Angels use 3 solo homers to chill off MLB-leading Braves with 4-1 victory; Ohtani goes 2 for 3

ATLANTA — Luis Rengifo, Randal Grichuk and Chad Wallach hit solo homers off Charlie Morton, Chase Silseth received his second straight begin and the Los Angeles Angels cooled off the main league-leading Atlanta Braves with a 4-1 victory on Monday night time.

Matt Olson’s NL-best thirty sixth homer and main league-leading 89th RBI made it 2-1 within the fifth, serving to the Braves be a part of the 2019 Minnesota Twins as the one groups with 200 lengthy balls earlier than August. Atlanta started the sport with 31 extra homers than the Los Angeles Dodgers, the No. 2 staff.

The Braves (67-37) had been coming off a three-game sweep of Milwaukee during which they scored 29 runs and went deep 11 instances.

“Offensively, we had a really good ballgame pitched against us,” Atlanta supervisor Brian Snitker stated. “The starter was really good, the bullpen did a great job. We had a hard time generating much offense.”

Los Angeles two-way celebrity Shohei Ohtani, the 2021 AL MVP and the majors’ homer chief with 39, went 2 for 3. He was hit by a pitch within the first and deliberately walked within the second. He ripped a single 113.3 mph to proper within the fourth, singled off A.J. Minter within the seventh and was robbed of a three-run homer by heart fielder Michael Harris II within the ninth.

Harris timed his leap on the wall completely, elevating his glove over the 9-foot wall to deliver the ball again. Ohtani drove it 406 ft.

PHOTOS: Angels use 3 solo homers to chill off MLB-leading Braves with 4-1 victory; Ohtani goes 2 for 3

Rengifo drove the sport’s third pitch to right-center. Grichuk, making his Angels debut a day after getting acquired with first baseman C.J. Cron in a commerce with Colorado, hit an opposite-field shot to proper within the fourth. Wallach drove his seventh homer 441 ft to left-center for a 3-1 lead within the sixth.

Cron’s RBI single within the ninth made it 4-1.

The Angels (56-51) have received 10 of 13 and have the AL’s greatest report for the reason that All-Star break at 11-5. Los Angeles started the night time 5 video games again within the AL West and 4 video games again of the ultimate wild-card.

“It’s exciting, we’re in the playoff push,” Wallach stated. “Any time you’re in that, it’s always fun baseball.”

Reynaldo López labored the ultimate 1 2/3 innings to earn his fifth save.

Silseth (3-1) began rather than Griffin Channing, who was scratched with what Channing described as “general soreness” just a few hours earlier than the sport. Making his third main league begin, Silseth gave up three hits and one run in 5 innings.

“We pitched great,” Angels supervisor Phil Nevin stated. “Silseth was great. We told him yesterday he might have a chance to start today. Getting the official word this morning – maybe that helps, I don’t know. We extend López there. That’s a lot of pitches in a two- to three-day stretch. He was phenomenal. Going right after guys. There’s a lot of life on that fastball.”

Morton (10-9) misplaced his third straight begin and has a 6.46 ERA over that span. The 39-year-old allowed six hits and three runs in six innings.

“I was encouraged by my curveball, I was encouraged by my delivery,” Morton stated. “And except for the first inning, I was encouraged by my ability to throw strikes.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Angels: Nevin stated CF Mike Trout, sidelined since July 4 with a left hamate fracture, took some dry swings earlier than the sport. There remains to be no rapid timetable for the three-time AL MVP’s return, however the staff hopes it’s someday in mid-August. … Nevin added there’s an out of doors likelihood that OF-3B Taylor Ward may return if the staff makes the postseason. Ward suffered facial fractures after getting hit by a pitch Saturday in Toronto. He’s on the 60-day injured checklist.

Braves: Snitker stated LHP Max Fried was scheduled to throw a facet session however stopped wanting saying when the staff’s ace will return to the rotation. Fried has been on the injured checklist since May 6 with a forearm pressure. He went 0-2 with a 3.75 ERA in 4 rehab begins in July. … LHP A.J. Minter was activated from the injured checklist earlier within the day after lacking 12 video games with shoulder irritation. He confronted three batters and gave up one hit within the seventh. … LHP Dylan Lee will throw a stay batting observe session on Tuesday. If it goes effectively, Lee will head out on a rehab task. He’s been out since May 17 with shoulder irritation.

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