thrown was actually a strike. All that mattered to Leiter was that the umpire called the curveball strike three against Logan O'Hoppe even though it was well outside to give the New York Yankees a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on Wednesday night. Advertisement 'That wasn't a strike?' Leiter asked after the game. Moments before, catcher J.C. Escarra gave his opinion. 'Oh,' he said, 'it was definitely a ball. It was way out there.' It earned Leiter his second save of what's been an impressive season for the New Jersey native. With his scoreless ninth inning, he improved his ERA to 2.28 over 26 games. He's struck out a whopping 35 hitters in 23 2/3 innings. His 34.5 percent whiff rate put him in the 94th percentile of pitchers, according to Statcast. He's also done an excellent job with his hard-hit rate (28.8 percent). Yankees reliever Mark Leiter Jr. so far this season. — Brendan Kuty 🧟♂️ (@BrendanKutyNJ) May 29, 2025 Leiter has been a crucial piece to the Yankees' bullpen, which didn't have closer Luke Weaver or Devin Williams available Wednesday night due to their recent workloads. 'He's super competitive,' manager Aaron Boone said. 'The bigger the spot, the more he thrives. Whether you get a result or not, he's fearless out there. Stuff has been good all year.' The performance came after starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt (2-2, 3.95 ERA) went six scoreless innings in maybe his best outing of the year, striking out four, walking one and giving up four hits. Ian Hamilton (1 2/3 innings) and Tim Hill (1/3 inning) also supported the shutout, which gave the Yankees a series sweep heading into Thursday's off day before they start a three-game set at the Los Angeles' Dodgers on Friday. The Yankees (35-20) lead the American League East by seven games and have won nine of their last 10. For Leiter, the key has been better sinker velocity, according to Boone. Leiter's sinker went into Wednesday averaging 94 mph this season. Last year, it was at 91.5 mph. He's also throwing it more. Entering Wednesday, he had thrown it 37.3 percent of the time. Last season, it comprised 28.6 percent of his offerings. Advertisement 'Right away we noticed this year that the stuff was crisper,' Boone said. 'More life to the sinker.' How did that happen? How did Leiter improve the pitch? He worked with his father, Mark Leiter Sr., who pitched parts of 11 seasons in the majors, including eight games with the Yankees in 1990 as a rookie. 'It's a lot of things, honestly,' Mark Leiter Jr. said. 'Just getting into some better principles with my delivery, something I worked hard at this winter going home with my dad and working on mechanics and stuff like that. Just kind of finding a little bit of different focus with how to generate more velocity.' How important has that been for Leiter, who also leans on a devastating splitter with a 52.3 percent whiff rate? 'It definitely helps if your stuff gets better,' he said. 'It definitely gives you a little uptick in everything you do.' Last season was tough on Leiter, who was traded from the Chicago Cubs to the Yankees at the deadline. He put up a 4.98 ERA in 21 games after the trade. But he also made four scoreless appearances for the Yankees in the World Series. 'Look,' Boone said, 'he ended up being really good for us in the biggest of moments last year. It was a little bit up and down in those final couple of months, but he had good moments in there and finished really strong in the postseason for us when he got on the roster.' Leiter didn't mind knowing that he was going to be used in the ninth inning. 'To be honest,' he said, 'it was kind of more calming because I knew when I was going to pitch. I kind of just knew I didn't have any chance of the phone ringing for me until the ninth. But we've all got a job to do. As relievers, we all try to do our best to remove ourselves from the emotion of the moment-to-moment of the game because somebody's got a job to do, good or bad.' Advertisement So far, Leiter has been doing his job for the Yankees, who are benefitting from his improved sinker velocity and the work he did with his father. 'Just a really good job by him,' Boone said. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (right oblique strain) was expected to begin his rehab assignment Thursday and play third base instead of second base, Boone said before Wednesday's victory. Chisholm has played only second base this season and in spring training, but the Yankees may be signaling their intention to keep DJ LeMahieu at second base when Chisholm returns from the injured list. Last season, the Yankees shifted Chisholm from center field to third base after they acquired him from the Miami Marlins at the trade deadline. Boone said Chisholm had actually asked him where he wanted him to play. 'He's been awesome,' Boone said of Chisholm. 'He came in last week and was just like, 'Where do you want me?' He just wants to win. He wants a ring. That's his focus. Same as we saw last year when he came over and he was playing the outfield … He took to (third base) right away. He's been a really good teammate in that regard, and (I'm) appreciative of him being willing to do whatever it takes.' Boone said he wasn't sure if LeMahieu would also practice at third base. He added that he wasn't committing to Chisholm becoming the Yankees' everyday third baseman just yet. 'I'm not even sure exactly how I want to go,' Boone said. 'It could be an evolving situation.' (Kirby Lee / Imagn Images)
