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Mike Pelfrey pitches a complete game and Carlos Beltran goes deep to bury the Angels. Mark Trumbo scored the Angels' lone run.
The Angels have won three of their last four and four of their last six games, and continue their interleague series against the Mets at Citi Field on Saturday night. Dan Haren gets the start for the Angels, looking for his third straight win on the road. Mike Pelfrey gets the start for the Mets.
Haren is 6-4 with a 2.54 this season for the Angels, and has won two of his last three. He has tossed three straight quality starts. Pelfrey is 3-5 with a 5.11 ERA this season for New York.
The Angels won the series opener on Friday night, 4-3, behind Joel Pineiro, who got his 100th career win. Torii Hunter had three hits for the Angels, while Maicer Izturis and Howie Kendrick each had two hits and scored twice.
Tonight's 4:10 p.m. PDT game will be televised by Fox Sports West. For more news and information on the Dodgers, or on tonight's game, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Halos Heaven.
Angels Gone In New York Minute
It didn’t take long for the New York Mets to put the game out of reach from the Los Angeles Angels. By the fifth inning, the Mets already had a 6-0 lead. The Angels did manage one run in the sixth, but there was no comeback in them as the game ended 6-1.
Mike Pelfrey got the complete game, giving up five hits with five strikeouts. The home run was one of two extra base hits given up by Pelfrey, who only twice had to pitch with a runner in scoring position. Carlos Beltran hit his tenth home run of the season, off Dan Haren in the fifth inning with one runner on.
Trumbo scored the Angels lone run, with his one out sixth inning home run off of Pelfry. Mike Sciocia took full advantage of the NL rules, using a double switch to keep Trumbo in the game. The home run was Trumbo’s twelfth of the year.
Jun 18 7:28p by Josie Becker