Los Angeles Angels defeat Baltimore Orioles 9-3 – MLB Update
The Los Angeles Angels’ batting powerhouse awakened at the right time as the club snatched a 9-3 win over their rivals Baltimore Orioles in the rubber outing of the three-game series at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Sunday, July 24.
After two scoreless innings, the Angels’ Bobby Abreu singled to right-field allowing Torii Hunter to score a lead off run in the top of the third inning. Then in the fourth inning, Mark Trumbo made a sacrifice fly to left-field to get one run while Maicer
Izturis doubled to take the third run for his club.
At one side the batting squad had posted a strong 3-0 lead until the top of the fourth inning, as the Angels’ starter Taylor Chatwood held the opposition scoreless in his first five innings. However, he tossed a loose pitch to the Orioles’ Adam Jones, who
touched it for a huge 446-feet long two-run homer to reduce the lead 3-2.
Besides these runs, he allowed six hits without any walk and struck-out five batters over his seven innings. His 86 pitches long spell took him to 6-6 with 3.64 ERA in 19 starts.
The Orioles’ starter Jeremy Guthrie on the other hand made a strong rebound to complete his seven innings without permitting further runs and struck-out only one batter. He received his 14th loss of the season and he is now leading the Majors
with defeats.
"I don't think so, but if it were, I guess it was kind of a perfect microcosm of my career in Baltimore if it did happen to be that," Guthrie said.
The game was 3-2 when Guthrie handed the ball to Mark Worrell but he gave few wobbly pitches that went for two appalling homers. The 19-year-old Mike Trout opened his big league home-run account with a dazzling 414-feet long hit to take the lead to 6-2.
Then Hunter launched a two-run homer to take the game to 8-2 in the top of the eighth inning.
Mark Trumbo scored the ninth run off the Orioles’ closer Chris Jakubauskas in the top of the ninth inning. While the Orioles’ slugger Nick Markakis hammered a ballistic homer in the bottom to reduce the losing margin by one run.
"It was just awesome out there," said Trout. "It's definitely special. I think it's my parents' first home run they've seen in pro ball that I hit in a game."
He is now the youngest player in the Majors and will remember his first homer all his life. The Angels are confident enough to take his trial in the full season. According to experts, his hitting technique shows his maturity and command over the game.
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