SF Giants even series as Roupp dominates everyone but Angels’ Mike Trout

Landon Roupp had everyone figured out but Mike Trout Saturday night and that proved to be enough for the Giants in a - road win over the Los Angeles Angels Roupp went a career-high seven innings while improving his record to - He gave up two runs on solo homers by Trout and nothing else He walked just one struck out nine and threw pitches of them strikes It s new territory for him with nine punchouts and only one walk Giants manager Bob Melvin informed reporters He kind of splits the plate with his sinker with his emerging ball going the other way He threw a sparse changeups to keep them off balance and he did it in less than pitches so it s pretty impressive Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless eighth and Ryan Walker the ninth for his fifth save Walker s first order of business Retire Trout who threw a scare into the Giants with a deep drive to left that was tracked by Heliot Ramos Walker then gave up a single to Jorge Soler before Matt Chapman slipped while fielding a ground ball by Logan O Hoppe on a - count but managed to throw him out from his knees Chapman caught a spike in the dirt and landed on his hand which is wrapped because of a laceration but limped back to his position and finished the tournament That could have been bad Chapman narrated NBC Sports Bay Area There was a chunk of dirt I went to fix it and Walker got set super quick sure enough it s hit right at me I fall and land on my hand but was able to make the play get the out I was nervous I was going to give them an extra out and we were going to have to keep playing baseball The final out came on a fly ball to center by Nolan Schaunel with pinch runner Tim Anderson at second The Giants - can win their fifth series of the season with a win Sunday over the Angels and are - on a -game on a -game road trip Los Angeles fell to - The Giants return home for seven games against Milwaukee and Texas starting Monday Chapman hit a two-run home run in the first his fourth of the season against Angels starter and loser Kyle Hendricks - Hendricks tops out around miles per hour but compensates with a good changeup and control He might not have the the majority overpowering stuff but he has the ability to pitch inside hit the corners and keep you off-balance Chapman declared It s sneaky and it s someone that has given me trouble in the past Trout who struck out three times the previous night against Logan Webb and the first time against Roupp unloaded in the fourth for his seventh homer It wasn t a wall-scraper either traveling feet and leaving the bat at miles per hour on a hanging curve Matt Chapman of the Giants circles the bases after a first-inning two-run home run against the Los Angeles Angels Getty Images Trout wasn t finished He hit another solo homer down the left field line against Roupp in the sixth Roupp however reported his curve is as good as it s ever been and his sinker or two-seam fastball offered a pitch that to right handers can either break back over the plate or run in on the hands The sinker was seemingly the best its been all season he mentioned I described pitching coach J P Martinez when I m getting my sinker to the glove side that s when I m the pitcher I know I can be As for giving up the homers to Trout Roupp was philosophical As competitors you know I don t want to do that and that s the guy I want to get out the preponderance Roupp declared But you ve just got to learn from it and move on After being shut the previous night Chapman got the Giants on the board in the top of the first with his blast to left It came on an - pitch a changeup above the belt that Hendricks apparently regretted the moment it left his hand The Giants led - in the third when Willy Adames singled to right off a Hendricks changeup to drive in Mike Yastrzemski who hit one-out double to right Adames who was -for- on the road trip was thrown out in rundown as Yastrzemski scored Related Articles SF Giants put Casey Schmitt on IL their first transaction of the season SF Giants lose second straight despite Webb s gem against Angels SF Giants split series on afternoon featuring hot heads high tempers SF Giants Trivino reflects on earning first triumph since Can Jimmy Butler fuel a Warriors playoff run like prior midseason acquisitions for Bay Area teams NOTES Melvin left Wade in to hit against the left-handed Reid Detmers and the first baseman hit a line shot to shortstop Zach Neto for an out Wade Melvin announced would give way to David Villar at first base against the left-handed Yusei Kikuchi - on Sunday Justin Verlander - will start for the Giants Villar was called up from Triple-A Sacramento as a replacement for Casey Schmitt who went on the injured list with with a strained oblique for the Giants first roster move of the season