It was the Angels versus the Diamondbacks today. The artillery had a field day for both sides. Jose Suarez started the game off. The Diamondbacks kind of manufactured a run in the first inning. For the Angels, Brett Phillips led off with a homer to tie things up.
Anthony Rendon also homered to drive in Brandon Drury and Jared Walsh. 4-1 Angels. The Angels really loved Zach Davies.
Arizona manufactured another run in the top of the second. 4-2 Angels.
Logan O’Hoppe doubled to score Rendon and Renfroe and drove Davies out of the game for good. 6-2 Angels.
Austin Warren replaced Suarez on the mound. Dominic Canzone doubled in the top of the fourth inning to make it 6-3 Angels. (Diego Castillo scored.) Nick Ahmed singled to drive in Canzone. 6-4 Angels.
In the bottom of the fifth inning Max Stassi doubled in Rendon and O’Hoppe to make it 8-4 Angels. Kyren Paris got an RBI single to score Stassi. 9-4 Angels. Mickey Moniak pinch hit for Brett Phillips and promptly doubled. The Angels apparently really liked Tyler Gilbert.
It wasn’t all Angels. Diego Castillo had three doubles for the Sneks by the top of the sixth inning. Chad Wallach had a passed ball, although Terry Smith blamed it on Max Stassi. (Get your scorecards. You can’t tell the players without a scorecard.) Dominic Canzone homered to drive in Diego Castillo and Yairo Munoz. 9-7 Angels.
Jordyn Adams came up and jacked one to make it 10-7 Angels. Werner Blakely reached base safely on a walk. The Angels failed to score him, though.
Jake Hager of the Diamondbacks homered in the top of the seventh inning to score Buddy Kennedy. 10-9 Angels. Mickey Moniak also hit a Home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to make it 11-9 Angels.
Phillip Evans got an RBI hit off of Coleman Crow in the top of the eighth inning to make it 11-10 Angels. Buggerall! They just don’t want to lay down and die.
Nineteen year old Adrian Placencia made a brilliant diving catch in the top of the ninth inning to save the game. 11-10 Angels win.
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
