PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Interstat) — Yusei Kikuchi pitched six scoreless innings, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Saturday, Sept. 5, at PNC Park.

Kikuchi (1-5) scattered five hits and struck out six before leaving with a 6-0 advantage. Braxton Ashcraft (14-6) took the loss after allowing three earned runs over five innings while striking out nine.

The Angels scored once in the fourth on Moisés Ballesteros’s RBI single, added two in the fifth on Josh Lowe’s homer and Zach Neto’s run-scoring single and pushed three across in the seventh. Mike Trout had an RBI single before Wade Meckler doubled home two runs. Meckler went 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Bryan Reynolds homered in the eighth for Pittsburgh and went 3-for-3. The Pirates grounded into two double plays and finished with eight hits, while the Angels had 12. Attendance was 25,541, and the game lasted 2:40. Los Angeles improved to 54-88; Pittsburgh fell to 70-73.