Sandoval is the first Angels pitcher to go seven innings this season, giving up two hits, with nine strikeouts and one walk. He hasn’t allowed an earned run in 15 innings.
ANAHEIM — The Angels finally got to see the Patrick Sandoval whose performance was so encouraging last year.
The Angels were two outs away from their first back-to-back shutouts since 2016 before Jimmy Herget allowed a run in the ninth. Raisel Iglesias then closed it out to give the Angels a three-game winning streak, and move them to four games over .500 for the first time since they were 7-3 last April. Sandoval made it through just four innings in each of the first two games because of issues with his command. He needed 71 and 85 pitches in those games to get just 12 outs. He also walked five in those eight innings and allowed unearned runs in each game.“I was just more under control in my delivery the whole game,” Sandoval said. “I didn’t really let anything get to me.”
Sandoval’s signature changeup was especially good. He threw it 31 times – the most of any of his pitches – and the Guardians whiffed on nine of their 17 swings at the pitch.Maddon said he was impressed with the way Sandoval finished, because he was clearly tiring.
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