Guardians Beat Angels 7-2 as Los Angeles Bullpen Allows 7 Runs in 3 Innings

8 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 12

Seven Cleveland runs in the second and third innings buried Los Angeles early, turning an opener plan into a 7-2 Angels loss.
Ten Angels walks fueled the collapse: Jose Fermin loaded the bases, Kirby Yates forced in a run, Daniel Schneeman singled home two and Travis Bazzana doubled in two more.
Alek Manoah provided the lone bright spot for Los Angeles, throwing five scoreless innings in his first extended outing of the season despite issuing five walks.
Joe Cantillo carried Cleveland from there with six shutout innings, while Jo Adell and Vaughn Grissom supplied the Angels' only runs on RBI singles.
The defeat extended the Angels' struggles in Cleveland, where they had already lost 27 of their previous 31 games entering the series.

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