THE GAME: Eight Angels pitchers combined to hold the San Diego Padres to five hits in a 2-1 victory on Tuesday afternoon at the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona. The Angels have won three of their first four Cactus League games.
PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander José Soriano pitched two scoreless innings on 24 pitches, allowing one hit and one walk. He struck out one, getting Jason Heyward looking at a curveball. … Left-hander Garrett McDaniels retired all three hitters he has faced. He has not allowed a baserunner in either of his first two outings. McDaniels is a Rule 5 pick, so the Angels will need to keep him in the majors or offer him back to the Dodgers. … Left-hander Brock Burke pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one. … Right-hander George Klassen pitched a scoreless inning. He allowed two hits, including a sun-aided double. Klassen was the top prospect the Angels received in the Carlos Estévez deal last year. Although Klassen has touched 101 mph, his fastball averaged 95.5 in this outing.
HITTING REPORT: Cole Fontenelle tripled off the fence in center field. One of the Angels’ top prospects, Fontenelle is coming back after missing most of last season because of multiple fractures in his leg. … Ryan Noda challenged a third strike call and was correct. The call was reversed, extending his at-bat. He then popped out. Noda has challenged twice this spring, and been correct both times. … Logan O’Hoppe singled in two trips to the plate. He has three hits in his first four at-bats this spring. … Matthew Lugo had two hits. Lugo, who was acquired in the Luis Garcia trade last summer, is 4 for 9 this spring. … Niko Kavadas doubled off the fence in right field. … The Angels scored two runs in the eighth. Bryce Teodosio drove in one with a sacrifice fly, and then Nelson Rada was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
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DEFENSE REPORT: O’Hoppe, the catcher, could not find a ball that skipped past him, allowing the runner to take two bases on a wild pitch. He was then erased when first baseman Nolan Schanuel snagged a line drive and threw to third for the double play. … Catcher Juan Flores threw out a runner trying to go to second on a pitch in the dirt. Flores picked the ball and made a strong throw. … Center fielder Jo Adell lost a ball in the sun, allowing it to fall for a double. … Rada made a diving catch in center field.
UP NEXT: Cincinnati Reds (LHP Nick Lodolo) at Angels (LHP Tyler Anderson), Wednesday, 12:10 p.m. PT, at Tempe Diablo Stadium, FanDuel Sports Network West, 830 AM