Anaheim, California – Mike Trout is beginning to believe that there may be something about the idea of adding power after the birth of a baby.
The reigning AL MVP has certainly been in tears since their son Beckham was born. Trout came home twice Monday night, including a tiebreaker in the eighth inning, as the Los Angeles Angels bounced back from an early five-run shortfall to a 10-9 win that broke their nine-win streak. of Oakland Athletics.
“People ask me about this dad power. I guess that’s one thing,” Trout said. “There’s nothing like being a dad.”
With three wins in the first series, Trout is 11 out of 30 with six home runs and 11 RBI in his last seven games. He rejoined the team in Seattle on August 4 after his wife, Jessica, gave birth to Beckham on July 30.
“I’m a little more relaxed. In the end, I was extremely worried about the coronavirus,” Trout said. “I didn’t want to have him and go home. But we kept him safe in Trouthold and everyone in the organization did a good job.”
Anthony Rendon and Shohei Ohtani also did a homer for the Angels.
Trout’s solo drive on Yusmeiro Petit (1-1) in eighth place helped Los Angeles stop a three-game crush. It was the twentieth multihomer game of Trout’s career, which drew Tim Salmon and Vladimir Guerrero for the franchise record.
“We had a difficult weekend. We weren’t doing our job when we had our chance,” said Trout. “But this is a new homestand and we got a big win against an Oakland team that was coming in hot.”
Los Angeles was 9-4 behind in fourth place before Trout started the rally with a two-run drive in the Angels bullpen in the left field. Ohtani had a double RBI in the inning to get them 9-7 and then tied with a two-run homer to center in the sixth.
It was Ohtani’s 44th career home run, who equalized Tadahito Iguchi for fourth place in the majors from a Japanese-born player.
The Angels bullpen, which has struggled this season, has only allowed two hits in the last five innings.
Noe Ramirez, Keynan Middleton, Felix Peña (1-0) and Ty Buttrey kept Oakland without goals. Buttrey earned his second save.
“They struggled early in the season, but hopefully the problem has resolved itself,” said manager Joe Maddon. “It normally takes a month to get a bullpen in order and we are trying to do it faster.”
Matt Chapman made two homers and tied his career with six RBI for AL West Oakland.
After the Angels scored three points in the first, Chapman put Oakland on the scoreboard as he lined Julio Tehran’s fastball over the wall in the center left leading to the second. Chapman gave Oakland a 5-3 lead one inning later with a two-run drive to center for the fifth multihomer game of his career.
The triple loaded on Chapman’s bases in the fourth brought the athletics advantage to 8-4. But after Chapman scored when Mark Canha’s shallow fly left jumped out of Justin Upton’s glove, the As have only managed two hits in the last five innings.
“We had a couple of wrong shots, as well as a pretty good line-up from them,” said Oakland manager Bob Melvin. “Our boys have been pretty good this season and it was just a tough night. Tonight was an offensive night and the hitters got their due. For a bullpen that was as good as we were, we gave up tonight. a few runs “.
Rays 8, Red Sox 7
In Boston, Kevin Kiermaier scored a draw, double doubles in the seventh inning, Manuel Margot had four wins and Tampa Bay beat Boston.
Kiermaier’s opposite field line rejects reliever Jeffrey Springs (0-1) rolled up to the wall in the center left field. Yoshi Tsutsugo and Margot scored after they both chose to start the inning. Kiermaier had three RBI.
Tampa Bay won four of five after taking three of four against the New York Yankees at home prior to this 10-game road trip.
Padres 2, Dodgers 1
In Los Angeles, Eric Hosmer took the green light with two eliminated in the sixth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in the first round on Monday night.
Joc Pederson moved the ball to Hosmer’s shot on the left and couldn’t attempt a shot as Trent Grisham scored from the second after Dustin May (1-1) hit him, giving the Padres a 2-1 lead.
Austin Hedges homer with two outs in the fifth to equalize at 1. It was Hedges’ third win and first homer of the season and only the second home run he left in May.
National 16, Mets 4
In New York, Asdrubal Cabrera went 4 for 4 with two homers, two doubles and five RBI, tormenting his former team again as Washington routed New York.
Juan Soto and Trea Turner made it home in the third inning for the Nationals, who have scored just 11 runs in the previous five games.
Cabrera, who played 374 games for the Mets from 2016-18, became the first player to go 4 for 4 with four extra-base hits against a former team since Brooklyn Dodgers’ Johnny Cooney did it against the Boston Bees. in 1937, according to STATS. Cabrera has been beating .452 with three homers and 11 RBI in eight games against New York since Washington signed him last August.
Phillies 13, Braves 8
Astros 6, Giants 4
Twins 4, Brewers 2
Diamondbacks 12, Rockies 8
Tigers 5, White Sox 1
Mariners 10, Rangers 2
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