David Fletcher drove in three runs on three hits, Shohei Ohtani had two RBI doubles and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their five-game losing …
David Fletcher drove in three runs on three hits, Shohei Ohtani had two RBI doubles and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their five-game losing streak with a 9-2 victory over the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Justin Upton and Taylor Ward homered in the Angels’ four-run second inning, and Mike Trout had a late RBI triple as the Halos opened the Freeway Series with a positive jolt from only their fifth win in 16 games. «We got the mojo back on our side a little bit,» said Griffin Canning, who pitched six-hit ball into the sixth inning for the Angels. «Hopefully we can keep bringing that same energy. It was a really good atmosphere. It was a lot of fun…. Momentum is such a big thing in baseball, so any time you can keep the momentum on your side, it’s going to be beneficial.» Mookie Betts homered in the ninth for the Dodgers, who have lost four straight. The defending World Series champions swept the six-game Freeway Series last season, but they’ve lost 14 of 18 overall this year in an increasingly alarming early-season swoon. «We’re too good of hitters to do this for a whole year,» Dodgers catcher Will Smith said. «Eventually we’ll get the offense going.» Canning (3-2) ended the Angels’ recent pitching woes despite throwing to new catcher Drew Butera about 90 minutes after they first met.
