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Yusei Kikuchi delivers his best start of the season but Angels suffer 85th loss

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Yusei Kikuchi allowed two runs over seven innings, but the Los Angeles Angels lost 5-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • The defeat extended the Angels’ losing streak to seven games and left Kikuchi still searching for his first win of the season.

Yusei Kikuchi produced his best start of the season, throwing seven innings and allowing two runs, but the Los Angeles Angels’ offense could not support him in a 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Kikuchi struck out six, walked one and gave up six hits over 92 pitches in his second start since returning from injury. J.T. Realmuto and Edmundo Sosa hit home runs against him for the only runs he allowed.

The Angels scored in the first inning and added another run when Mike Trout hit a timely double with a runner on second in the ninth. They could not complete the comeback, however, and Kikuchi took his fifth loss without recording a win this season.

The Angels have now lost seven straight games and were swept in their last two series. Their record fell to 52-85, tied with the Colorado Rockies for the worst mark in Major League Baseball. The Phillies improved to 77-60, second in the National League East and second in the National League wild-card standings.

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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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