Los Angeles Angels at Chicago Cubs

· Major League Baseball

Los Angeles Angels

37-51, 19-25 Away

Final
7 - 0

Chicago Cubs

41-49, 24-21 Home

Anderson throws eight scoreless innings in Los Angeles Angels 7-0 win over Chicago Cubs

Anderson (8-8) gave up a leadoff single, then retired the next 13 Chicago batters before allowing another hit to cruise to his third win in his last five starts. The lefty matched his career-best 10 strikeouts and allowed just three hits with no walks.

“I just feel like if I’m ahead in the count I can throw whatever I want,” said Anderson, who induced 11 groundouts. “That was a big thing for me today: Try to attack and get ahead early.”

Logan O’Hoppe added two hits and a pair of RBI for Los Angeles, which saw all nine starters get at least a hit after the club managed just a run in its prior three losses.

Ben Joyce pitched a clean ninth to finish the shutout.

“I don’t know if that’s as good as he can pitch, but he sure gave us what we needed today,” Angels manager Ron Washington said of Anderson. “He was really in command today.”

Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks (1-7) left after two innings with low back tightness. He surrendered the Angels’ first two runs and walked two with four hits as he dropped his third straight decision.

“It was just weird and I wasn’t effective,” said Hendricks, who said he experienced spasms a day earlier. “It was smart not to push it any further.”

Manager Craig Counsell said Hendricks will be evaluated further in coming days before the club determines if he’ll need time on the injured list.

The Cubs, seeking a third straight victory, have dropped nine of 13. Nico Hoerner had two of the team’s four hits.

Colten Brewer, the first of five Chicago relievers, gave up three runs — one earned — in a two-error third and Adell homered to deep center two innings later off Drew Smyly.

Angels outfielder Kevin Pillar got a day off as he marked 10 years of major league service. The club decorated his stall and he gave a pregame pep talk to his teammates.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Angels: First baseman Nolan Schanuel hop-stepped to first in the third inning after being hit in the lower leg by a Brewer pitch but remained in the game.

Cubs: RHP Yency Almonte (torn labrum) will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. He appeared in 17 games this season. … RHP Mark Leiter Jr. (forearm strain) will be activated from the 15-day injured list sometime during this week’s road trip to Baltimore and St. Louis. … RHP Julian Merryweather (rib stress fracture) will begin a rehab assignment at Single-A South Bend this week.

The Angels send José Soriano (4-6, 3.77 ERA) against fellow RHP Hayden Wesneski (2-5, 4.14) in Sunday afternoon’s series finale.

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Matchup Prediction

Cubs: 46.0%

Angels: 54.0%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Suzuki struck out looking.
	9th Inning	Hoerner to second on wild pitch by Joyce.
	9th Inning	Bellinger struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Mastrobuoni flied out to left.
	9th Inning	Mastrobuoni hit for Wisdom
	9th Inning	Hoerner singled to center.

Statistics

LAA		CHC
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
2	Hit By Pitch	0
11	Ground Balls	11
3	Strikeouts	12
5	Runs Batted In	0
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
12	Hits	4
3	Stolen Bases	0
6	Walks	0
0	Catcher Interference	0
7	Runs	0
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
37	At Bats	31
1	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
22	Runners Left On Base	9
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
1	Doubles	0
23	Fly Balls	8
1	Caught Stealing	0
182	Pitches	112
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
16	Total Bases	4
45	Plate Appearances	31
162.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
2	Extra Base Hits	0
7.7	Runs Created	-0.7
.324	Batting Average	.129
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.432	Slugging Percentage	.129
.324	Secondary Average	.000
.444	On Base Percentage	.129
.877	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.258
0.5	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.4
7.7	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	-0.7
44.0	Batter Rating	4.0
37.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.75	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
4.04	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.61
.108	Isolated Power	.000
2.00	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.00
.133	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.000
.000	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.129
12.0	Runs Produced	0.0
0.7	Runs Ratio	0.0
0.6	Patience Ratio	0.1
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.2
94.5	MLB Rating	57.3
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0