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04/08 00:25 CDT Albies hits his 3rd home run and the Braves beat the Angels 7-2
following a bench-clearing brawl
Albies hits his 3rd home run and the Braves beat the Angels 7-2 following a
bench-clearing brawl
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- Ozzie Albies hit his third home run of the season,
starter Reynaldo Lpez struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings before being ejected
after a bench-clearing brawl, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles
Angels 7-2 on Tuesday night.
Los Angeles designated hitter Jorge Soler went after Lpez following a
high-and-tight wild pitch in the fifth. There was a lengthy staredown before
Soler took steps toward the mound and Lpez held out his arms before the two
exchanged punches. Lpez was holding the baseball when he landed a punch on
Soler's batting helmet.
Soler homered in the first --- the fifth of his career in 23 at-bats against
Lpez --- and was hit by a pitch in the third.
Atlanta snapped a three-game skid and ended Los Angeles' three-game winning
streak.
Eli White had two RBIs for Atlanta, and Matt Olson scored twice. Nine players
had at least one hit for the Braves.
Olson doubled leading off the second and scored on a double by White.
Olson walked in the fourth and scored on Austin Riley's single to tie it 2-all.
Riley scored on a sacrifice fly by White, who entered without an RBI this
season. Jonah Heim made it 4-2 on a bloop single --- his first hit with the
Braves.
Atlanta reliever Raisel Iglesias struck out three in 1 2/3 innings for his
second save. Tyler Kinley (1-0) retired two batters, both on strikeouts.
Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi (0-2) allowed four runs and six hits in five
innings. He struck out eight.
Mike Trout was back in the Los Angeles lineup after being hit by a pitch on his
left hand Sunday against Seattle. He went 1 for 5 and scored a run.
Up next Los Angeles concludes a six-game homestand Wednesday with LHP Reid Detmers (0-0, 2.38 ERA) on the mound against Atlanta RHP Grant Holmes (0-1, 2.45). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb |
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