Angels Rally In Ninth, Knock Off Rockies

Final Score: Los Angeles-AL 8 (9-6-1), Colorado 7 (8-5-1),

Winning Pitcher: Hunter Strickland (1-0)

Losing Pitcher: Jake Bird (1-1)

Save: None    

Attendance: 6,741

Time: 2:50

 

Postgame Notes

Rockies

  • — Starting pitcher Austin Gomber scattered three hits and one walk through three scoreless innings, striking out three.

  • — Two of three Spring starts have been scoreless for the left-hander.

  • — CF Brenton Doyle (1-for-2, 2 RBI, BB) is hitting .429 (9-for-21) during the Cactus League while drawing three walks and striking out four times.

  • — SS Ezequiel Tovar (1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, SO) is slashing .421/.429/.842 through eight spring games.

  • — SS Alan Trejo (1-for-2, SO) hit his first home run of Spring and is 6-for-19 (.316) with five RBI, two walks and one strikeout in the Cactus League.

  • — LHP Evan Justice (0.2 IP, BB, SO) recorded a scoreless outing and has yet to allow a run through 4.2 Spring innings. He has given up two hits with two walks and six strikeouts.

    Angels

  • — Minor leaguer Sam Brown drove in the winning run with a single in the bottom of the ninth.

  • — Miguel Sano had two hits, including tie-breaking three-run home run in the fifth, his second home run of the spring.

  • — LHP Evan Justice (0.2 IP, BB, SO) recorded a scoreless outing and has yet to allow a run through 4.2 Spring innings. He has given up two hits with two walks and six strikeouts.

  • — Sam Brown singled, driving in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth.

  • — RHP Jose Soriano pitched a perfect first inning, but gave up three runs on four hits in the second inning.

  • — RHP Zach Plesac gave up two runs with four walks in 2 1/3 innings, increasing his spring total to four runs in 6 1/3 innings.

  • — RHP Guillo Zuniga had not allowed a run in four previous games this spring, but was charged with two runs, one earned, in 1 2/3 innings.

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