Zach Neto is at it once more.
The Los Angeles Angels star drilled a deep leadoff home run on Monday night time to kick off their sport towards the Los Angeles Dodgers in Anaheim. Neto hit the very first pitch of the night time from Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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The shot was his 18th home run of the 12 months and his eighth leadoff homer of the season, which set a brand new Angels single-season report.
Brian Downing held the earlier report again in 1987. Neither are near the all-time report, nonetheless. Kyle Schwarber hit 15 final season with the Philadelphia Phillies to set the MLB single-season report. Rickey Henderson holds the all-time leadoff report with 81 in his profession.
The home run was the forty ninth of Neto’s profession as a shortstop, which is second in franchise history behind solely Jim Fregosi. The 24-year-old entered the night time holding a .266 batting common with 46 RBI this season, his third within the league.
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The Angels ended up scoring two within the opening inning, due to an RBI single from Yoan Moncada.
The Angels entered Monday’s sport, which kicked off a three-game collection with the Dodgers, with a 56-62 report. That has them in fourth within the AL West.
The Dodgers, on the opposite hand, are clinging to a slim lead within the NL West. They entered the competition with a 68-50 report having misplaced three of their previous six, and maintain only a two-game lead over the San Diego Padres within the division.