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After a solid start, Kikuchi was forced to spectate as Ryan Zeferjahn allowed a go-ahead home run to Sean Murphy with two inherited runners on base. After retiring the first two batters in the sixth inning, both Jurickson Profar and Ozzie Albies singled which caused Angels interim manager Ray Montgomery to come and take the ball from Kikuchi. He had just reached the 100-pitch mark and wasn’t particularly sharp despite his excellent final line. Still, it’s clear the move didn’t pay off as the Braves wound up taking the lead running the score up late in this game. Kikuchi is scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the Rangers and Diamondbacks to close out the first half.
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It’s the first trip to the big leagues for Stevens — an 11th-round selection by the Astros from the 2021 draft class. He was terrific in 72 games at the Triple-A level, slashing .307/.383/.542 with 14 homers, 43 RBI and nine stolen bases in 298 plate appearances. With Christian Moore (thumb) heading to the injured list, Stevens may get a chance at everyday action for a couple of weeks.
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The 22-year-old rookie infielder suffered the injury while attempting to make a diving play to his right behind second base during Wednesday’s contest against the Braves. Moore told reporters on Thursday that he’s hopeful he will only need to miss a couple of weeks. Chad Stevens was promoted from Triple-A Salt Lake to take his place on the Halos’ active roster on Thursday.
LAA • CF
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Adell roped a two-out single in the first inning off rookie Didier Fuentes that gave his Angels a lead they held until the sixth. In that at-bat, Adell fell behind 1-2 and the old Adell may have chased one of the sweeper Fuentes left wide to end that threat. Instead, he laid off them and waited for the fastball he eventually smoked. Apart from that hit, he had two more hard-hit balls throughout this game and continues to mash in what finally feels like a breakout season.
