Taylor Ward hit a two-run homer, Griffin Canning pitched seven strong innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Monday night.
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. 'Very poetic,' Angels manager Ron Washington said of Ward's performance. 'We certainly needed what he gave us in the first inning and we needed to stop the momentum back there in the ninth inning.
Athletics: RHP Ross Stripling and RHP Patrick Blackburn are each on the road trip and expected to throw bullpen sessions in Anaheim. Angels: LHP Patrick Sandoval has a torn flexor and UCL and will have season-ending surgery soon. UP NEXT Athletics: RHP Mitch Spence is 0-1 with a 4.38 ERA over his last four starts after he went 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA through his first three starts. Angels: LHP Tyler Anderson is ranked fifth in the AL with a 2.08 ERA.
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