Washington Post
6 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe leaves game after getting hit in head by backswing
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe left Monday night's game against the New York Yankees after getting hit in the head by Jorbit Vivas' backswing. Los Angeles manager Ron Washington said O'Hoppe felt fine after getting clipped by Vivas' bat on the final pitch in the top of the eighth inning, but the Angels took him out of the game before the ninth for tests. New York beat Los Angeles 5-1 .
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6 days ago
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Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe leaves game after getting hit in head by backswing
Los Angeles Angels' Logan O'Hoppe runs to first on his way to a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger, center, slides to score with Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe, front left, at home plate on a three-run double by teammate Anthony Volpe during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, May 26, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger, center, slides to score with Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe, front left, at home plate on a three-run double by teammate Anthony Volpe during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, May 26, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Angels' Logan O'Hoppe runs to first on his way to a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger, center, slides to score with Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe, front left, at home plate on a three-run double by teammate Anthony Volpe during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, May 26, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe left Monday night's game against the New York Yankees after getting hit in the head by Jorbit Vivas' backswing. Los Angeles manager Ron Washington said O'Hoppe felt fine after getting clipped by Vivas' bat on the final pitch in the top of the eighth inning, but the Angels took him out of the game before the ninth for tests. New York beat Los Angeles 5-1. Advertisement Replays showed Vivas' long, looping backswing connected with O'Hoppe as the Yankees second baseman hit a flyball to center. Vivas' bat dislodged O'Hoppe's mask, and the catcher appeared to be momentarily stunned. Washington said O'Hoppe hopes to play Tuesday, but the Angels will wait for test results. O'Hoppe was replaced by Travis d'Arnaud behind the plate to start the ninth, and d'Arnaud singled in the bottom of the inning. O'Hoppe went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts Monday, but the 25-year-old catcher is off to a strong start in his third full big league season. He is batting .267 with 14 homers, 30 RBIs and an .832 OPS. ___ AP MLB:
Associated Press
6 days ago
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Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe leaves game after getting hit in head by backswing
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe left Monday night's game against the New York Yankees after getting hit in the head by Jorbit Vivas' backswing. Los Angeles manager Ron Washington said O'Hoppe felt fine after getting clipped by Vivas' bat on the final pitch in the top of the eighth inning, but the Angels took him out of the game before the ninth for tests. New York beat Los Angeles 5-1. Replays showed Vivas' long, looping backswing connected with O'Hoppe as the Yankees second baseman hit a flyball to center. Vivas' bat dislodged O'Hoppe's mask, and the catcher appeared to be momentarily stunned. Washington said O'Hoppe hopes to play Tuesday, but the Angels will wait for test results. O'Hoppe was replaced by Travis d'Arnaud behind the plate to start the ninth, and d'Arnaud singled in the bottom of the inning. O'Hoppe went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts Monday, but the 25-year-old catcher is off to a strong start in his third full big league season. He is batting .267 with 14 homers, 30 RBIs and an .832 OPS. ___ AP MLB:
