KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jo Adell was a one-man gang for the Angels.
Adell homered and drove in every run for the Angels in their 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. He hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning for the second consecutive game, his three-run shot to center field on the first pitch he saw from reliever John Schreiber giving the Angels a 3-2 lead in this one.
Yoán Moncada, aboard on a single when Adell went deep, doubled off Lucas Erceg (6-4) in the eighth before scoring when Adell hit a soft dribbler to the left side of the infield for a 4-3 advantage. Adell, whose 33 home runs and 90 RBIs are career highs, clubbed a go-ahead two-run home run in the sixth inning of a 5-1 victory on Tuesday.
Kyle Isbel was on second base in the eighth on Wednesday when Angels reliever Andrew Chafin struck out Bobby Witt Jr. for the second out. Chafin then fanned Vinnie Pasquantino in a 12-pitch duel to maintain the one-run lead.
Reid Detmers struck out two in the ninth for his third save.
Angels star Mike Trout sat out again after getting scratched from the lineup Tuesday night because of a skin infection on his left arm.
Caden Dana, recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake to start for the Angels, allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk while striking out four over five innings.
Dana, making his first start this season and the fourth of his career, retired the first six batters he faced. In the third, he allowed a bloop single to Michael Massey and walked Jac Caglianone. Isbel then laid down a bunt that Angels first baseman Oswald Peraza fielded, but he threw wildly to Luis Rengifo covering the bag, allowing the game’s first run. Caglianone scored on Mike Yastrzemski’s sacrifice fly for a 2-0 Royals lead.
Royals rookie Ryan Bergert allowed just one run on one hit and three walks while striking out six over five innings. He left with a 2-0 lead after issuing a leadoff walk to Zach Neto in the sixth. Schreiber came on and allowed an infield hit to Moncada but struck out Taylor Ward. However, Adell followed with his go-ahead blast.
The Royals answered in the bottom of the seventh, as Salvador Perez and Adam Frazier hit back-to-back doubles off Angels relieved Robert Stephenson (1-0) to tie the score at 3-all.
With the back-to-back wins, the Angels (66-73) secured their first winning road series since July 18-20 and improved to 5-4 on their 10-game trip.
Kansas City (70-69) has lost three in a row and seven of 11.
UP NEXT
Angels (RHP Kyle Hendricks, 6-9, 4.89 ERA) at Royals (LHP Noah Cameron, 7-6, 2.92), Thursday, 4:40 p.m. PT, FDSN West, 830 AM
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