Angels Shut Out Athletics 7-0 Behind Five-Hit Effort

Walbert Ureña and three relievers combined on a five-hitter as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Athletics 7-0 on Saturday night in West Sacramento, California. Ureña allowed four hits and zero runs over five innings with six strikeouts and zero walks.

The 22-year-old rookie improved to 5-5 and has now pitched at least five innings while allowing three or fewer earned runs in each of his last 10 starts.

The previous Angels rookie pitcher to achieve that streak was Ron Romanick in 1984. Samy Matera Jr. retired four batters in relief, Ryan Zeferjahn recorded five outs, and Kirby Yates pitched the ninth to complete the Angels’ seventh shutout of the season.

T. Ginn. After failing to score with the bases loaded in the third, Los Angeles added four runs in the sixth. Zach Neto hit a two-run double down the left-field line in the sixth, and Nolan Schanuel followed with a two-run double down the right-field line.

Denzer Guzman hit a solo home run off Geoff Hartlieb in the seventh for his second homer of the season. Jo Adell and Donovan Walton each had three hits. Neto and Schanuel each drove in two runs. The Angels improved to 2-4 on their road trip.

Ginn took the loss and fell to 5-4. Ginn had taken a no-hitter into the ninth inning in his previous start against the Angels on May 18.

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