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 Alex Rios added a two-run homer that helped make a winner of
right-hander Colby Lewis (2-1), who went 5 2/3 innings, allowing two
runs, seven hits and striking out six in his fourth start since
missing 20 months after undergoing elbow and hip surgeries. Aaron
Poreda, Jason Frasor, Neal Cotts, Alexi Ogando and Joakim Soria
combined to shut down the Angels the rest of the way, with Soria
earning his seventh save in seven opportunities.
Angels starter Hector Santiago (0-5) sailed along until the sixth,
when he gave up a leadoff homer to Choo, followed by the two-out,
two-run shot by Rios that gave the Rangers a lead they never
relinquished. Santiago allowed all five runs on seven hits in losing
his seventh straight decision dating to last season.
The Angels scored a run on a safety squeeze bunt by J.B. Shuck in
the second and Howie Kendrick’s RBI single scored Shuck in the
fourth for a 2-0 lead. Lewis retired seven in a row, including the
meat of the Los Angeles lineup, before departing following a two-out
walk to Collin Cowgill in the sixth.
The Rangers gave the bullpen some wiggle room when Leonys Martin
singled to lead off the seventh and Michael Choice walked. Kevin
Jepsen replaced Santiago and yielded a run-scoring single to Choo,
followed by an RBI groundout by Elvis Andrus for a 5-2 lead.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Angels 3B David Freese left the game with a right
middle-finger contusion after getting hit by a pitch in the fourth
inning and was replaced by Ian Stewart, who was later replaced by
Orange County native Grant Green, recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake
earlier in the day. … Choo’s home run was the first in seven games
for Texas and gave him a team-high three on the season. … Angels OF
Mike Trout went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts and has struck out 19
times in the last 12 games.
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