Mickey Moniak takes the Angels past the Twins

May 19, 2023;  Anaheim, California, USA;  Los Angeles Angels right fielder Hunter Renfroe (12) scores a run off Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers (27) in the fourth inning at Angel Stadium.

May 19, 2023; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels right fielder Hunter Renfroe (12) scores a run off Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers (27) in the fourth inning at Angel Stadium.
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Mickey Moniak missed the cycle, and Hunter Renfroe helped lift the lead with a two-out, tying RBI single in the seventh inning. Los Angeles Angels He won 5-4 Minnesota Twins Friday night in Anaheim, California

Moniak led off the first inning, doubled in the third and had an RBI triple in the seventh to tie the game at 4-4. Willi Castro’s second baseman gave the Gemini He leads 4-3 in the top of the seventh

Angels Starter Reid Detmers, who pitched a no-hitter last season against Tampa Bay on May 10, went five innings against the team on Friday. Gemini

He struck out the first two batters of the inning in the sixth for a career-best 12. But Carlos Correa was saved before Byron Buxton got Minnesota’s first hit, a fly ball on Detmers’ 99th pitch.

Kyle Farmer followed with an RBI single to knock Detmers out of the game. Jimmy Herget replaced Detmers and delivered a two-run pinch double to Alex Kirilloff, both runs scored by Detmers to tie the game at 3-3.

THE Angels took the lead against Gemini starter Joe Ryan in the third inning when Zach Neto singled, went to third on Moniak’s double and scored on Taylor Ward’s sacrifice fly.

THE Angels added two runs in the fourth, one on Brandon Drury’s double and scoring in the second on a throwing error. Gemini catcher Ryan Jeffers

THE AngelsThe winning rally in the seventh started with a single off Neto Gemini reliever Griffin Jax (2-6). Moniak’s triple scored Neto, and with two outs, Renfroe drove in Moniak for what proved to be the winning run.

Zack Weiss (1-0), one in five Angels relievers, earned the win, and Carlos Estevez pitched a perfect ninth for his 11th save

Angels Midfielder Mike Trout did not play on Friday and was given a rest day

— Field Level Media

Source: https://deadspin.com/mickey-moniak-carries-angels-past-twins-1850457626

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