ZACH NETO hit his six homer of the year (Angels photo).
It wasn’t like winning a World Series, or even the division title, but the Los Angeles Angels were feeling pretty good on Tuesday night in Anaheim when they defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-3 for their second win in 11 games.
The Halos broke a 2-2 tie with the winning runs in the fifth inning, including Zach Neto’s sixth homer of the season. Mike Trout started the Angel scoring with his 11th home run. in the first inning. He continued to gradually improve his stats with a 2-for-2 night that included two hits and two walks.
Five pitchers worked for the home team, with the win going to Jose Fermin (1-1).
The two teams will play again on Wednesday.
Astros 2, Dodgers 1: Shohei Ohtani pitched well in Texas on Tuesday night, but the temporarily feeble Blue Crew offense didn’t do much to support him.
Ohtani (2-2), with a glittering 0.97 ERA, worked seven innings, struck out eight batters and yielded four hits and two runs. He was outdone by the Astros’ Peter Lambert (2-2), who also pitched seven innings, giving up three hits and no earned runs while striking out four.
The sole LAL run came in the ninth inning on Andy Page’s RBI single.
Despite the loss, the Dodgers (22-14) cling to the National League West lead by a half-game over the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers and Astros will play again on Wednesday.
