Luis Rengifo, the Angels’ hottest hitter, gets hurt while swinging in the on-deck circle in the first inning but his replacement, Randal Grichuk, drives in the winning run in a 3-2 victory.
ANAHEIM — On a night that began with the Angels suffering a freak injury to their hottest hitter, his replacement came through in the end.
The rally began with No. 7 hitter Chad Wallach hitting a double off of Guardians All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase with one out. Brett Phillips followed with a single and then Kyren Paris singled, driving in the tying run for his first major league RBI. After an intentional walk to Nolan Schanuel and Brandon Drury’s forceout at the plate, Grichuk lined a single to center.
There was no immediate word on how much time he might miss, but the Angels can’t afford to be without their hottest hitter for long as they try to get through this disappointing season with a few more victories. Five others are injured and one was lost on waivers in a cost-cutting move. Catcher Logan O’Hoppe had the day off on Thursday.
Left-hander Jhonathan Diaz recorded the first five outs and right-hander Andrew Wantz picked up the next four.Daniel, a 26-year-old former seventh-round pick, reached the major leagues for three days last year but he didn’t get into a game.
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