THE GAME: With Mike Trout starting in center field for the first time in nearly two years, the Angels jumped to an early lead and held on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 10-9, on Sunday at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Ariz.
PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander Alek Manoah pitched two scoreless innings, facing the minimum six hitters, in his first outing of the spring. Manoah threw only 11 strikes among his 25 pitches, walking two, but he got a pair of double plays to escape. Manoah’s fastball in the first inning was 93-94 mph. “That’s perfect,” Manoah said. “It’s a good place to be.” The velocity dipped a little in the second, but Manoah said it was because he was using a slide step with a runner on base. … Right-hander Hunter Strickland pitched a perfect inning, striking out one. … Right-hander Walbert Ureña gave up a run in his two innings of work. He averaged 98 mph on his fastball and threw one at 100 mph. … The Angels had a 6-1 lead when right-hander Chase Silseth entered the game in the sixth inning, and he gave up six runs. The five hits he allowed included two doubles and a homer. Silseth is out of options, so he entered the spring with an inside track at a bullpen spot. … Right-hander Sam Bachman walked the bases loaded while recording only two outs in the seventh. Left-hander Dylan Phillips recorded the final out of the inning to prevent any runs from scoring, holding the one-run lead.
HITTING REPORT: Trout walked and singled in his first two trips to the plate of the spring. “Stuff I’ve been working on in practice, it’s tough to do it in live BPs,” Trout said. “Finally good to be in a stadium with some crowds, get some adrenaline going.” … Adam Frazier drew a walk and drove in a run with a single. … José Siri hit a 110 mph line drive off the center field fence for a double. He also hit a 103 mph ground ball that Arizona third baseman Nolan Arenado knocked down for an out. … Niko Kavadas drove in a run with a double off the right field fence and he drove in another with a single to left field. The second restored the Angels’ lead after Silseth’s outing… Yolmer Sanchez reached on a bunt single. The Diamondbacks tried to let the ball roll foul, but it stopped on the third base line. … Juan Flores, the Angels’ 20-year-old catching prospect, hit a homer.
DEFENSE REPORT: Trout was hurt for most of 2024 and played right field before getting hurt and moving to DH in 2025. He said he wants to try to go back to center this season, and Sunday’s game marked his first opportunity. His last start in center was April 29, 2024. Trout handled one routine fly ball in four innings on Sunday. “It feels good to be out there,” Trout said. “It’s where I’m comfortable. I just like being out there.” … First baseman Trey Mancini had two unassisted double plays. He fielded a ground ball in the first, stepped on the bag and then chased down the runner. In the second, he caught a foul pop and the runner had taken off from first. He stepped on the bag for the second out. … Sanchez, the shortstop, made a sliding play up the middle to record the final out of the game.
UP NEXT: Angels (LHP Reid Detmers) vs. Rangers (LHP Jack Leiter), Monday, 12:10 p.m. PT, at Tempe Diablo Stadium, 830 AM.
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