Kevin Pillar’s Tenth-inning single gave the Los Angeles Angels a 6-5 walk-off win towards the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Supervisor Ron Washington noticed his staff get its sixth consecutive victory whereas the longtime skipper collected the 700th of his profession.
Washington was the Texas Rangers supervisor from 2007 to 2014 earlier than taking an extended stint as an assistant coach for 9 seasons.
The Angels got here calling this offseason and the 72-year-old supervisor is accountable for curating a younger ball membership into one that may fulfill the later years of franchise outfielder Mike Trout.
The second consecutive eighth-inning residence run by catcher Logan O’Hoppe tied the sport earlier than his unorthodox throw to second baseman Luis Guillorme to catch runner Riley Greene making an attempt to steal.
Stellar defensive play helped seal the deal for the Angels, whose successful streak is actively the longest within the league.
“Pitching, protection, well timed hitting … components, a superb components,” Washington advised Bally Sports activities West reporter Erica Weston after the sport.
After a tough patch within the first half of the season, the supervisor talked about how vital the preliminary dropping helped the staff study to win — and it is exhibiting.
The Angels are 10-5 within the final 15 video games and expect to see Trout, who has been sidelined since late April after surgical procedure repaired a meniscus harm, start the method of getting again on the sphere in time for the ultimate two months.
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