Rhett Bollinger
ANAHEIM — Whereas the Angels snapped a three-game dropping streak and averted a sweep by the hands of the Athletics, they noticed catcher Logan O'Hoppe<\/a> endure a freak harm within the seventh inning on a warmup backswing from A's shortstop Jacob Wilson.
It triggered O\u2019Hoppe to depart the sport and get replaced by Travis d\u2019Arnaud, who later got here by way of with a go-ahead RBI ground-rule double within the eighth to guide Los Angeles to a 4-3<\/a> win on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium. So whereas the Angels had been happy to select up the victory, there\u2019s some concern for O\u2019Hoppe, who needed to bear testing for a doable concussion after the sport and wasn\u2019t out there to the media.
\u201cHe\u2019s doing OK, however we\u2019re clearly working checks on him,\u201d interim supervisor Ray Montgomery stated. \u201cHe appears to be OK proper now. We\u2019ll see what occurs. They must undergo the entire protocol and be actually cautious with that stuff.\u201d
The harm occurred after Wilson hit a pop-up in foul floor that first baseman Logan Davidson couldn\u2019t deal with with no outs within the seventh and reliever Luis Garc\u00eda on the mound. Wilson twirled his bat again as a part of his apply swing and it hit O\u2019Hoppe underneath his facemask. Wilson apologized instantly however Montgomery stated Wilson must be extra conscious going ahead.
\u201cIt was fully unintentional,\u201d Montgomery stated. \u201cAnd he was as apologetic as anyone. He already felt horrible about it, standing there listening to him. So actually no sick will in the direction of him. However yeah, you do must watch out with it as a result of it will probably clearly inflict a variety of injury.\u201d
O\u2019Hoppe fell to the bottom in ache and was attended to by head athletic coach Mike Frostad and Montgomery. He was in a position to go away the sport on his personal accord, however was changed by d\u2019Arnaud behind the plate.
\u201cI hope he's OK,\u201d d\u2019Arnaud stated. \u201cI used to be taking some swings, and somebody simply yelled, \u2018d\u2019Arnaud, prepare.\u2019 And I simply noticed a replay of it. I didn't get an opportunity to see the entire thing. I hope he's OK. I do know Jacob checked on him, too.\u201d
O\u2019Hoppe was 0-for-2 with two hard-hit<\/a> outs and a stroll earlier than he was faraway from the sport. The 25-year-old is hitting .217\/.260\/.386 with 19 homers, seven doubles and 43 RBIs in 109 video games this 12 months.
However it was the veteran d\u2019Arnaud who was the hero within the eighth, connecting on an RBI ground-rule double off reliever Osvaldo Bido after Bido walked Chris Taylor on a pitch up and in earlier than hitting Oswald Peraza with a fastball.
The Angels had been hit by 5 pitches on Sunday to set a membership report, and d\u2019Arnaud stated it motivated him to return by way of in that second, because it was irritating to see so many hitters get plunked even when it wasn\u2019t intentional.
\u201cI feel it was extra motivating as a result of they hit 5 of our guys immediately and didn't look like they cared and stored throwing inside,\u201d d\u2019Arnaud stated. \u201cSo it motivated me to get the job accomplished. Again within the day, we’d\u2019ve hit somebody. Now I can't say we'll hit somebody, so I don't know what the etiquette is. However I do know we don't play them once more till subsequent 12 months.\u201d
On a lighter word, d\u2019Arnaud stated he was additionally impressed by a go to with a younger most cancers affected person from Miller Kids\u2019s & Girls\u2019s Hospital earlier than the sport and instructed the teen he would hit a pinch-hit homer for him. And whereas d\u2019Arnaud simply missed the homer, his hit proved to be the game-winner with Kenley Jansen closing it out within the ninth.
\u201cI instructed him if I pinch-hit, I\u2019d hit a homer and off the bat I couldn\u2019t consider the trajectory and thought it had an opportunity,\u201d d\u2019Arnaud stated. \u201cIf it could\u2019ve went out that might\u2019ve been cool, however I hope it\u2019s OK it was a game-winning hit.\u201d
Earlier than exiting, O\u2019Hoppe additionally helped information rookie Mitch Farris to a strong outing in his second profession begin, because the lefty allowed simply two runs over six-plus robust innings. Each runs got here on homers, as Willie MacIver went deep within the third and Tyler Soderstrom homered to finish Farris' outing to open the seventh.
Farris credited O\u2019Hoppe for his robust begin and stated he hopes that every thing is ok with the Angels' backstop after the freak incident.
\u201cHe's nice,\u201d Farris stated. \u201cI can't ask for a greater catcher. He simply gave me the boldness and I leaned on him all through the beginning and all through the week, too. He's simply superior.\u201d<\/p>\n

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