ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Graham Ashcraft racked up a career-high 10 strikeouts over seven innings, and the Reds spoiled Mike Trout’s return to the Angels’ lineup by scoring three unearned runs in the fifth inning of a 4-3 victory over Los Angeles.
Tuesday’s game became the series opener after Monday’s game was postponed due to the aftereffects of the storm, which left the Angel Stadium field too wet to play. The teams will play a doubleheader Wednesday.
Elly De La Cruz scored the tiebreaking run from first on Spencer Steer’s double moments after Angels rookie first baseman Nolan Schanuel made a two-run error on what should have been an inning-ending groundout by De La Cruz.
Trout went 1 for 4 with an infield single in his first game back from a seven-week injury absence, but the Angels have lost 14 of 19.