週三的分隊比賽, 兩場得分加總以24:3超過他們的兩個對手-釀酒人與遊騎兵隊. 週四比賽在Tempe Diablo球場面對白襪隊, 以8:6獲勝.他們前兩局攻下7分.在Josh Hamilton 因左腿扭傷缺陣下, 最近三戰前五局天使隊總共已攻下26分
During Wednesday's split-squad games, they combined to outscore their two opponents, the Brewers and Rangers, 24-3. In Thursday's game against the White Sox at Tempe Diablo Stadium, an 8-6 victory, they plated seven runs in the first two innings. And in the first five innings of those last three games, the Angels have combined to score 26 runs -- even with Josh Hamilton still making his way back from a strained left calf.
"球員們開始進入打擊狀況" 天使隊經理Mike Scioscia說."他們開始進入他們的20, 30個打數, 無疑地, 他們已經把各環結結合在一起了.整個跑壘要件, 各種狀況時的打擊策略與操控球的能力開始展現."
"These guys are starting to hit stride," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "They're getting into their 20, 30 at-bats, and there's no doubt they're putting some things together. The whole baserunning component, the situational hitting and our ability to drive the ball is starting to show up."
Mike Trout 貢獻三支三, 一支三壘安打得兩分, 使他在Cactus聯盟打擊率來到四成四四, Howie Kendrick三打數兩安打得兩分, 打擊率四成三五.
Mike Trout went 3-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored, putting his Cactus League batting average at .444, and Howie Kendrick went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and he's batting at a .435 clip.
白襪左投Jose Quintana前次先發因第一局小腿挫傷退出比賽, 今天投完三局1比7落後情況下退場.
White Sox left-hander Jose Quintana, who exited his last start in the first inning with a shin contusion, completed three innings and left with a 7-1 deficit.
Albert Pujols 首局靠著中外野深遠高飛球送回Trout替球隊首開紀錄, 第二局天使十位打者攻下六分.一人出局滿壘時, Erick Aybar燃起左外野兩分打點二壘安打, Kole Calhoun緊接著兩分打點三壘安打, Trout再接力一分打點一壘安打.緊接著嘗試盜往二壘時, 靠著正在為大聯盟打拼的捕手Josh Phegley的暴傳上到三壘, Trout就在David Freese的安打護送下返回本壘得分.
Albert Pujols put his team on the board in the first with a long sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Trout, and the Angels sent 10 batters to the plate in a six-run second. With the bases loaded and one out, Erick Aybar smoked a two-run double to left field, Kole Calhoun followed with a two-run triple and Trout hit an RBI single. After stealing second and advancing to third on an errant throw by White Sox catcher Josh Phegley, who's fighting for a spot on the roster, Trout scored on David Freese's RBI single.
"我需要持續做準備"Quintana表示,"這樣下一次我的表現才會更好"
"I need to continue my preparation," Quintana said, "and the next start will be better for me."
天使隊右投手Garrett Richards投出一次觸身球, 被擊出七支安打只有投出兩次三振, 但他在4又2/3局中只讓對手得到兩分--白襪二壘手Micah Johnson擊出的一分打點安打及Aybar漏接Richards傳來的球, 造成可能結束該局的雙殺守備失敗
Angels right-hander Garrett Richards hit a batter, gave up seven hits and struck out only two, but he gave up only two runs in 4 2/3 innings -- on an RBI single by second baseman Micah Johnsonand a key error by Aybar, who dropped the throw from Richards on a potential inning-ending, 1-6-3 double play.
"我只是想獲得成功的人, 試著讓打擊失敗, 試著讓他們擊出滾球, 讓內野手們工作, 讓防守成功"春訓主投11 2/3局沒投出過保送的Richards說,"今天在損害控制上做得很不錯, 當我想要時都能讓滾球出現"
"I was just trying to get ahead of guys, trying to throw the breaking ball for strikes, trying to get ground balls, let the infield work, let the defense work," said Richards, who has yet to issue a walk in 11 2/3 innings this spring. "It was a good job today of damage control and getting ground balls when I needed to."
白襪中外野手Jordan Danks 有2支2的表現得到三分.想要爭取先發三壘手的 Matt Davidson 三之二, Johnson 三支二帶三分打點, 而一壘手Jose Abreu 擔任DH, 四個打數僅一支安打, 讓他的打擊率降到二成八零.
White Sox center fielder Jordan Danks went 2-for-2 with three runs scored, Matt Davidson, trying to win a starting job at third base, went 2-for-3, Johnson went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and first baseman Jose Abreu went 1-for-4 while serving as the designated hitter, bringing his Cactus League batting average to .280.
正在競爭天使隊牛棚至少兩個空缺的Michael Kohn, 第八局投不完還丟掉三分.其中Alex Liddi在不死在振時得分, 而Blake Tekotte 緊接著轟出兩分砲.
Michael Kohn, fighting for one of at least two vacant spots in the Angels' bullpen, gave up three runs in the eighth and couldn't finish the inning. Alex Liddi scored on a strikeout-wild pitch, and Blake Tekotte followed with a long two-run homer.
Tyler Skaggs, 這位極有可能佔上第五號輪值的22歲左投, 週五將進行他在春訓的第三次先發.面對的隊手是教士隊.Skaggs五天前面對紅人時, 在6 1/3的局數中僅失兩分, 並有四局僅被打一支安打的表現.
Up next: Tyler Skaggs, the 22-year-old left-hander who's an overwhelming favorite for the fifth spot in the rotation, makes his third start of the spring on Friday, when the Angels travel to Peoria, Ariz., to face the Padres. Skaggs has given up two runs in 6 1/3 innings, and hurled four one-hit innings against the Reds five days ago. First pitch is at 1:05 p.m. PT, live on MLB.TV and Gameday Audio.