Kole Calhoun and Albert Pujols each hit first-inning home runs off John Danks to help the Angels to a 5-3 victory Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. The White Sox couldn’t complete a comeback against Garrett Richards, who gave up three runs, two earned, over seven innings.
Key at-bat
Jose Abreu started his night with three hits, including an RBI double in the sixth, but he grounded out with a runner on base to end the Sox’s eighth-inning rally.
Pivotal plays
With two out and Johnny Giavotella on second in the fourth, third baseman Tyler Saladino’s throw to first base was too high, and the Angels scored. Saladino and Abreu also failed to connect on Shane Victorino’s two-out, run-scoring single in the seventh.
On the mound
Danks, who gave up four earned runs, had allowed just one homer over his previous eight starts entering Tuesday.
Key number
3 — Double plays the Sox hit into Tuesday, in the first, fourth and seventh innings.
The quote
“Anytime we start getting a little momentum, Richards was good. … It seemed like we were getting guys on, starting to get something going, but with that sinker he can throw anytime, he was good. We just couldn’t get over that hump to get that momentum back.” — Sox manager Robin Ventura
The quote II
“It’s a do or die at that point. With Victorino running down the line, Sal just tried to get it over as quick as he could, and it’s a tough pick, to try and get it and get the guy. It was off the bag a little bit. It just didn’t happen.” — Ventura on the Angels’ run in the seventh
Up next
At Angels, 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, CSN.
