ANAHEIM — Both benches briefly cleared for the Angels and Rangers after Zach Neto and Mike Trout were hit by pitches from reliever Shawn Armstrong in the eighth inning on Tuesday.
With Gustavo Campero on third and one out with the score 7-5, Neto was hit by a 2-2 fastball from Armstrong and just two pitches later, Trout was hit on the hand on a similar 92-mph fastball from Armstrong. Interim manager Ray Montgomery was upset after the hit by pitch, yelling at the Rangers’ dugout as he walked near home plate.
The Rangers didn’t take kindly to Montgomery’s actions and both benches cleared. The bullpens also cleared with relievers from both teams running in from left field.
But nothing ultimately came of the kerfuffle and no one was ejected. Nolan Schanuel gave the Angels an insurance run with a sacrifice fly against Armstrong before Taylor Ward struck out to end the inning.
Angels closer Kenley Jansen never stopped warming up in the bullpen and came in for the ninth inning to pick up his 20th save in 21 chances this year for an 8-5 Angels win. It marked his 13th season with at least 20 saves.
