Angels come up empty with bases loaded in shutout loss to Twins
-
Click here to listen to this article - Share via
Connor Prielipp gave up two hits in a season-high seven innings, and fellow rookie Walker Jenkins homered to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 victory over the Angels on Friday night.
Prielipp (6-7) struck out eight and walked two in his 21st start, throwing 60 of 92 pitches for strikes to help the Twins (72-82) even the four-game series at one apiece. The left-hander is 3-0 in four September starts.
Tommy Nance escaped a jam in the eighth, and Travis Adams retired the side in order in the ninth for his third save.
Mike Trout hits a tying RBI single in the 10th inning, and Wade Meckler follows with an RBI single to give the Angels a 5-4 victory over the Twins.
Ryan Jeffers had a sacrifice fly off Grayson Rodriguez (4-8), and Josh Bell singled in a run to give the Twins a 2-0 lead in the first.
Jenkins homered for the third time in his first 52 at-bats to make it 3-0 in the seventh. The center fielder had three of Minnesota’s nine hits.
The Angels loaded the bases with nobody out in the eighth against Nance but came up empty. The right-hander struck out Mike Trout and pinch-hitter Josh Lowe — both swinging — before retiring Vaughn Grissom on a flyout to left field.
Rodriguez gave up three runs on eight hits over 6⅔ innings. Sammy Peralta retired four of five batters, and rookie Luke Murphy pitched a scoreless ninth.
The Angels (59-95) won the opener 5-4 on Wade Meckler’s walk-off single in the 10th.
Up next: Twins RHP Joe Ryan (6-10, 3.84 ERA) starts Saturday opposite Angels LHP Reid Detmers (6-8, 3.36).
