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Lineup depth fuels Angels’ second-half streak
- Updated: July 21, 2016
ANAHEIM — Already up 1-0 in the first inning with runners on the corners and one out, Angels manager Mike Scioscia decided it was time to tell first baseman Jefry Marte to let it rip.
Marte didn’t miss, driving a three-run shot that would power the Angels to a 7-4 win over the Rangers on Wednesday night. It was their sixth win in a row, securing a 6-0 homestand after the All-Star break and just the second perfect homestand of six or more games for the club since 2004.
The 25-year-old Marte, facing a 3-0 count, saw a 94-mph fastball from left-hander Martin Perez and ripped it into the rock formation in left-center field, drawing a noticeable gasp from the crowd of 37,095 at Angel Stadium. The homer traveled a Statcast-projected 455 feet, the second-longest blast and the longest one hit at home for the Angels this season.
“With guys in scoring position, there no doubt that when guys get a good pitch to hit you want to be aggressive,” Scioscia said of the decision to tell Marte to swing away. “Jefry …
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