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Angels’ bats come alive in win over Royals
- Updated: April 27, 2016
ANAHEIM — Yunel Escobar had four hits, Johnny Giavotella hit a big three-run homer and the Angels put together one of their most productive offensive efforts of the season, backing a shaky Jered Weaver to once again beat the Royals, 9-4, in Southern California on Tuesday night.
Trailing by a run in the fifth, the Angels (10-11) scored five times against Royals starter Edinson Volquez, getting a two-run single from Carlos Perez and a three-run shot from Giavotella. That helped Weaver pick up his third win, despite giving up four runs on nine hits — seven of them for extra bases — and two walks.
“Offense did a tremendous job of battling against a guy who’s throwing the ball extremely well,” Weaver said. “I wasn’t very good, but the story of the night was the offense. They did a great job battling back and forth. It was fun to watch.”
The Royals (12-8) got a solo homer from Mike Moustakas in the first, his seventh, and took a 2-0 lead with an RBI double by Jarrod Dyson in the second. But the Angels picked up three runs in the bottom half, two of which came on a two-out, two-run single by Mike Trout, his first hit in 13 at-bats with runners in scoring position.
The Angels, who entered with the second-worst OPS in the Major Leagues, strung together 14 hits, finished 6-for-11 with runners in scoring position and notched a season high in runs. Albert Pujols only had one hit in four at-bats, but all three of his outs were properly struck.
“I think we did a good job,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “I think we pressured them, we set the table, we got some big hits with runners in scoring position. … Those are all good indicators.”
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Johnny in the spot: Giavotella delivered the decisive blow against his former team and finished with his first three-hit game of the season. Giavotella entered with a .136/.156/.136 slash, with zero extra-base hits in 44 at-bats, and was in jeopardy of losing playing time to utility infielder Cliff Pennington. Then he singled, hit the decisive homer and laced a double. He is now 6-for-27 lifetime against the Royals, the team that made him a second-round Draft pick in 2008.
“I didn’t perform as well as I could’ve when I was in Kansas City,” Giavotella said. “I know …
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