It was Ace Day! The Angels pretty much brutalized the Reds to win this series. Soriano’s ERA is now 0.33. When was the last time you heard that about an Angels starter? Sam Bachman had a rough day to almost give it away in the bottom of the eighth. Sandlin also tried to give it away.
Inning 1
Trout, Adell, and Grissom singled to set the plate. Nolan Schanuel singled to score two. 2-0 Angels.
Then Logan O’Hoppe singled to make it 3-0 Angels.
The Reds did nothing effective. Zach Neto made sure of that.
Inning 2
Zach Neto walked and Mike Trout doubled him in. 4-0 Angels.
Jo Adell singled Trout over to third where Trout was hit by a foul ball. Sheesh! Jorge Soler hit a sacrifice fly to score Trout. 5-0 Angels.
Once again the Reds did nothing that scored.
Nobody did anything of merit in the third inning.
Inning 4
Oswald Peraza homered to make it 6-0 Angels.
Bryce Teodosio walked to put a man on for Zach Neto. Kyle Nicolas came in to replace Andrew Abbot. Teodosio stole second base after a successful challenge.
Zach Neto walked. Mike Trout walked on four straight pitches to load the bases with no outs. Jo Adell grounded into a force out at third to score Teodosio. 7-0 Angels.
Then while Vaughn Grissom was batting Nicolas threw a wild pitch over Grissom’s head to advance the runners. Grissom flied out to end the Angels fourth. It was still 7-0 after the Reds batted.
Several of the Angels padded their batting stats in the fifth inning but they didn’t get another run.
The Reds still couldn’t do anything.
Brock Burke came in to pitch against the Angels in the sixth. The Angels couldn’t score. Soriano set the Reds down on only four pitches.
Inning 7
Logan O’Hoppe hit a one out double to put a man in scoring position for Peraza. Peraza grounded out to second and it scored O’Hoppe. 8-0 Angels.
The Reds only managed one walk.
Inning 8
Zach Neto singled and Mike Trout hit into a force out. Sam Moll tried a pickoff play that resulted in an error and Trout advancing to second base. Jorge Soler walked. Vaughn Grissom reached on catcher interference. Nolan Schanuel walked to make it 9-0 Angels.
Now Sam Bachman came in to pitch in the non-save opportunity. T.J. Friedl did manage a walk and advanced to second on defensive indifference. Elly de la Cruz singled to put runners at the corners with two outs. Sal Stewart singled to center and scored a run. 9-1 Angels. Will Benson walked to load the bases. Bachman threw a mega wild pitch that scored two more Reds. 9-3 Reds. Bachman walked Nathaniel Lowe and was removed in favor of Nick Sandlin. He got his man out.
The Reds got two on with an error and a base hit. T.J. Friedl got hit by a pitch to load the bases. Drew Pomeranz came in to replace him. Oswald Peraza got an unassisted double play on a liner to third. Two outs. Elly de la Cruz hit a three run homer to make it 9-6 Angels. Sal Stewart struck out. Angels won 9-6. Whew!
