THE GAME: Aaron Hicks hit a home run and six pitchers combined to not allow an earned run as the Angels rallied for a 4-1 victory Saturday over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks at Tempe, Ariz.
PITCHING REPORT: Griffin Canning gave up an unearned run over three innings with three strikeouts and has not given up an earned run in two spring starts. Canning threw 35 pitches in the game and 10 more in the bullpen afterward. After Andrew Wantz gave up two hits over 2 1/3 scoreless innings, Hunter Strickland, Guillo Zuniga, Luis Garcia, and Jose Cisnero gave up one combined hit over the final 3 2/3 innings.
HITTING REPORT: Hicks, expected to make the roster as a backup outfielder, hit a home run among his two hits, his first homer of the spring. Chad Wallach also had two hits with a double and a run scored.
WALLACH’S WILD RIDE: Not exactly fleet of foot, Wallach appeared to deliver a seventh-inning single but it went for double thanks to an odd bounce. He scored from second base on a grounder to shortstop that was booted into shallow center field for an error. It gave the Angels their first lead of the game at 2-1.
UP NEXT: Angels (RHP Caden Dana) vs. White Sox (RHP Erick Fedde), 12:10 p.m. Sunday, Bally Sports West, AM-830
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