THE GAME: Mickey Moniak hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the Angels’ 10-9 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday afternoon in Scottsdale, Ariz.
PITCHING REPORT: Left-hander Reid Detmers did not allow a run through four innings, but then he gave up three runs (two earned) on a pair of homers in the fifth inning. He was pulled after 4-1/3 and 87 pitches. Detmers has allowed five earned runs in 17-1/3 innings this spring, with 23 strikeouts and five walks. … Right-hander Jacob Webb worked 1-2/3 scoreless innings. He has not allowed a run in eight innings, with 10 strikeouts and three walks. A non-roster invitee, Webb is fighting for the final bullpen spot. … Left-hander José Quijada faced just eight batters and allowed six hits, all of them leading to runs. Four of the hits had exit velocities of more than 100 mph. Quijada pitched in his first game since taking the loss for Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal against Team USA.
HITTING REPORT: Moniak and Jared Walsh hit back-to-back homers in the second, and then Moniak cleared the bases in the sixth, his third homer of the spring. Moniak is 18 for 44 (.409) with an OPS of 1.185 this spring. The Angels don’t have a spot for him to start ahead of Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Hunter Renfroe, so they still might decide he and the organization are both better if Moniak is playing every day in Triple-A, as opposed to sitting on the bench in the majors. “That wouldn’t be ideal,” Moniak said. “But it’s out of my control. I don’t get paid to make those decisions. I get paid to go out and play baseball.” … Walsh, who also had an RBI single, is 14 for 35 (.400) this spring, including 11 for 22 with two homers in his last eight games. … Anthony Rendon doubled and singled, improving to 14 for 30 (.467) with a 1.329 OPS this spring. … Luis Rengifo hit his third homer of the spring. Rengifo, who missed much of the spring while playing for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, has only 28 plate appearances with the Angels so far.
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DEFENSE REPORT: Rendon, who was playing far off the third base line, went to his right to field a grounder, but had no play at first. Rendon also made a throw in the dirt that first baseman Jake Lamb couldn’t pick during the fifth inning. … Lamb made an over-the-shoulder catch of a pop-up in shallow right field.
UP NEXT: Angels vs. Padres, Friday, 1 p.m. PT, Tempe Diablo Stadium, Bally Sports West, 830 AM