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Nolan Schanuel went deep for the first time in four weeks, but defensive mistakes showed up again for the Angels, who now find themselves in need of a response in New York after being swept by the Orioles.
On a night when Angels starting pitcher José Soriano strikes out 12 in seven innings, Schanuel’s single into shallow center field scores Jo Adell for a 2-1 win, their sixth in the past eight
Nolan Schanuel reacts to the unbelievable catch Denzel Clarke made that robbed him of a home run in a tight matchup Monday evening.
Soriano went back out for the seventh despite being at 91 pitches and gave up a leadoff double to Nick Kurtz on a 2-2 curveball on the outer half of the plate. Soriano struck out Max Muncy on a 98.5 mph sinker before getting Luis Urías to ground out for the second out.
The Angels go 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position, including six strikeouts, and get blanked, 2-0, on a night that included two rain delays that were each longer than an hour.
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