Taylor Ward hits a two-run homer and Griffin Canning pitches seven strong innings to guide the Angels to a 5-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
Taylor Ward hit a two-run homer, Griffin Canning pitched seven strong innings and the Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Monday night at Angel Stadium. Ward gave the Angels a 2-0 lead with his drive to right field in the first inning and he had a ninth-inning leaping catch at the wall for the second consecutive game. He did the same at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. Zach Neto, Luis Rengifo and Willie Calhoun each had a pair of hits and Neto scored twice.
He gave up five hits, including Tyler Nevin's first-pitch home run in the second inning. The A’s have lost three straight and four of their last five. The Angels had lost three of four. In the two-run third, Logan O’Hoppe drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Ward scored on an error. Luis Medina, who made his major league debut for Oakland in Anaheim a year ago, was chased after three innings. Medina gave up four runs, three earned, and struck out four.
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