Nathaniel Lowe is beginning to really feel higher on the plate once more for the Texas Rangers, and one large swing gave them a collection sweep.
Lowe hit a two-run homer on the primary pitch in the underside of the tenth inning and the Rangers, after blowing the lead in the ninth and falling behind in the highest of the tenth, beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 on Wednesday night time.
“Right man, right spot,” Rangers supervisor Chris Woodward stated. “The weight was lifted yesterday. Felt confident coming into today and wins the game for us.”
It was the second recreation in a row for Lowe to have the go-ahead or successful RBI late, following a streak of 19 video games in a row with out driving in a run for the workforce’s participant of the month in April when he hit .313. He hadn’t had an RBI in May till his go-ahead hit in a seven-run eighth-inning Tuesday night time, although he’s nonetheless mired in a 6-for-64 droop.
The Angels acquired even at 4 on Jared Walsh’s second homer of the sport, a two-run shot in the ninth. They went forward in the highest of the tenth on a fielder’s selection grounder by Mike Trout, who homered earlier in the sport.
That was after Texas, which matched its season excessive with its fourth win in a row, acquired solo homers by Brad Miller in the seventh and former Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun in the eighth inning. Lowe’s second homer of the season, pulled simply contained in the right-field pole, gave the Angels their first three-game shedding streak this 12 months.
“That’s huge for morale and confidence. And that’s all you want in baseball, is to go out and play with confidence,” Rangers catcher Jonah Heim stated. “And if we know we can sweep the team that’s in first place, we can do a lot more damage in the division.”
Heim had three hits and drove in two runs in opposition to in opposition to Angels starter Shohei Ohtani, however the Rangers’ switch-hitting catcher struck out with the bases loaded in the ninth in opposition to just-in nearer Raisel Iglesias (1-2), who then gave up in the homer to Lowe in the tenth.
“They played as well. They beat us fair and square. So give them credit that they’ve been ascending a bit,” Angels supervisor Joe Maddon stated “So it’s just another example of why our division is so difficult.”
Heim additionally wasn’t in a position to deal with the low and vast throw from third baseman Andy Ibanez after Trout’s grounder in the tenth with Andrew Velazquez charging house from third. Velazquez began the inning on second and went to 3rd on a single by Taylor Ward, now the large league’s prime hitter with a .375 batting common.
Dennis Santana (2-1), who allowed the unearned run in the tenth, was the 4 Texas reliever after Dane Dunning restricted the Angels to these two early solo homers and struck out six over six innings.
Texas had loaded the bases in opposition to Jose Suarez in the ninth on consecutive one-out singles by Marcus Semien and Corey Seager earlier than a two-out stroll to Calhoun. When Maddon acquired on the mound to make a pitching change, he was ejected after phrases with house plate umpire CB Bucknor.
Heim hit a grand slam off Ohtani the final time the two-way star pitched in Texas on April 14 and gave up six runs in 3 2/3 innings. This time, Heim had an RBI single in the fourth, and his RBI double in the sixth tied it at 2.
Ohtani struck out seven and walked two whereas permitting two runs and 6 hits over six innings. The right-hander additionally threw two wild pitches, however he nonetheless hasn’t misplaced in his 5 begins.
When Ohtani misplaced at Texas per week into the season, he was 0-2 via his first two begins after going 9-2 in 23 begins final season. He is 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA since, even with consecutive no-decisions.
LONG DRIVES
Trout led off the fourth along with his eleventh homer, a line drive into the left-field seats that was nearly an identical to his homer the earlier night time, for a 2-0 lead. He leads the AL with 32 runs scored this season and has 999 in his profession. … Calhoun has 4 homers in 4 video games, and 5 total.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Angels: Maddon stated INF Matt Duffy’s left hand was sore after he was knocked down whereas taking part in first base in a collision with Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia in Tuesday’s recreation. Duffy additionally had a minimize beneath his eye from getting hit by the thrown ball on the play. “He looks worse than he actually is,” Maddon stated. Duffy entered Wednesday as a pinch-hitter and grounded out.
UP NEXT
Angels: There is an off day Thursday earlier than opening an nine-game homestand. Oakland visits this weekend, then the Angels have one other off day Monday earlier than internet hosting the Rangers subsequent week.
Rangers: After going 6-3 on their homestand, Texas opens a four-game collection Thursday night time at Houston. That will wrap up a stretch of 16 video games in 15 days since consecutive rainouts in New York in opposition to the Yankees.