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09/20 00:44 CDT Angels beat Twins 6-5 in 11 innings on Moore's bases-loaded,
2-out infield single
Angels beat Twins 6-5 in 11 innings on Moore's bases-loaded, 2-out infield
single
By RICHARD J. MARCUS
Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- Christian Moore hit an infield single with two outs
and the bases loaded that bounded off reliever Taylor Rogers' leg to score Zach
Neto and give the Los Angeles Angels a 6-5, 11-inning victory over the
Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.
Vaughn Grissom hit a solo homer in the ninth off Twins reliever A.J. Minter to
tie it at 5.
In the 10th with one out, the Twins Royce Lewis hit a shallow fly ball out to
Angels right fielder Josh Lowe. Ben Ross tagged at third, but Lowe's strong
one-bounce throw got to catcher Moiss Ballesteros in time for a sweeping
tag-out of Ross out at home to end Minnesota's threat.
In the eighth, Angels' pinch-hitter Adam Frazier doubled down the right-field
line against reliever Yoendrys Gomez to drive in two runs to narrow the Twins'
lead to 5-4.
Angels reliever Tayler Saucedo (1-1) got the win an inning of scoreless relief.
Rogers (6-4) took the loss in 1 2/3 innings of work.
Minnesota remains technically still in the race for the AL Wild Card, but has
almost no chance. The Twins are at least 6 1/2 games behind five teams for the
last wild-card spot with seven games remaining.
The Angels' Jose Siri hit a two-run homer in the fourth and the Twins' Ryan
Kreidler launched a solo shot in the fifth.
Twins starter Joe Ryan gave up two runs and seven hits while striking out five
in five innings.
Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers lasted five innings, surrendering four
runs and six hits while striking out five. He has 204 strikeouts this season,
the most of any Angels pitcher since Shohei Ohtani had 219 in 2022.
Up next
Twins RHP Dean Kremer (3-5, 5.35 ERA) was set to face Angels RHP Ryan Johnson
(5-8, 4.88) on Sunday in the series finale.
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