News Category: Los Angeles Angels

Orioles’ Jackson Holliday seeks to get untracked vs. Angels

Baltimore Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday will be back in the lineup on Tuesday night after playing in just one of the past three games. The goal is for the Orioles infielder to relax and produce quality plate appearances in the game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. “I want him to take four good at-bats,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “Whatever happens, happens. It’s all about being process-oriented, which is hard to

With Anthony Rendon ailing, Angels try to avoid being swept in Cincinnati

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon was booed during introductions before the club’s home opener on April 5, in part because he has been a bust since signing a $245 million free-agent contract. Over the last two weeks, however, he’s heated up, collecting hits in 16 of his last 42 at-bats and looking like the player the Angels were hoping they got in December 2019. But the Angels likely will be without Rendon on

Elly De La Cruz, Reds look to run roughshod over Angels

The Cincinnati Reds will look to ride the hot bat and fast legs of Elly De La Cruz when they host the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday evening in the second contest of their three-game series. De La Cruz did it all for the Reds in a 7-1 win over the Angels on Friday. The star second-year player hit a three-run homer, stole three bases, scored twice and made a pair of impressive plays in

Angels’ Reid Detmers out to vex Rays once again

It’s not like the Los Angeles Angels were unaware of Reid Detmers’ potential, with the left-hander throwing a no-hitter in his 11th career major league start at the age of 22 in 2022. But after a disappointing season last year, Detmers appeared to be in a position in which he needed to re-establish himself. So far, so good. He has become the Angels’ best starting pitcher through the first three weeks of the season. Detmers

Rays’ Rene Pinto hopes to get on a roll vs. Angels

Everything the Tampa Bay Rays did — or didn’t do — during the offseason and spring training made it clear they were all in on catcher Rene Pinto for 2024. Pinto’s slow start at the plate this season might have been some cause for concern, but he appears to be on his way to establishing himself as the club’s primary backstop for the foreseeable future. Pinto likely will be behind the plate Tuesday evening when

Rays look to dominate another West Coast foe

After a successful weekend against one West Coast club, the Tampa Bay Rays will seek to repeat their series-winning ways against another starting Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla. Winners of two of three games against the San Francisco Giants, the Rays will welcome in the Los Angeles Angels on Jackie Robinson Day to open a four-game series. Following a split of the first two matchups with the Giants, manager Kevin Cash’s crew brought out

Rays look to create havoc on bases in encounter vs. Angels

The Tampa Bay Rays have been one of the more aggressive teams on the bases this season. The Rays will look to stretch their legs on Tuesday night when they continue their three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Tampa Bay was unsuccessful in its lone stolen-base attempt during Monday’s 7-1 loss to the Angels, but the Rays still lead the American League with 14 stolen bases in 17 tries this season.

Angels take on surging Red Sox in home opener

The Los Angeles Angels will face the Boston Red Sox, who have won four in a row, in their home opener Friday night in Anaheim, Calif. But that’s not the only streak on the line when the two clubs begin a three-game series. Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel has reached base in the first 35 games of his career, the third-longest streak to begin a career in major league history. Only Alvin Davis (47 in

Angels, Marlins look for better outings from starters Patrick Sandoval, A.J. Puk

Two left-handers with soaring ERAs are set to face each other in Wednesday afternoon’s series finale between the Los Angeles Angels and the host Miami Marlins. A.J. Puk (0-1, 18.00 ERA) starts for Miami. Patrick Sandoval (0-1, 16.20) gets the ball for the Angels, who will be looking for their fourth straight win. Miami, meanwhile, is 0-6 — the worst start in franchise history. “It’s a process,” Marlins shortstop Tim Anderson said of the losing