Yusei Kikuchi threw seven strong innings, Luis Rengifo hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Wednesday night. Bryce Teodosio doubled off reliever Graham Ashcraft (7-5) to open the eighth and took third on a wild pitch.

The Cincinnati Reds 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night kept them one game behind the Mets for the last NL playoff position.

Reid Detmers (4-3) struck out two in a scoreless eighth for the victory. With Angels closer Kenley Jansen unavailable because of a left rib-cage injury, Luis Garcia retired the side in order in the ninth for his first save.

After Kikuchi needed 94 pitches to get through four innings last week, he talked to some of the Angels’ hitters about how they would approach him. He says his pitch patterns were becoming

Former New York Yankees prospect Oswald Peraza is hoping to make the most of his opportunity with the Los Angeles Angels.

Anderson allows four runs in four innings with five walks, and the Angels manage seven hits in a 7-2 defeat in Sacramento. They drop the first two after sweeping the Dodgers.

Will Benson tries to score on Gavin Lux's double, but the Angels complete a relay home to cut him down and end the top of the 9th inning

The Reds right-hander quickly ran into trouble in the bottom of the eighth, when Angels center fielder Bryce Teodosio doubled to lead off the inning. A wild pitch moved him to third, and one batter later, second baseman Luis Rengifo's RBI single gave the Angels a 2-1 lead.