ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Home runs spoiled Tuesday’s homecoming for the Reds’ Tyler Mahle as Cincinnati fell to the Los Angeles Angels 5-1.
Mahle – a native of nearby Newport Beach who attended high school just 15 minutes from Angel Stadium – was coming off arguably his best game of 2019, in which he threw seven innings of two-run, four-hit ball in a no-decision against the AL West-leading Astros. On Tuesday night, however, he didn’t make it past the fifth.
The Reds and Angels traded home runs in the first inning. With a 2-1 count and the bases empty, Joey Votto — serving as the Reds’ designated hitter — hit a 94 mph sinker just over the center field wall to put the Reds on the board.