LA Angels 6, Texas 3
When: 8:05 PM ET, Monday, April 13, 2015
Where: Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
64°
Umpires:
Home -
CB Bucknor, 1B -
Lance Barrett, 2B -
Dale Scott, 3B -
Dan Iassogna
Attendance:
18401
By The Sports Xchange
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Los Angeles Angels starter Matt Shoemaker bounced back from a rocky first inning to stymie the Texas Rangers in a 6-3 victory Monday night at Globe Life Park.
Shoemaker (2-0) has two-thirds of the Angels' wins on the young season after going 6 1/3 innings and striking out seven. The righty won his ninth straight decision after giving up three runs in the first and not another the rest of the way.
Los Angeles (3-4) snapped a three-game losing streak by setting a season high for runs in the opener of a three-game series. The Angels won for the 10th time in their past 11 games at Texas.
The Rangers (3-5) dropped consecutive games for the first time this season. Texas, which had only three hits after the first inning, fell to 1-3 at home.
Shoemaker received all the offense he needed when right fielder Collin Cowgill and third baseman David Freese clubbed two-run home runs in the fifth.
The Angels had 12 hits, including two each from Cowgill, center fielder Mike Trout, designated hitter C.J. Cron and second baseman Johnny Giavotella.
Three relievers finished off the Rangers, including closer Huston Street, who earned his third save with a scoreless ninth.
Texas left-hander Ross Detwiler (0-2) gave up five runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Los Angeles took a 5-3 lead in the fifth against Detwiler, who was staked to an early 3-0 advantage.
Cowgill and Freese both went yard in the four-run uprising. It was the third homer for Freese on the season and Cowgill's first.
The Rangers opened big with three runs off Shoemaker in the first inning on four hits, including three consecutive line drives by the heart of the order. Detwiler gladly took the support after not seeing a run scored for him in his first start.
Center fielder Leonys Martin opened the inning with a single, and with one out, third baseman Adrian Beltre, designated hitter Prince Fielder and first baseman Mitch Moreland roped hits into the gap. The latter two hits scored runs, with shortstop Elvis Andrus' sacrifice fly bringing home Fielder.
The Angels cut the lead to 3-1 in the fourth. Left fielder Matt Joyce drove in shortstop Erick Aybar with a two-out double that Texas right fielder Shin-Soo Choo got a glove on but couldn't pull in.
Joyce tried to stretch it into a triple, but after a lengthy replay delay, he was called out to end the inning.
NOTES: Both the Rangers and Angels came into the game with batting averages south of .200. ... The Angels opened a six-game road trip that will also take them through Houston. ... Los Angeles CF Mike Trout played in his 500th career games. ... Texas 1B Prince Fielder came into Monday as one of 10 major league players with four multi-hit games -- and he added another. ... Angels RHP Garrett Richards, recovering from left knee surgery in August, is scheduled to make a rehab start for Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday night.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| LA Angels
|
12 |
2 |
19 |
.316 |
22 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
| Texas
|
7 |
0 |
9 |
.212 |
10 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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