

We can only get better."īrandon Drury also homered for the Angels. We're still playing pretty good baseball. It says something that we haven't quite put it all together. “We've got the pitchers, we've got the hitters. Lamb got the rally started with the fifth pinch-hit home run of his career. “I've been battling, I've been grinding.” Trout recorded his fifth career go-ahead homer in the ninth inning or later. “I might have a broken finger right now,” Nevin joked. Trout was extra exuberant after the blast, pounding Nevin with an aggressive high five as he reached the dugout. With one out, Trout hit his eighth home run of the season to left for the eventual game-winning run.

The Angels trailed 4-3 heading into the top of the ninth before Lamb launched his second homer of the season to right-center off Giovanny Gallegos (1-1), tying the game at 4. He extended his hitting streak to a season-high seven games. “There are some good hitters over there.” “He was good,” Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin said. Ohtani recorded his seven outs via strikeout. “More than the strikeouts, I'm more disappointed that I didn't get that far in the game.” “I wanted to get through six or seven innings, minimum,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. He allowed five earned runs on eight hits in an 8-5 win over Oakland on April 27. Ohtani gave up four runs on five hits over five innings and allowed two home runs for the second straight outing. Ohtani didn't get the decision, but did become the second player in MLB history to record 500 career strikeouts and hit at least 100 home runs, joining Babe Ruth. Los Angeles has won six of its last eight games, while the Cardinals have lost five in a row. LOUIS (AP) - Mike Trout and Jake Lamb hit solo homers in the 9th inning, Shohei Ohtani tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the St.
