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04/06 23:28 CDT Soriano pitches Angels past Sale and Braves 6-2 with help from
homers by Neto, Adell
Soriano pitches Angels past Sale and Braves 6-2 with help from homers by Neto,
Adell
By MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- Jos Soriano pitched eight dominant innings and the
Los Angeles Angels got home runs from Zach Neto and Jo Adell in a 6-2 victory
over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
Neto launched a leadoff shot on Chris Sale's first pitch, and Soriano (3-0)
struck out 10 as the Angels won their third consecutive game. The right-hander
allowed one run and three hits without issuing a walk, throwing 69 of his 96
pitches for strikes.
Soriano gave up a solo homer to Drake Baldwin and a single to Matt Olson in the
first, then retired 19 straight batters before Mike Yastrzemski led off the
eighth with a single.
Mauricio Dubn homered off Angels reliever Chase Silseth in the ninth. Atlanta
put two on with two outs before Jordan Romano replaced Silseth and got
Yastrzemski to fly out for his fourth save.
Los Angeles played without star center fielder Mike Trout, who exited Sunday's
game against Seattle after getting hit on the left hand by a 94 mph fastball in
the eighth. Trout's hand swelled so quickly he struggled to remove his batting
glove, but X-rays were negative and he is listed as day-to-day.
Sale (2-1) entered 8-0 with a 1.24 ERA in 11 career games against the Angels,
but Neto slammed the left-hander's first pitch, a 95 mph fastball, for a homer
to left field.
Sale retired his next nine batters but fell apart during a three-run fourth in
which the Angels drew two walks, were twice hit by pitches, had two runners
forced out at the plate and hit one ball out of the infield.
Logan O'Hoppe walked and Yon Moncada was hit by a pitch, both with the bases
loaded, to account for two runs. Bryce Teodosio drove in a run with an infield
single for a 4-1 lead.
Jorge Soler opened the fifth with a single, and Adell drove a first-pitch
fastball 411 feet to left for a two-run homer --- his first of the season ---
and a 6-1 advantage.
Up next
Braves RHP Reynaldo Lpez (1-0, 1.64 ERA) opposes Angels LHP Yusei Kikuchi
(0-1, 6.52) on Tuesday night.
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