The Reds had a big inning in the first. It was 4-0 Reds after one. Double plus ungood.
Klassen coughed up a homer in the bottom of the second. 5-0 Reds.
The Angels loaded them up in the top of the third with no outs. Jo Adell won today’s bingo card for hit by pitch. Jorge Soler contributed out number one with a strikeout. Schanuel hit an RBI ground out to make it 5-1. That was it for the third.
Klassen issued a four pitch walk to lead off the bottom of the third and was promptly yanked for a finger blister. Enter Brent Suter. After a Ke’Bryan Hayes fly out he picked off Noelvi Marte to end the inning.
In the top of the fourth, Mike Trout doubled in two. 5-3 Reds.
Jo Adell lined out to end the threat.
The Angels got men on first and second by walks in the top of the fifth. There were two outs and the mighty Yoan Moncada at the plate. He struck out to end the Angels half of the fifth.
Zach Neto got a one out double in the sixth inning. Mike Trout popped out and Jo Adell struck out.
In the bottom of the eighth inning the Reds got a man to third base and then he scored on a Chase Silseth wild pitch. 6-3 Reds. He did it again. 7-3 Reds. The Angels couldn’t really do anything in the ninth inning. they lost.
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
