One pitch, one walk-off
Kody Funderburk threw one pitch overnight in Anaheim. Wade Meckler lined it through a drawn-in infield into right field, Zach Neto came home, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 in the 10th inning.
It was Meckler’s first career walk-off hit. Mike Trout had tied the game one batter earlier with an RBI single off Yoendrys Gomez, who lasted a third of an inning and gave up two runs, one earned. Blake Weiman worked the 10th, allowed an unearned run, struck out Royce Lewis with the bases loaded and picked up the first win of his major league career.
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A rookie’s seven shutout innings nearly went to waste
Walbert Urena gave the Angels everything. The rookie right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings, allowed four hits, walked nobody and struck out a career-high nine. Los Angeles handed him a 3-0 lead in the first, built on four hits and RBI singles from Moises Ballesteros, Denzer Guzman and Oswald Peraza.
Brooks Lee pulled a run back with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Then Walker Jenkins, who had arrived at the ballpark in a 1-for-34 slump, turned on a Ben Joyce fastball with two out in the ninth and sent it 394 feet to center, just over Jose Siri’s glove, scoring Victor Caratini and tying the game.
Minnesota led for the first time in the 10th. Luke Keaschall singled to move automatic runner Ben Ross to third, Lee singled him in, and the Twins loaded the bases before Weiman shut the door.
Bradley finishes the night on 199
Taj Bradley came into the series opener on 190 strikeouts for the season and chasing 200. He struck out nine over seven innings, gave up three runs on five hits and walked one, and left Anaheim one short.
Jenkins finished with three hits, Lee with two and two RBIs. Minnesota drop to 71-82 and have lost four of five. The Angels, 59-94, have won three of four. The four-game series continues in Anaheim.
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