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The Los Angeles Angels suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers in extra innings Friday night at Globe Life Field, squandering another quality pitching performance. The game remained scoreless through nine full innings before the Angels broke through in the 10th inning, only to see the Rangers mount a dramatic comeback in the bottom half.
Angels starter Reid Detmers continued his impressive stretch, delivering six innings of shutout baseball on six hits with five strikeouts and one walk. Despite Detmers’ excellence, Los Angeles managed just three hits for the entire game, leaving him with no decision. The Rangers’ Mackenzie Gore matched Detmers’ efficiency, keeping the Angels off the board through nine innings as both teams remained locked in a scoreless tie heading into extras.
The deadlock finally broke in the 10th when Denzer Guzman belted a double that plated designated runner Jose Siri, giving the Angels a 1-0 advantage. However, Texas quickly responded with two runs in the bottom half. Wyatt Langford doubled to drive in Evan Carter and tie the game, then scored the walk-off run on a throwing error by Guzman on a grounder by Ezequiel Duran. Closer Ben Joyce suffered his first blown save of the season in the loss.
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Originally reported by Sports.yahoo →
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