Craig Kimbrel struck out Mike Trout with the bases loaded to secure a 4-2 victory for the Baltimore Orioles over the Los Angeles Angels. The win marked the Orioles’ seventh in eight games and propelled them to first place in the AL East. James McCann and Colton Cowser each hit a home run, while Adley Rutschman contributed two RBIs for Baltimore.
The game also marked the Angels’ 10,000th regular-season game in their history.
Starter Albert Suárez pitched a solid game, allowing only four hits and earning his first major league victory since 2016. However, it was Kimbrel who stole the show in the final inning, narrowly escaping a bases-loaded situation to secure his sixth save.
Despite Trout’s homer in the seventh inning, the Angels suffered their fifth consecutive loss and their eighth loss in ten games.
Trout goes down looking and the O's win it pic.twitter.com/Z5iU4SAg4I
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 23, 2024
Reid Detmers, the Angels’ starting pitcher, struggled, giving up four runs on six hits and three walks.
Despite pitching seven innings, Detmers made some costly mistakes.
Fans reacted as follows:
3 straight fastballs while he left the bat on his shoulder for all 3. I fear my favorite player is COOKED
— Ricky (@RickyLarsonn) April 23, 2024
I love trout but let’s not stop the Angels are failing him narrative. Bro is NOT clutch.
— Jordan Crosby (@J_Crosby14) April 23, 2024
Look on the bright side Angel fans. At least the locker room vibez are better cuz that overpaid distraction shohei ohtani is gone right?!?!? 🤪🤪🤪
— eddie (@joker37190) April 23, 2024
My favorite player ever on my favorite team. I cannot believe how little he has come through in the clutch. He continues to choke repeatedly despite pronouncing to everyone how badly he wants to win with this team.
— Richard Scarry (@OgScarry) April 23, 2024
You can’t feel sorry for Trout and think he deserves to be on a playoff team when he strikes out looking to end the game w/ no fight.
Zero excuse to strike out looking EVER, especially when a single ties the game and an extra base hit wins it. An error probably ties it too. pic.twitter.com/KxQH0MhavY
— Steve Trombly (@tromblybaseball) April 23, 2024
It is WILD he didn’t lift the bat off his shoulder. Pure paint from the K man
— Aidan (@ajbirdland) April 23, 2024
Feels good knowing the Angels lost on a bush league strike 3 call. something else to blame to take the edge off feels good
— SnoopDaddyDawg (Not a burner) (@snoopdaddydawg) April 23, 2024
Never took the bat off his shoulder…
— BrewCrew1982 (@Wallbangers82) April 23, 2024
