Angels vs. White Sox Game Highlights (5/31/23) | MLB Highlights

It's a rubber game of a series and it seems like the Angels have played a lot of those trying to get a win here against the White Sox today. So important to be able to win this game here win this series and before you go down to Houston for four games. So it's got to play some solid baseball pitch well defend well but also get some clutch hits throughout the game on a warm day in this ballpark. It's very hitter friendly. They're trying to put the hammer down. They realize how tough it's going to be in the West to get into the playoffs. And there's a look at Lance Litt who lately has been red hot. He's on for his twelfth start looking for his fifth win the era because of that start is up a little higher than he would like. He's got a lot of strikeouts very few walks control with him has always been good. Lance even when he misses doesn't miss by much. Mickey Moniak has a couple of lead off home runs even after being called up on the 13th of May. He's got 14 hits and three or lead off home runs. Mickey Moniak loops that one toward right center Gonzalez won't get to it it falls in and the Angels have a base hit to start the afternoon. Mike Trout is dealing with one of the worst months of his career over for last night. He's had some success against Lynn six hits for Mike with a couple of home runs against Lynn there's a drive from Mike Trout. See you later. That is long gone almost to the concourse in left field. Mike Trout rips one and the Angels have a two nothing lead. What do we say in the opening about first inning runs and runs against Lance Lynn. That's 15 or runs in the first inning so far this season for Lance Lynn and Mike Trout. Wow. He's now has 13 home runs in thirty one RBI that baseball not only long out of the yard but also exit velocity of one hundred and eleven is sixteen hundred career hit for Mike Trout. They call that four hundred seventy six feet. For I feel good now because I had one for Frank Thomas was four seventy five. Way to go Trouty. It's forty one feet longer than any home run in this ballpark this year. Tony just hit the four thirty five last night. This one is unreal. Now Tony gives this a ride but not nearly the same distance. Robert is over and he makes the catch next to Gavin Sheets and there's one away here in the first Taylor Ward the batteries hitting cleanup two for four in the series bouncing ball up the middle diving attempt Gonzalez can't reach it. Taylor Ward has his third hit in the last two days three of the four batters with hits Matt Thaiss would be the next batter line drive smash off the bat of Matt Thaiss that's a hit. Taylor Ward goes to second no cutting corners when it comes to the way the angels have swung the bat here in the first day they are they are crushing it here in the first seven runs already in the first inning in these first three games brings up Gio Urshela among the American League leaders in batting average shell has gotten a lot of hits over the last few weeks he struck him out and a throw to third gets a strike about throw or instead the innings over I may bury on the mound working with a two nothing lead his first pitch on the White Sox leadoff man I may bury it comes on and this is his second start of the year is ZRA however one fifty five round ball to the shortstop it is Zach Neto who's been outstanding defensively easy play there to retire Anderson this seems like a nice day for Andrew to hit his first home run of the year. Oh really. And Nintendo loops one to left field Taylor Ward makes the catch and there's two up two down for Barea so far so good trying to get that zero put up. So with two outs it's Luis Robert Junior the number three hitter trying to work a one two three inning and see if Soto can make this play he does gets Robert at first to win the inning bottom two here a guaranteed right field and two nothing the angels with the lead over the Sox. So three ground ball outs here early out of the four and now it's Yohan Moncada is the first Sox base runner three and oh you know Vaughn will be ready to hit here on a 3 0 count the stretch and the pitch and Vaughn takes low for ball for so he's seeing the ball well this week three and one on ground all the pitch is high he walked in and the bases are loaded Sox down to but they have the bases loaded and Gavin Sheets with some big hits here of late will step in and the Sox are on the angels ready to go as we head to the third inning it's a two one angels lead angels have two runs on four hits the White Sox one run on one hit and here's Mike Trout that got him going to say Mike Trout was hit by that pitch so no opportunity to swing the bat here as Trout gets hit by the first pitch in this plate appearance and he'll take his base with Ohtani coming up again it's his second straight day with a homer a two run blast off Lange land and the angels have a four one lead and Trout Tony again Trout and Ohtani home runs in the same game show a now fourteen home runs thirty six RBI eyes respond right back to that run by the White Sox with two of their own Ruto time for show a two times he's home with a center field in this series Taylor Ward gets hit by a pitch that one right on the back next pitch will be the fiftieth of the day for Lance Lynn there's ball for Thais is on now it's a full count you'd like to see the angels tack on some more runs they leave this game for one at the moment runners are going and it's ball for so even though the strike him out throw him out double play happened earlier the angels took another chance this time though results in a walk and the bases are loaded since the Ohtani home run a hit by a pitch and back to back walks Jared Walsh one ball one strike little looper to left base hit for Walsh Ward scores Thais right behind him he comes home heading for third Urshela Jared Walsh places it perfectly a double down the left field line it is six to one in the third top of the order again Mickey Moniak leads off it's one toward right center field coming in for his sheets got a late break slides and he can't make the catch Moniak takes off for second he makes it sliding with a lead off double smoke that little flare in the right center twice today single double we'll take it for Lance Lynn only one out here in the fourth Taney with the home run yesterday at a straightaway center another today can blast off at any time especially those pitches up home and this one is going to show hey with a second today a rocket that was squared up a long long way. Hunter Boyd a exit velocity for Shohei Ohtani you know surprised with the open base after some change ups when fastball show hey the home run. So we go to the seventh inning and still on the ball game is Jesse Schultz. He's worked a couple of scoreless innings he's yet to allow a hit to the Angels. But Ohtani have a three homer day today on three and two Ohtani takes ball for the fans Boone. Come on with three to curveball Jesse. This is an entertaining sport it's about the fans throw a fastball it's eight to one hitting so hard when you think about it. There's a long fly ball off the bat of Taylor Ward. The Angels aren't done launching. That's the fourth to run homer today. What a play. Hey of course it's Mike Trout with the glove in the stands another to run home run saw the pocket and it delivered Shohei has hit two home runs but he will not have an opportunity for a third as the Angels have attended to lead Chad Wallach will take the at bat here in the top of the ninth inning instead. There's a long fly ball off the bat of Chad Wallach. So in Shohei spot Wallach continues the party. It's the fifth homer by the Angels today. Wallach goes deep and it's eleven to two. Sox are in danger of losing this series to the Angels. We'll see if the Sox can make a dent into this lead. He's got a lot of power for a second baseman willing to play second is going to mean a lot more advance in his bat line up especially here at home. He's going to be just great. Angels would like to just get this last down without considering anybody else out of the bullpen. Popped up to right. Luis Ranjito is there moving over. He makes the catch say good night to the White Sox. The Angels win the series in Chicago.