BALTIMORE: Reid Detmers gave the Angels some much-needed effectiveness on the mound, permitting one run in 5 innings to assist Los Angeles keep away from a season-opening sweep with a 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.

The Angels have been outscored 24-7 of their first two video games towards Baltimore, which prompted a workforce assembly after Saturday’s 13-4 loss. Then Detmers (1-0) took the mound and quieted the Orioles, and Los Angeles scored two runs in every of the primary two innings.

Taylor Ward hit a two-run homer to open the scoring, and though Tyler Wells (0-1) made it by way of six innings — and didn’t permit a baserunner after the second — the harm was completed.

Detmers surrendered two hits, struck out seven and walked three. José Soriano labored three innings, and Carlos Estévez pitched an ideal ninth for his first save.

With the Angels up 2-0, Luis Rengifo and Logan O’Hoppe started the second with singles. One out later, Zach Neto hit an RBI single, and the runners moved as much as second and third on Anthony Rendon’s deep flyout.

Then catcher James McCann tried to select O’Hoppe off third, however the ball hit the runner and bounced previous the bag for an error, permitting O’Hoppe to attain.

Gunnar Henderson drew a bases-loaded stroll with two outs within the backside of the second, however Detmers was in a position to get out of that inning when Adley Rutschman adopted by grounding right into a pressure.

Henderson got here up with two on and one out within the seventh towards Soriano, however he hit a routine grounder and Adley Rutschman lined out to left.

As dominant as they seemed by way of their first two video games, the Orioles have questions in regards to the depth of their pitching workers with starters Kyle Bradish and John Means on the injured record. Wells struggled early however completed with seven strikeouts and no walks. He allowed three earned runs and 5 hits.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: Means (left forearm pressure) made his first rehab begin with Triple-A Norfolk and allowed seven runs, six hits and a stroll with two strikeouts in one-plus innings.

UP NEXT

The Angels head to Miami for a three-game sequence. Chase Silseth begins for Los Angeles on Monday towards Max Meyer.

Baltimore hosts a three-game set with Kansas City. Dean Kremer takes the mound for the Orioles on Monday evening towards Michael Wacha.

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