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Mike Trout leads offense and George Klassen earns 1st MLB win as Angels top Rangers 5-2
Jose Siri’s pinch-hit double sparked a three-run sixth as Mike Trout added three RBIs and George Klassen earned his first major league win.
The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Wednesday in Anaheim, rallying from a 2-1 deficit with a three-run sixth inning. George Klassen earned his first major league win, allowing two runs over six innings.
Needing depth after a 10-inning game on Monday and a one-run victory Tuesday, the Angels relied on Klassen to stabilize the rotation. He struck out five while walking only one in his best performance across four starts.
Pinch-Hitter Jose Siri tied the game with a double, then scored on a squeeze bunt by Denzer Guzman. Mike Trout added an insurance run with an RBI single, finishing with three hits and two RBIs.
Ben Joyce secured the save in the ninth, retiring the Rangers in order with a fastball topping out at 103.4 mph. The relief effort anchored the Angels' comeback victory.
Texas, now 60-61, sits 1.5 games behind Houston in the AL West standings. Jacob deGrom will face Angels RHP Walbert Ureña in Thursday's series finale.
Mike Trout connected three hits and drove two races, Jose Siri was key in a sixth three-notation inning with a double booster as an emergent, and Los Angeles Angelinos beat Texas Rangers on Wednesday 5-2.