The Los Angeles Angels used a pair of three-run outbursts in the 10th and 11th innings to pull off a 9-7 extra-inning victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.
Kyren Paris broke a 6-6 tie in the top of the 11th with a go-ahead RBI single, and Yoán Moncada followed with a two-run double to give the Angels a 9-6 lead. Though the Cardinals scratched across a run in the bottom half, reliever Ryan Zeferjahn held on to secure his first career save, fanning Willson Contreras to end the game.
It was the Angels’ second consecutive extra-inning win over the Cardinals, and rookie Ryan Johnson (1-0) notched his first big league victory in relief.
Nolan Schanuel delivered a two-run triple in the 10th inning to give the Angels a 5-3 lead after committing a key error in the eighth. Schanuel later scored on a Jo Adell single. But the Cardinals answered with three runs of their own in the bottom of the 10th, including a two-run double by Luke Baker and an RBI single from Nolan Arenado to tie the game at 6.
St. Louis reliever Chris Roycroft (0-1) gave up three runs, two earned, in the 11th and took the loss.
Jordan Walker homered and drove in two runs for the Cardinals, launching a 419-foot shot to dead center. Arenado finished with two RBI.
Key Moment
In the bottom of the eighth, the Cardinals tied the game 3-3 when Arenado’s slow roller to first was mishandled. Schanuel’s low throw past pitcher Ben Joyce rolled into the dugout, allowing Lars Nootbaar to score from third.
Key Stat
The Angels improved to 4-1 for the first time since 2021 and climbed three games above .500 for the first time since August 2, 2023.
Up Next
The series finale is set for Wednesday with Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray facing Angels lefty Yusei Kikuchi.