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- Updated: September 1, 2016
ANAHEIM — The Angels didn’t need Mike Trout and Albert Pujols to complete a three-game sweep of the Reds on Wednesday.
Ricky Nolasco fired a shutout, C.J. Cron collected two hits and two RBIs and Jefry Marte drove in a run for a 3-0 victory at Angel Stadium, extending the Angels’ win streak to five games. It marks the club’s longest streak since starting the second half 6-0 with sweeps of the White Sox and Rangers.
Brandon Finnegan produced a quality start for the Reds, who have now lost four in a row and eight of their last 10 games, but he was outdueled by Nolasco. Finnegan struck out nine and walked none in seven innings, allowing two runs in the sixth inning that proved to be the difference.
The Angels rested Trout, a candidate for American League MVP, and Pujols, the Majors’ active home run leader, as the team played its 22nd game in the last 23 days. It was the first time since Sept. 14, 2014, that Trout and Pujols were both held out of the lineup.
Nolasco recorded 12 straight outs to cap his first complete-game shutout in nearly four years. He scattered four hits, struck out seven and walked none.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDIn the win column: Nolasco earned his first win in five starts with the Angels since coming over in a …
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