OK. Zach Neto, Jorge Soler, and Mike Trout had good numbers against Davis Martin in very small sample sizes. How did that play out? Not so great. At the start of the day, the Angels were only a half game out of last place in the AL West and on a four game losing streak. On the plus side, today was Soriano Day.
Now for the dreaded bullpen availability.
On with the recap! Zach Neto got a hit and picked up a stolen base on this bizarre pitch that Gameday called a 39.3 MPH curve ball.
Jose Soriano struck out the side in the first inning but gave up a leadoff homer in the second inning to make it 1-0 White Sox. In the third inning, Mike Trout got hit by another pitch. The Angels get a man on every inning but fail to score. Jose Soriano walked the bases full but got out of the jam unscathed.
For inning number 4, Nolan Schanuel got a one out double. Jo Adell got a base hit up the middle to score Schanuel. 1-1 tie.
Sebastian Rivero got a two out single to send Adell to second. Unfortunately Adam Frazier grounded out. Sam Antonacci singled and then Drew Romo hit a two out homer to make it 3-1 White Sox. Luisangel Acuna single and was gunned down by Rivero trying to steal second.
In the fifth inning, Zach Neto led off with the seventh Angel strikeout. Mike Trout singled. He then stole second.
Jorge Soler walked but Nolan Schanuel grounded out to end the top of the fifth. Soriano got two outs and then Miguel Vargas singled. Colson Montgomery also got a hit to put men at first and third with two outs. Everybody went out to check on Soriano as though he was injured but he stayed in the game. He got Austin Hayes to ground out to end the inning.
In the sixth inning, Sebastian Rivero got a two out hit on a fly ball to center. Sean Newcomb came in to pitch for Davis Martin. Oswald Peraza pinch hit for Adam Frazier. He struck out. Brent Suter came in to pitch for Soriano. Suter retired the first two batters before giving up another two out homer to Drew Romo. 4-1 White Sox. Suter got Acuna to ground into the third out.
In the seventh inning, Zach Neto struck out for the hat trick. Mike Trout walked. Vaughn Grissom pinch hit for Yoan Moncada. He struck out. Jorge Soler got a base hit to advance Trout to second. Nolan Schanuel grounded out. Joey Lucchesi came in to replace Brent Suter. He gave up a hit to Andrew Benintendi who was replaced by pinch runner Derek Hill. Munetaka Murakami singled to send Hill to second base. Lucchesi walked Miguel Vargas to load the bases for Colson Montgomery with no outs. Montgomery almost walked in a run but he was struck out after a crucial challenge by Rivero. Jose Fermin came in to pitch. He got Austin Hayes to hit into a force out at the plate. Fermin hit Sam Antonacci to drive in a run but the Angels challenged. The ball hit his jersey, though. 5-1 White Sox. Chase Meidroth grounded out to end the inning.
In the eighth inning, Jo Adell struck out and Josh Lowe homered. 5-2 White Sox.
Sebastian Rivero grounded out to third. Oswald Peraza struck out and blew the Angels last challenge. Jose Fermin hit Drew Romo to put a man on with no outs. He retired the next three batters in a row.
In the ninth inning, Zach Neto struck out to earn his golden sombrero. Mike Trout walked again. Vaughn Grissom hit into a double play to end the game. The Angels lost 5-2.
