THE GAMES: The Angels finished the Arizona portion of spring training with a 4-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies in Scottsdale and a 3-3 tie against the Texas Rangers in Tempe. The Angels are 10-16-4 as they head back to Southern California for the three-game Freeway Series, which starts on Sunday at Dodger Stadium.
PITCHING REPORT: In Tempe, right-hander Kyle Hendricks gave up one run in five innings, with four strikeouts and no walks. Hendricks has a 2.41 ERA in 18⅔ innings in Cactus League games. … Left-hander Reid Detmers gave up two runs in 3⅔ innings. Detmers, who is in the running for the No. 5 starter job, finished the Arizona portion of spring training with a 2.79 ERA in 19⅓ innings, with 17 strikeouts and four walks. … In Scottsdale, left-hander Yusei Kikuchi gave up one run in five innings in his final tune-up before taking the ball on Opening Day, next Thursday in Chicago. Kikuchi struck out five and walked two. … Right-hander Ben Joyce gave up one run and struck out three. Joyce has struck out 13 and walked three in seven innings this spring. … Left-hander José Quijada gave up one run on two hits and a walk in his inning. … Left-hander José Suarez worked a scoreless eighth but then threw gave up the winning run on a wild pitch in the ninth inning.
HITTING REPORT: In Tempe, Mike Trout doubled and struck out. Trout is 8 for 30 (.267) with a .996 OPS this spring. He has hit two homers and two doubles. … The Angels did not have a hit against Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi until the fourth, when Nolan Schanuel singled. The Angels scored a run that inning on a Mickey Moniak sacrifice fly. … Joswa Lugo, the Angels’ 17-year-old shortstop prospect, drove in two runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game. Lugo had played in just one previous Cactus League game, but this was the first game in which he got to the plate. … In Scottsdale, Jo Adell hit his fourth homer of the spring. After an 0-for-22 slump, Adell went 5 for 7 with two homers in his last three games.
DEFENSE REPORT: In Tempe, Trout misjudged a line drive to right field hit by Corey Seager. Trout turned the wrong way and the ball dropped for a double. It was the first misplay of the spring for Trout, who has moved to right from center. … Third baseman J.D. Davis made a sliding catch of a foul pop-up.
UP NEXT: Angels (RHP José Soriano) at Dodgers (TBD), Sunday, 5:10 p.m. PT, FDSN West, 830 AM