Shea Langeliers’ three-run house run within the first inning accounted for all the runs for the Oakland A’s, nevertheless it was sufficient in a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday evening in Anaheim, Calif.
Oakland, which has crushed the Angels in eight of their previous 9 matchups, will go for a four-game sweep Sunday afternoon.
Angels starter Tyler Anderson had allowed three runs or extra in simply eight of his first 20 begins, however he hit that mark within the first inning alone towards Oakland.
Lawrence Butler led off the sport with a single, stole second went to 3rd on a one-out infield single by Brent Rooker. Langeliers then hit the primary pitch he noticed from Anderson — an 89 mph fastball — over the fence in middle for a three-run homer, his twentieth of the season.
Anderson, the Angels’ solely All-Star, settled in and did not permit one other run, finishing seven innings. It was the eighth time in 21 begins this season that Anderson (8-9) has gone at the least seven innings.
The Angels left-hander walked one and notched a season- and career-high 10 strikeouts.
The Angels’ offense, nonetheless, was unable to assist Anderson. Their solely run got here within the third on Nolan Schanuel’s homer to proper discipline, his eleventh of the season.
After giving up the shot to Schanuel, A’s starter Mitch Spence (7-6) retired the following seven consecutive hitters till Jo Adell doubled with two outs within the fifth. Spence then bought Schanuel to floor out.
Spence tossed six innings, permitting one run on three hits and two walks, placing out three.
Austin Adams, Michel Otanez and Tyler Ferguson (second save) posted zeroes over the ultimate three innings to safe the win.
The Angels completed with simply 4 hits, getting Schanuel’s homer and Adell’s double together with a double from Willie Calhoun and a single by Zach Neto.
–Area Degree Media
