Mike Trout hits 2-run homer and Angels clinch series over Rangers with 5-2 win
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout hit a two-run homer, Nolan Schanuel added an RBI double and the Los Angeles Angels clinched a series win with a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
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Zach Neto walked to open the bottom of the first inning before Trout launched his 13th home run of the year over the center-field wall for a 2-0 lead. Neto scored again in the fifth on Schanuel's double to make it 3-1.
Schanuel exited after his hit with left calf tightness. Vaughn Grissom took over at first base.
Oswald Peraza added insurance in the eighth with a two-run single.
Walbert Ureña (2-4) threw five innings, allowing one run and five hits while striking out six. Kirby Yates earned his first save of the season by pitching a hitless ninth.
Nathan Eovaldi (5-5) gave up three runs and five hits in seven innings while striking out six for the Rangers.
Ezequiel Duran hit a sacrifice fly in the second for Texas’ first run, and Kyle Higashioka added his third homer of the year in the seventh on a 395-foot shot to center.
The Angels had more hits (8) than strikeouts (6) for the second consecutive game and have won two in a row for the first time since May 5-6.
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LHP Reid Detmers (1-5, 5.07 ERA) pitches Sunday for the Angels, while the Rangers had not announced a scheduled starter for the series finale.
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