{"id":30896,"date":"2025-03-06T03:23:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T03:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30896"},"modified":"2025-03-06T03:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T03:23:32","slug":"taking-advantage-dodgers-capitalize-on-angels-sloppy-defense-in-5-3-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30896","title":{"rendered":"TAKING ADVANTAGE: Dodgers Capitalize on Angels\u2019 Sloppy Defense in 5-3 Victory!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-entry-content \">\n<p id=\"oBj4a4\">The\u00a0Dodgers\u00a0find themselves as winners of six straight games after defeating the Angels by a final score of 5-3 on Wednesday at Tempe Diablo Stadium.<\/p>\n<p id=\"R1X5A3\">Landon Knack made his second start of the spring and quickly ran into trouble right out of the gates, serving a leadoff home run to Mickey Moniak and an opposite field home run to Mike Trout two batters later.<\/p>\n<p id=\"0WUugK\">Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez and Austin Barnes both collected base hits to open up the second inning, and Hern\u00e1ndez brought the first Dodgers run home on a groundout from Andy Pages.<\/p>\n<p id=\"s4tCOz\">The Angels would tack on a third run off of Landon Knack from a Kevin Newman RBI single before Eddie Rosario cut the deficit back down to one run on his second home run of the spring, ending a 1-14 stretch. 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Chris Taylor walked to put runners at the corners before Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez smacked his second double of the day, driving in both runners and giving the Dodgers their first lead of the game.<\/p>\n<div id=\"npQUPe\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1897402819063259302&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.truebluela.com%2F2025%2F3%2F5%2F24378672%2Fdodgers-angels-game-recap&amp;sessionId=564e6bf23007523bfe51a8ef39940860dfaf4c8b&amp;siteScreenName=truebluela&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1897402819063259302\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"CRh00J\">After Knack\u2019s departure, the Dodgers bullpen helped keep the Angels off the scoreboard, as they combined for seven shutout innings, striking out six and allowing just one hit and two walks. 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