Halos financial institution on ‘loopy’ outfield depth vs. Cubs

ANAHEIM — It was “no Hunter Renfroe or Taylor Ward, no problem” for the Angels on Wednesday night time.

Trout crushed a solo homer within the fourth, Rengifo went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs and Moniak ripped a three-run double in a decisive sixth-inning rally.

Trout and Moniak additionally made a number of key defensive performs, as Trout made a snow-cone seize on the wall within the fourth and back-to-back working catches within the seventh, whereas Moniak went into the stands for a highlight-reel catch to finish the third and added a sliding seize within the eighth.

“The outfield depth in this organization right now is crazy,” Moniak mentioned. “You’ve got me, Ward, Renfroe, Rengifo, Mike Trout and now we have Jo [Adell] here. It’s just a testament to the talent that we’ve got in this organization in the outfield. It’s not like there’s a hole in the lineup if somebody goes down. Everybody can step in and perform and help the team win in their own specific ways.”

Trout was the one common within the outfield on Wednesday, however there was nothing common about his solo blast within the fourth off right-hander Jameson Taillon. Trout lifted a sweeper to proper subject and it stored carrying over the wall for his 14th homer of the 12 months.

He’s beginning to shake off his current funk, as he’s been squaring up some balls just lately and at last getting one thing to point out for his effort.

“You don’t see too many guys hit balls like that,” supervisor Phil Nevin mentioned. “How short his swing is, you usually need to see a guy with a lot of leverage to get into a ball that way. But his swing path stays the same, whether it’s in or out. That’s why he’s one of the best.”

It was simply Rengifo’s eighth begin of the season within the outfield, a transfer necessitated by Ward’s sickness and Adell arriving to the park too near sport time after catching a last-minute flight from Triple-A Salt Lake to spell Renfroe on his paternity depart.

The combine is prone to look totally different on Thursday, as Adell is predicted to make his season debut in opposition to lefty Drew Smyly and Ward can also be prone to return if he is feeling higher.

Rengifo, although, made essentially the most of his uncommon begin in left and got here by with a game-tying solo homer off Taillon within the fifth after Jaime Barria gave up two runs within the prime of the inning. Rengifo jumped throughout a first-pitch fastball to open the body for a house run projected at 427 ft, tied for the third longest in his profession.

He was aggressive once more within the sixth, giving the Angels the lead with a two-out, go-ahead RBI single. This time, he smacked a first-pitch curveball from reliever Mark Leiter Jr. It was one other signal he’s beginning to come round offensively, as he’s batting .438 (7-for-16) in 5 video games in June after getting into the month batting .199 by his first 47 video games.

“I’ve been staying positive every time and being aggressive,” Rengifo mentioned. “Every time you go up there, you have to do your job. Today, I swung at the first pitches and it worked out really well for me.”

After Rengifo’s single, Zach Neto drew a stroll to load the bases for Moniak, who once more impressed in a key scenario. Moniak discovered himself in a two-strike depend however was in a position to lace a 2-2 splitter up within the zone for a three-run double to cap the four-run body.

Moniak, the No. 1 total decide within the 2016 MLB Draft, has performed nothing however present he belongs within the large leagues since his callup in mid-May, as he’s hit .304/.339/.643 with 4 homers, 5 doubles and 10 RBIs in 16 video games, whereas taking part in wonderful protection.

And he’s been in a position to keep locked in regardless of seeing Ward get extra taking part in time just lately, which has been simply as spectacular.

“I just think [hitting coaches Marcus] Thames and [Phil] Plantier have been awesome,” Moniak mentioned. “I think that they do a really good job of making sure that I stay locked in, whether I’m on the bench or looking at the scouting reports for the bullpen in case I pinch-hit. And making sure I use the velo machine so that my timing is right. The swing has felt great and I have the confidence to know that I’ll be in the right spot even if I haven’t played in four days.”