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The Los Angeles Angels split the Freeway Series with Dodgers this past weekend. The Angels won Friday’s game in extra innings, but were dominated 7-2 during Saturday’s series finale … and lost one of their best starting pitchers.
To add insult to injury, the Angels had to watch former superstar Shohei Ohtani wearing Dodger blue (or whatever funfetti-colored uniform they decided to don this weekend). The reigning AL MVP had no mercy on his former club either, and the Dodgers’ social media team had some fun at the Angels’ expense.
Sandoval did not go very deep during his start on Friday. The left-hander was removed during the third inning with a forearm injury and was later placed on the 15-day IL. Sandoval was replaced by reliever Guillermo Zuniga and his spot in the rotation is currently vacant.
This is yet another blow to the Angels rotation after optioning Reid Detmers and losing both Chase Silseth and Josè Soriano to the IL. At the moment, the hope is that Sandoval only misses the minimum, but it’s quite possible that the Angels could keep the lefty out of the rotation until after the All-Star break.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Ward singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Angels over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Friday night in Shohei Ohtani’s first game against his old team.
The Angels won in extra innings for the first time this season, after losing three previous times.
“It’s awesome,” Ward said. “You just never know with us. Just got to keep fighting.”
Ohtani hit a two-run homer with two outs in the fifth that put the Dodgers ahead. He was 2 for 2 with two walks but got caught stealing to end the eighth. The Dodgers managed just three other hits.
