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09/18 00:14 CDT Angels blow 9th-inning lead, then rally for 2 in the 10th to
edge Twins 5-4
Angels blow 9th-inning lead, then rally for 2 in the 10th to edge Twins 5-4
By MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- Mike Trout hit a tying RBI single in the 10th inning,
and Wade Meckler followed with a winning RBI single to give the Los Angeles
Angels a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
Minnesota rookie Walker Jenkins hit a two-out, two-run homer in top of the
ninth for a 3-3 tie, and the Twins took a 4-3 lead in the 10th on Brooks Lee's
RBI single.
Kody Clemens' sacrifice bunt put runners on second and third with one out, but
Angels left-hander Blake Weiman (1-1) got Josh Bell to pop to second and, after
intentionally walking pinch-hitter Ryan Jeffers, struck out Royce Lewis to end
the inning.
Automatic runner Jose Siri took third on pinch-hitter Vaughn Grissom's fly to
left to open the bottom of the 10th. Zach Neto walked, Trout singled off
Yoendrys Gomez (2-4) for a 4-4 tie, and Meckler singled off left-hander Kody
Funderburk for the win.
The Angels were one out away from a 3-1 victory after hard-throwing closer Ben
Joyce struck out Emmanuel Rodriguez and Lewis to open the ninth, but Twins
catcher Victor Caratini kept the inning alive with a single to center.
Jenkins, who entered Thursday with an .089 average and one homer in 16
big-league games, then drove a 101-mph fastball just beyond the glove of
leaping center fielder Siri for a two-run shot that tied it at 3.
Minnesota's late rally spoiled a superb start by Angels right-hander Walbert
Urea, who allowed four hits, struck out a career-high nine and walked none
over seven shutout innings to lower his ERA to 2.74.
Twins starter Taj Bradley allowed three runs and five hits in seven innings,
striking out nine and walking one, but the right-hander gave up four of those
hits in a three-run first.
Up next Twins LHP Connor Prielipp (5-7, 5.24 ERA) was set to face Angels RHP Grayson Rodriguez (4-7, 6.10) on Friday night. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Twins LHP Connor Prielipp (5-7, 5.24 ERA) was set to face Angels RHP Grayson Rodriguez (4-7, 6.10) on Friday night. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
