After trading blowout wins, the Angels and Twins finally played a close game today. Newly signed Angel Jose Urena faced off against Taj Bradley and held his own early.
James Outman remembered his Dodgers form and started the scoring with a solo home run in the top of the third. Outman would add a double and a walk for a really nice day.
That solo homer was the only run Urena allowed across 4 innings. He did live dangerously by allowing 4 walks, but he kept the Angels in the game early.
Mike Trout looks pretty locked in at the plate right now. The power isn’t yet there but the contact is. Trout got back that run in the bottom of the third when he singled in Sebastian Rivero.
Then Zach Neto gave the Angels the lead.
Minnesota battled back and tied it in the top of the 6th when Byron Buxton took Jose Fermin deep with Ryan Fitzgerald on base.
The game stayed tied until the bottom of the 8th. Bryce Teodosio has serious wheels and showed them off with a leadoff triple. A Mike Trout sacrifice fly brought him in and gave the Angels a 4-3 lead.
Kenley Jansen held that lead for his 473rd career save. The Angels win the series and hit the road to play spoiler in Seattle for the next 4 games.
