News about Mickey Moniak

Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout both shot solo, but it was Mickey Moniak's three-run homer in the second inning that was the big one as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 despite 12 strikeouts by Zac Gallen. When Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout go deep in a game together, it usually bodes well for Los Angeles. It helped snap the Halos' four-game losing streak on Sunday. It was the 30th time in six seasons that Ohtani and Trout had homered in a joint game, and the eighth this year. When it comes, the Angels are 21-9, with 7-1 this season.

The Los Angeles Angels defeated the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 5-3 on Thursday night, Shohei Ohtani pitched six innings for his first victory in five starts and tied Pete Alonso for the MLB lead in home runs with his 22nd home run. Ohtani (6-2) had already pitched the last of his 99 pitches against Nathan Eovaldi (9-3), who lost his in his bid to be the second 10-game champion in the majors this season. Ohtani hit a two-run homer in the eighth while also in the game as the designated hitter. In left-center field, it was a 443-foot opposite-field explosion that landed in the second deck. His 10th homer in the last 16 games, as well as the second pitching start in a row as he went deep, tied Pete Alonso for the big league lead and pushed his hitting streak to 12 games.