Thor hammers Rangers with 8 strong innin

Thor hammers Rangers with 8 strong innings in Halos' 5-3 win May 25 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Noah Syndergaard allowed one run over eight strong innings of four-hit ball in his longest appearance since returning from elbow surgery, and Jared Walsh homered in the Los Angeles Angels Ed Reed Jersey ' 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.Luis Rengifo and Tyler Wade had RBI singles during a four-run fourth inning for the Angels, who have won three straight following a four-game skid that began with three lo ses in Texas last week.Syndergaard (4-2) rebounded impre sively from a poor outing at Texas last week by retiring the first 13 Rangers he faced at Angel Stadium. He shut out the Rangers until Jonah Heim's leadoff homer in the eighth, and he fell just short of his first complete game since May 2019 when he was pulled before the ninth.Texas has lost three straight, but it rallied against Los Angeles bullpen in the ninth.After Mitch Garver homered off Aaron Loup, Adolis Garca got credit for a two-out RBI double off closer Raisel Iglesias when Angels right fielder Tyler Wade couldnt hold on to his sinking fly Dewan Hernandez Jersey ball. Iglesias coolly struck out Heim to finish his 11th save.Dane Dunning (1-3) struck out eight while persevering into the eighth inning for the Rangers despite yielding 11 hits.The performance was another highlight in the strong return from Tommy John surgery by Syndergaard, the imposing right-hander known as Thor.After the Mets made little effort to re-sign him last winter, Syndergaard landed a lucrative one-year deal in Orange County, where he has re-established himself as an elite starter, pitching into the sixth inning in six of his seven outings.Syndergaard struck out five with impre sive control and a fastball topping out at 95 mph. He got help from left fielder Brandon Marsh, who Garca and Heim broke up the perfect game bid with back-to-back singles in the fifth, but Syndergaard escaped the jam.Los Angeles scored four runs on five hits and two defensive misplays by Texas during a ramshackle fourth-inning rally that began when Garca and Kole Calhoun allowed Jared Walsh's leadoff fly ball to land between them. Wade drove in a run with a bunt single, and Max Sta si doubled and scored on Andrew Velazquez's flyout.In the fifth, Walsh added his ninth homer his fourth off Texas this season, and his third in the last two games against the Rangers.Heim finally got Texas on the board with his third homer against Los Angeles this season.WARD WAITSSlugging Angels outfielder Taylor Ward mi sed his third straight game with the aftereffects of a stinger incurred by running into the outfield wall last Friday. Ward is pain-free and improving, but the Angels won't play him in the field until his strength returns.TRAINER'S ROOMRangers: RHP Albert Abreu returned from the injured list after a monthlong absence with a sprained left ankle.Angels: Sta si played in his David Njoku Jersey first game since May 8. The catcher spent two weeks on the COVID-19 list. Kameron McGusty Jersey ... RHP Griffin Canning has been shut down from throwing and will pursue a conservative rehabilitation from his back injury in an attempt to avoid surgery. The 2020 Gold Glove winner hasn't pitched this season, and he struggled i only 62 2/3 innings last season before getting shut down in August with back problems.UP NEXTRookie Reid Detmers (2-1, 4.15 ERA) makes his first start at Angel Stadium since throwing his no-hitter earlier this month. He faces Texas' Glenn Otto (1-2, 5.55).___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Major League Baseball Texas Rangers Aaron Loup Kole Calhoun Jonah Heim Griffin Canning Max Sta si Noah Syndergaard Taylor Ward Jared Walsh Glenn Otto Andrew Velazquez Luis Rengifo Raisel Iglesias Dane Dunning Brandon Marsh Los Angeles Angels Texas Rangers share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 Duke Johnson Jersey HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS