Los Angeles Angels defeat Florida Marlins 6-5 to clinch the series 2-1 – MLB Update
The American Leagues’ Los Angeles Angels overpowered their National League rivals Florida Marlins in the tenth inning of the three-game interleague series at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on Wednesday, June 22.
Catcher Hank Conger scored a leading RBI single in the top of the eighth inning but the Marlins’ Dewayne Wise removed this lead and tied the game 5-all by touching a RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning. As the score remained 5-all in the ninth
inning, the game entered into extra inning where the Angels’ Mark Trumbo made a hard hit to the centre of the field to take his team to not only a 2-1 series win but also to 37 overall wins in 2011.
Angels also made four runs in the top of the third inning with the help of some beautiful hitting by their top sluggers. Maicer Izturis launched a one-run homer followed by an RBI single by Torii Hunter before second homer of the game, this time by Bobby
Abreu.
Marlins made one run each in the first, seventh and eighth inning while they also made two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Hanley Ramirez scored an RBI single each in the first and the seventh inning, Omar Infante and Emilio Bonifacio each added
an RBI single in the fourth while Wise made an RBI single in the eighth inning.
The Angels’ starter Joel Pineiro allowed four runs on eight hits, walked one, and struck-out three batters over six innings. Relievers’ Hisanori Takahashi, Trevor Bell, Jordan Walden and closer Michael Kohn remained scoreless in their small innings. Out
of five relievers, Scott Downs was the only one, who allowed an RBI single and a walk, however he struck-out one batter.
The Marlins’ starter Brian Sanchez scattered four runs on seven hits over just over two innings. His relief pitchers, however struggled a bit as Mike Dunn and Steve Cishek did not allow any run in their combined four innings. Edward Mujica and Ryan Choate
each allowed an RBI single in a crucial time to put their team under their 42nd loss of the season.
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