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mike trout Sunday’s third innings saw a low sinker in the outer corner of the strike zone, once again ringing in a strikeout-filled weekend.
Before running back into the dugout, he made a face that screamed: Oh!
Angels Star went 0 for 11 With nine strikeouts in the three-match series and the Los Angeles Hitters fanning out a total of 20 on Sunday, the Houston Astros won 4-2 for a sweep.
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout exits during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros on Sunday, July 3, 2022 in Houston.
(AP Photo/David J. Philip)
“Mike Trout is the Hall of Famer of the future. He’s going to come,” said Angels interim manager Bill Haselman. “It’s too long of a season to never struggle. And everyone goes through it, even the best in sports. And he’s going through it right now and believe us. He’ll get out of it.”
Rookie Jeremy Pia hit a two-run knock in the ninth inning with a two-run stand, dismissing Ryan Tapera (1-2) for the win.
Trout hit seven consecutive fours in the first two matches. In the finale, the three-time AL MVP reached base in his first at-bat on Peas’ fault at shortstop and was then dismissed on his next two plate appearances.
Trout extended the skid to 0 for 14 in his final bat.
“This guy, when he’s on, he’s like a man’s wreck,” said Houston manager Dusty Baker. “We hit him hard and I’m sure he’s going to make adjustments when we’re out very soon.”
Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout reacts after striking against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game in Houston, Sunday, July 3, 2022.
(AP Photo/David J. Philip)
Trout have another strong season, batting .272 with 23 homers and 47 RBI, despite a second-long slump of the year – their career-worst was 0 for 26 before ending the drought on 6 June.
Trout was far from the only angel struggling at the plate Houston Starter Framber Valdez And three relievers set the major league record for strikeouts in nine innings of a game. Twelve different Angels batsmen came to the plate and were all dismissed at least once.
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Coach Jeremy Reid said, “Guys are working on it, but it’s really hard when you see a lot of them going through it all at once.” “Usually it’s a guy here, a guy there and the next guy picks him up. But a lot of people are struggling at the same time.”
Valdez scored a career-high 13 runs in six innings, scoring two runs from three hits and five walks. Relievers Hector Neris and Rafael Monteiro scored two runs each without a score and Ryan Pressley (2-2) scored three runs in the ninth.
There have been many occasions where teams have scored 20 runs, including performances from Max Schaezer, Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood. The Astros’ previous record was 18 against Cincinnati in 1964.
Houston pitchers scored 47 in the series against the Angels.
Pena took four hits. In the ninth, Jose Altuve singled out with two outs and Matar followed with his 11th home run.
Matar hit a single home run from Jose Suarez in fourth.
Luis Rengifo finished second in the Angels. Shohe Ohtani hits an RBI single in the third.
Altuve had an RBI single in the fifth to make it a 2-all.
Pitcher Framber Valdez throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday, July 3, 2022 in Houston.
(AP Photo/David J. Philip)
The team’s catching coach Hasselman was the Angels’ acting interim manager on Sunday, while Ray Montgomery, who was acting interim manager, and interim manager Phil Nevin served their suspensions for a bench-clearing dispute with the Mariners last week. . Heselman will also manage Tuesday’s game while Montgomery will serve in the second game of his suspension.
Sunday was the sixth of Nevin’s 10-match suspension.
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Astros: LHP Parker Mushinsky (elbow trouble) does live batting practice on Sunday. Manager Dusty Baker said he felt good after throwing 24 pitches, but he has yet to determine what the next move is for him.
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Angels selected the contract of 2B Michael Stefnik from Triple-A Salt Lake and named INF/OFF Tyler Wade for the assignment. Stefani made his major league debut at 0 to 3 with three strikes before being replaced by Andrew Velázquez at the bottom of the sixth inning.
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Astros: Jake Odorizzi (3-2, 3.13 ERA) will be out of the injury list starting for Houston in the first match of a four-match series with the Kansas City Royals on Monday.
Angels: Los Angeles will take on Sandy Alcantara (8-3, 1.96) in the first match of a three-match series in Miami ahead of Noah Syndergaard (5-6, 3.86) on Monday.