Mike Trout's 16th Homer Of The Season Can't Save Angels From Loss To Arizona

PHOENIX — Pavin Smith deed a tiebreaking, solo homer disconnected nan right-field foul pole, Ryne Nelson threw 7 value innings, and nan Arizona Diamondbacks hit nan Angels 4-3 connected Monday night.

Smith collapsed a 2-2 necktie successful nan seventh erstwhile he launched his first homer successful astir a almanac year. The seasoned first baseman — who came into nan crippled pinch a .103 batting mean — has spent astir of this play connected nan injured database aft room to region bony chips successful his near elbow.

Geraldo Perdomo added an RBI double later successful nan seventh that made it 4-2. Paul Sewald gave up a solo homer to Donovan Walton pinch 2 outs successful nan ninth but struck retired Oswald Peraza to gain his 18th prevention successful 19 chances.

Nelson (3-5) gave up 2 runs, scattering 9 hits and striking retired five. The right-hander has thrown astatine slightest 7 innings successful 5 of his past 7 starts.

Angels slugger Mike Trout deed his 16th homer, an opposite-field shot, to necktie nan people 2-2 successful nan fifth. It was nan three-time MVP’s 420th profession location run.

Walbert Ureña (4-5) threw 7 innings for nan Angels, giving up 4 runs (three earned).

The Angels (29-44) grabbed a 1-0 lead successful nan first connected Jo Adell’s double down nan right-field statement that brought location Trout. The Diamondbacks (37-35) tied it successful nan bottommost half connected Gabriel Moreno’s single.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. returned to Arizona’s lineup aft missing astir 3 weeks because of a strained near hamstring. He had an RBI azygous successful nan fourth.

Up next: The Diamondbacks propulsion RHP Merrill Kelly (5-5, 5.46 ERA), while nan Angels antagonistic pinch LHP Reid Detmers (2-5, 4.00) connected Tuesday.