Alec Bohm extends hit streak and Phils get early lead, but wild pitch causes fall to Angels 6-5
ANAHEIM, Calif. (CBS/AP) — Phillies third baseman and National League Player of the Week Alec Bohm extended his hitting streak to 13 games and had a three-RBI night, but it wasn't enough as the Phillies snapped their four-game winning streak with a loss to the Los Angeles Angeles Monday night in Anaheim.
The Angels rallied from an early three-run deficit to beat the Phillies 6-5 Monday night and snap a four-game losing streak.
It all came down to a wild pitch that relief pitcher Seranthony Dominguez threw in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The Angels' Ehire Adrianza led off the seventh with an infield single. Then Zach Neto got a hit, advancing Adrianza to second. The runner advanced to third when Millville, New Jersey native Mike Trout grounded into a fielder's choice.
Trout then stole his sixth base of the season to get into scoring position before the Angels broke the game open.
With two outs and an 0-2 count on Taylor Ward, Domínguez's 97.5 mph fastball was low and skipped to the backstop as Adrianza easily scored. Catcher Garrett Stubbs' throw to Domínguez (1-2) at home plate was too high and allowed Trout to come in to put the Angels up by two runs.
"I think he (Stubbs) wanted it up and when he set up his glove he was too far away to get it," Phillies manager Rob Thomson said.
The bottom of the seventh stung even more after the Phils stranded the bases loaded in the top of the inning.
Five Angels pitchers held the Phillies to six hits, but also walked nine. Adam Cimber (2-0) got out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh when he got Brandon Marsh to ground out to end the inning.
"That was the hugest part of the game for both sides," manager Ron Washington said. "It saved the game right there and gave us a chance to get back in it."
Adrianza had two hits and drove in a run, and Jo Adell homered as the Angels won on Washington's 72nd birthday.
"It just happened to be my birthday, but we certainly needed it," Washington said.
Carlos Estévez picked up his fifth save in six opportunities despite allowing one run in the ninth. Trea Turner scored on Bohm's sacrifice fly, but Estévez struck out Marsh for the final out with the tying run at second.
"We had some opportunities no doubt. We've been coming through but just one of those nights," Phillies manager Rob Thomson said.
The Phillies got off to a quick start with three runs in the first. The first three batters reached to load the bases before Bohm had a two-run base hit to left-center field, followed up by a sacrifice fly by Marsh.
Bohm is 26 for 51 during his hitting streak. He has 27 RBIs this month, which is tied with Ryan Howard for the modern-day franchise record for the most in April.
The Angels responded with runs in the first and second innings. Adell lined Cristopher Sánchez's slider into the seats in the left field corner for a solo shot in the first, and Adrianza added an RBI single in the second.
"I think we did a great job of just sticking to our approach," said Adell, who has three homers in the past seven games. "When they made mistakes, we were able to capitalize and score some runs."
Philadelphia extended its lead to 4-2 in the fifth when Kyle Schwarber scored after starter Griffin Canning was called for a balk when he threw to first base for a third time.
The Angels tied it with two runs in the sixth after the first two batters reached on base hits. After Logan O'Hoppe's grounder brought in one run, Cole Tucker's single up the middle drove in Brandon Drury to even it at 4-all.
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