Angels Shut Out Cubs Behind Soriano’s Strong Start
CHICAGO (Interstat) — José Soriano tossed six scoreless innings and Logan O’Hoppe delivered a two-run single in the sixth to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.
Soriano allowed just two hits and struck out four to earn the win, improving to 2-0. The Angels broke a scoreless tie in the sixth when O’Hoppe’s ground ball single past third base scored Jorge Soler and Jeimer Candelario against reliever Phil Maton, who took the loss.
Cubs pitchers Jameson Taillon and Ben Brown combined for eight shutout innings and nine strikeouts, but the offense managed only four hits and grounded into two double plays. Jordan Romano recorded the final two outs for his second save.
The Angels evened their record at 3-3 before a crowd of 26,288, while the Cubs fell to 2-3.