Monday, March 16, 2015

Rangers show muscle, however Bonilla falters vs. Angels

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

Hustle in left field: Rangers left-fielder Ryan Ludwick can hit, however it helps to exhibit he can nevertheless play defense. within the third inning, he hustled into the left-box corner on Collin Cowgill's double. Cowgill tried to stretch it right into a triple and Ludwick threw him out.

walk begins Bonilla downfall: Bonilla had retired 9 of the primary eleven batters confronted. Then he allowed a four-pitch walk to Matt Joyce and his afternoon all started to resolve. C.J. Cron doubled and Iannetta hit a two-run domestic run. Bonilla additionally gave up a few singles and had a throwing error on a pickoff. He left the inning trailing 4-1.

Cron's RBI double

Cron's RBI double

TEX@LAA: Cron knocks in Joyce with double to center

3/16/15: C.J. Cron lifts a double to middle container, driving in Matt Joyce and tying the game at 1 in the 4th inning

Weaver bounces again: Angels ace Jered Weaver seen a mechanical flaw late in his final birth towards the D-backs, which involved getting too long with his arm action and throwing off the timing in his delivery. He vowed to follow that to his subsequent day out, and it looked as if it would work brilliantly. Weaver retired 15 of the 16 Rangers hitters he confronted, excellent out 5, inducing seven susceptible fly balls and giving up only 1 solo domestic run whereas losing his Cactus League era to 2.53.

Iannetta receives within the mix: Angels catcher Iannetta hit his first home run of the spring on Monday, lining a Bonilla offering over the left-box fence for a two-run homer that highlighted a 4-run fourth inning. Iannetta also singled to left container two innings previous.

Iannetta's two-run homer

Iannetta's two-run homer

TEX@LAA: Iannetta hits two-run tater to left field

3/sixteen/15: Chris Iannetta lifts a two-run home run to left box, driving in C.J. Cron and giving the Angels a two-run lead

Smith fills it up: Angels setup man Joe Smith made his first Cactus League look, after nursing some stiffness in his decrease half earlier in spring, and threw all 12 of his pitches for strikes in the sixth. Smith bought a groundout, gave up a single, recorded a strikeout and jogged returned to the dugout after his catcher, Drew Butera, ended the inning with a pickoff.

WHAT'S next

C.J.Wilson will make his 2d Cactus League beginning, and first in 10 days, when the Angels face the Rockies from Salt River Fields at speaking Stick on Tuesday. The veteran left-hander turned into scratched from his remaining birth after tweaking his left knee in pitchers' fielding practice, however threw a bullpen session on Saturday and felt respectable. lots of the Angels' usual players -- Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Erick Aybar, Kole Calhoun and David Freese -- had been off on Monday, so there is an outstanding possibility they will all play. online game time is four:10 p.m. ET on MLB.tv and Fox sports West.

Adrian Beltre will be within the lineup on Tuesday when the Rangers host the Dodgers at four:05 p.m. ET in surprise. Beltre should be facing the common team that signed him out of the Dominican Republic over two decades ago. Beltre is three-for-17 with one domestic run in the Cactus League. Yovani Gallardo could be on the mound, adopted by Nick Tepesch and Joe Beimel. The Rangers signed Beimel to a free-agent contract 10 days ago and this will be his third day trip of the spring.

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