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Angels Rookie Christian Moore Turning Heads with His Defense
BOSTON, JUN 24 – The Angels became the first team since 1991 to field eight first-round picks in a game as they capitalized on Red Sox errors and walks to secure a 9-5 win.
- The Los Angeles Angels defeated the visiting Boston Red Sox 9-5 on Monday night, with key contributions from rookies and veterans alike.
- The game followed a history of Red Sox errors and pitching struggles, and Boston starter Walker Buehler threw 39 pitches while allowing five runs in four innings.
- Zach Neto hit a leadoff home run, his sixth of the season and 12th overall, while Christian Moore drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning.
- The Angels tallied four runs in the eighth inning, highlighted by Taylor Ward drawing a bases-loaded walk and Travis d'Arnaud delivering a two-run single, while Boston’s Alex Cora was tossed from the game after disputing a blocking call at second base.
- Kenley Jansen left with a ninth-inning injury after four pitches, but Sam Bachman secured the win by pitching a scoreless eighth inning, improving the Angels’ record to 38-40.
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Angels rookie Christian Moore turning heads with his defense
ANAHEIM — As he works to get his offense to the lofty heights that are expected, Angels rookie Christian Moore is making plays on the lesser-regarded side of his game. Expected to be a work in progress on defense at second base, Moore has instead thrived there in less than two weeks as a major leaguer. While Moore made a diving catch to preserve a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning of a game last week against the Baltimore Orioles, that matchup ended …
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The DerrickAngels score 4 in 8th for 9-5 win over Red Sox
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Zach Neto hit a leadoff homer and rookie Christian Moore had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in a four-run eighth inning that sent the Los Angeles Angels past the Boston Red Sox 9-5 on Monday night.
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