Xander Bogarts homer as Padres dominates Angels


July 3, 2023;  San Diego, California, USA;  Los Angeles Angels left fielder Taylor Ward (3) hits an RBI double against the San Diego Padres during the sixth inning at Petco Park.

July 3, 2023; San Diego, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels left fielder Taylor Ward (3) hits an RBI double against the San Diego Padres during the sixth inning at Petco Park.
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Xander Bogarts got San Diego off to a quick start with a three-run homer in the first, and Blake Snell pitched five scoreless innings Monday night to get rid of several jams. padres beat the visiting los angeles angels 10-3

angels The first seven innings left 14 runners on base, including seven in scoring position, and grounded into three double plays while out-hitting. padres 14-12

Snell, who was named National League Pitcher of the Month for June earlier on Monday, gave up seven hits and four walks with seven strikeouts and improved to 5-7.

Taylor Ward led off the game with a double. angels No more followed, and Snell gave up two back-to-back singles to start the inning. Third baseman Manny Machado twice turned grounders into double plays.

Bogarts, Jake Cronenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. all allowed three runs. padres

Ha-seong Kim makes singles debut padres, but was forced out to second on a Juan Soto grounder. Machado struck out two and Bogaerts hit his ninth homer with a 387-foot drive off 0 and 2 fastballs. angels starter jaime barria

padres Bogaerts’ double and Cronenworth single on Barea’s ball in the fourth extended their lead to 4–0. Barea (2-4) allowed four runs on five hits in five innings.

angels loaded the bases with one out in the fifth but failed to half the score before scoring twice in the sixth padres‘ Lead – Key hit is an RBI double by Ward followed by a run-scoring single by Mike Trout padres Reliever Tom Cosgrove got Shohei Ohtani out with runners on the corners.

padres The Browns scored twice in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single by Machado and a sacrifice fly by Cronenworth. One inning later, Tatis walked twice with a triple and then scored on Cronenworth’s single.

angels All-Star center fielder Trout left the game in the eighth after injuring his left wrist on a swing.

–Field Level Media