Tyler Chatwood pitched seven shutout innings and was backed by an offensive outburst, as the Angels beat the Mets 7-3 on Sunday in the series finale at Citi Field in New York. Erick Aybar and Vernon Wells each drove in three runs as the Angels scored more than four runs for just the third time in June. The Angels are 4-2 in interleague play this season.
Wells opened the scoring, singling to knock in Maicer Izturis in the first inning. Aybar hit a bases loaded triple in the second inning to put the Angels up 4-0. Wells added another RBI single in the fifth inning and his seventh home run of the season in the seventh inning, a solo shot that padded the Angels lead to 7-0. Wells has three home runs and seven runs batted in during the first six games of the road trip, hitting .292/.292/.667.
Chatwood evened his record at 4-4 and threw a season-high 117 pitches. It was his first win since May 22, five starts ago. Chatwood has lasted at least seven innings in six of his 14 starts this season. The Angels begin a series on Monday in Florida, facing the reeling Marlins, who have lost 18 of their last 19 games.
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The Angels play the rubber game of their three-game road interleague series against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Rookie Tyler Chatwood gets the start for the Angels, and Jon Niese is starting for the Mets. Here are tonight's starting lineups:
The Angels are 27-10 on the road in interleague play since the beginning of 2007, the best mark in the major leagues during that time period. Overall, the Angels are 3-2 against the National League this season.
Today's 10:10 a.m. PDT game will be televised by Fox Sports West. For more news and information on the Angels, or on today's game, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Halos Heaven.
The Angels try to win their second straight road series on Sunday morning as they close out a weekend interleague series with the Mets at Citi Field. Tyler Chatwood gets the start for the Angels, looking for his fourth win of the season. Jon Niese starts for New York.
Chatwood is 3-4 with a 4.20 ERA on the season, but is coming off his worst start of the season. He allowed five runs in Sunday's loss to Kansas City. Niese is 5-5 with a 3.51 ERA for the Mets. He is the fourth left-handed starting pitcher the Angels have faced in the first six-games of their 12-game road trip. The Angels are 2-1 in the previous three against southpaws.
The Angels are 27-10 on the road in interleague play since 2007, the best record in MLB. The Angels are 5-10 in June, and have scored three runs or less in 11 of their 15 games this month. Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Mets was the 20th time the Angels have been held to one run or less this season.
Today's 10:10 a.m. PDT game will be televised by Fox Sports West. For more news and information on the Angels, or on today's game, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Halos Heaven.
