Danny Espinosa launched a ground-rule double in Thursday’s second inning at Salt River Fields, then stopped to examine the array of Colorado Rockies anchored around him as defenders.
When Ben Revere tapped a grounder to third, Espinosa scampered to third base on the throw to first, and scored on a subsequent single. Espinosa whacked another double in the sixth. While Ryan LaMarre batted, he swiped third base, and when LaMarre hit a grounder to first, Espinosa again scored a so-called manufactured run.
The new Angels’ second baseman is a powerful but flawed hitter, with a career .