Padres Edge Angels in Pitchers’ Duel Behind King’s Strong Start
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Michael King delivered five dominant innings and the San Diego bullpen held on for a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday evening at Angel Stadium.
King allowed just one hit and struck out six over five scoreless frames to earn the win. The Padres scored single runs in the fourth and seventh innings, with RBI singles from Xander Bogaerts and Bryce Johnson. The Angels’ only run scored on a Zach Neto groundout in the seventh after a pinch-hit single by Oswald Peraza.
Angels starter Walbert Urena took the loss despite eight strikeouts over six innings, allowing two runs on four hits. Mason Miller struck out two in a perfect ninth for his eighth save for San Diego, which took two of three in the series. Attendance was 44,560. The game took 2 hours, 52 minutes.