The Dodgers entered their weekend collection with the Angels because the winningest group within the Nationwide League. However on Friday they weren’t even one of the best group in Southern California, with right-hander Jack Kochanowicz holding them to a run on 5 hits over 6 2/3 innings in a 6-2 Angels win.
An evening earlier, the Dodgers (29-16) scored 19 occasions in a rout of the Athletics. However Kochanowicz, who turned in his finest efficiency of the season to win his second straight choice, dodged hassle all evening. The Dodgers helped, matching a franchise document by hitting into 5 double performs.
Proper-hander Dustin Might, winless in his final 4 outings, obtained off to a tough begin for the Dodgers. After placing out leadoff hitter Zach Neto, he walked Nolan Schanuel on 5 pitches then gave up a two-run homer to Yoán Moncada, his third of the season.
The fourth inning was even rougher with the Angels (18-25) loading the bases with one out on a single and two hit batters. That allowed Neto to double the lead with a double to left. Might (1-4) escaped additional hassle with a pair of strikeouts. He left after the fifth inning, having yielded six hits and 4 runs however placing out a season-high eight. Dodger pitchers struck out 15 batters on the evening.
They couldn’t get a lot going offensively, nonetheless, scoring their solely run off Kochanowicz (3-5) within the fourth when Will Smith drew a one-out stroll, then scored on Max Muncy’s double to the wall in right-center.
Shohei Ohtani added a second run within the eighth, belting an extended homer into the batter’s eye past the center-field wall off reliever Ryan Zeferjahn. The house run was Ohtani’s MLB-leading sixteenth of the season and third in two nights.
The Angels closed the scoring within the ninth on a two-run single by Schanuel.
Dodgers pitcher Dustin Might delivers in opposition to the Angels within the first inning Friday.
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Neto, Luis Rengifo, Taylor Ward and Matthew Lugo had two hits every for the Angels whereas Schanuel and Moncada drove in two runs every. Smith, Ohtani and rookie Hyeseong Kim had two hits every for the Dodgers.
Notes: The Dodgers summoned right-hander Ryan Loutos from triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis to provide them a recent arm after left-hander Justin Wrobleski threw 4 scoreless innings to earn the win in Thursday’s rout of the A’s. Loutos made his Dodger debut within the ninth inning, giving up two runs. … Outfielder Teoscar Hernández, out since Might 6 with a groin pressure, is anticipated to make a rehab project with single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday and might be reactivated Monday. Utility participant Tommy Edman, out two weeks with proper ankle irritation, might rejoin the group Sunday.
For Angels outfielder Mike Trout, who went on the injured checklist Might 2 with a left knee damage, did some throwing Friday and is constant to progress in his rehab, though supervisor Ron Washington stated the group has no timeline for his return.
