The Los Angeles Angels finally won as they beat New York in ten innings when Oswald Peraza came through with a hit.
The Los Angeles Angels finally broke their seven-game losing streak against theNew York Mets last night as they won a 4-3 decision in ten innings, with Oswald Peraza providing the heroics with bases-loaded, two-out single that gave the Halos a walk-off victory.
The Angels scored first in this one off Mets starter Nolan McLean, which was surprising to say the least. A pair of singles by Jorge Soler and Nolan Schanuel put runners in scoring position, and another single by Jo Adell plated Schanuel as Soler got thrown out at third before the run scored, but the Mets inexplicably failed to challenge and the run stood.
The Mets got the run back on an RBI infield hit in the third by Bo Bichette, but McLean gave it up in the fourth on a two-run RBI single Vaughn Grissom to make it 3-1 Angels. Angels starter Reid Detmers held the lead until the seventh, when the Mets rallied on a double by Mark Vientos, and Marcus Semien followed with a single. New Mets acquisition Andy Ibanez drove in the first run on a sacrifice fly, and a single by Tyrone Taylor brought home Semien for the second.
The score stayed at 3-3 through nine innings, and reliever Ryan Zeferjahn was able to keep the Mets from scoring first in the tenth. A Bo Bichette double-play ball took out two runners after Brett Baty reached on a catcher’s interference call, and Francisco Alvarez couldn’t get the run home with a fly ball after the Angels intentionally walked Juan Soto.
The Angels loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning as Soler walked and Adell singled to move ghost runner Adam Frazier to third. Reliever Austin Warren managed to get two outs, but single by Oswald Peraza produced the walk-off win for the Halos, with Zeferjahn getting the win for the Angels after pitching two innings of scoreless relief.
The offensive heroes in this one included Peraza, who had a three-hit night, and so did Adell as both added an RBI. Mike Trout had two hits and a walk as his relentless comeback continues, and he boosted his average to .256 to go with an OPB of .431.
The Angels get their first chance to win a series in a couple of weeks with the rubber game set for this afternoon, and the Angels will send Jack Kochanowicz to the hill to face Clay Holmes for the Mets.