OC Register: Angels collect 16 hits, outlast Royals 10-7

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  Angels starting pitcher Forrest Snow throws to the plate during the first inning of Friday’s Cactus League game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Ariz. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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  TEMPE, AZ – MARCH 01: Matt Thaiss #85 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim waits for a throw from teammate Forrest Snow #70 as Alex Gordon #4 of the Kansas City Royals gets back to first base during a spring training game at Tempe Diablo Stadium on March 1, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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  TEMPE, AZ – MARCH 01: Forrest Snow #70 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim delivers a first inning pitch during a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals at Tempe Diablo Stadium on March 1, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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  TEMPE, AZ – MARCH 01: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim prepares for a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals at Tempe Diablo Stadium on March 1, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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  Captain Morgan throws out the first pitch prior to Friday’s Cactus League game between the Angels and the Kansas City Royals at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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  An Angels fan in a Mike Trout hat shoots video during batting practice prior to Friday’s Cactus League game between the Angels and the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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  TEMPE, AZ – MARCH 01: Kole Calhoun #56 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim follows through on a swing during the first inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals at Tempe Diablo Stadium on March 1, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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  The Angels’ Kole Calhoun scores on a wild pitch as teammate Mike Trout and home plate umpire Chris Guccione look on during the second inning of Friday’s Cactus League game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Ariz. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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  TEMPE, AZ – MARCH 01: Kevan Smith #44 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim slides safely into second base as Adalberto Mondesi #27 of the Kansas City Royals catches a throw from right field during a spring training game at Tempe Diablo Stadium on March 1, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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  TEMPE, AZ – MARCH 01: Cesar Puello #48 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim catches a sacrifice fly ball hit by Meibrys Viloria #72 of the Kansas City Royals during the third inning of a spring training game at Tempe Diablo Stadium on March 1, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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  TEMPE, AZ – MARCH 01: Tommy La Stella #9 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim makes a play on a one hop throw from home plate as Frank Schwindel #69 of the Kansas City Royals hurries back to second base during the third inning of a spring training game at Tempe Diablo Stadium on March 1, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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  Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout signs autographs prior to a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Friday, March 1, 2019, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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  Kansas City Royals’ Adalberto Mondesi, right, and Los Angeles Angels catcher Kevan Smith watch Mondesi’s home run during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Friday, March 1, 2019, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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  Los Angeles Angels’ Cesar Puello celebrates his run against the Kansas City Royals during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Friday, March 1, 2019, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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  TEMPE, AZ – MARCH 01: A member of the grounds crew prepares home plate for a spring training game between the Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Tempe Diablo Stadium on March 1, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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  A member of the Tempe Diablo Stadium grounds crew touches up the home plate area before a spring training baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Royals on Friday, March 1, 2019, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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  Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Forrest Snow licks his fingers after giving up a home run to Kansas City Royals’ Adalberto Mondesi during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Friday, March 1, 2019, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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  Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons walks through the dugout with his glove on his head prior to the team’s spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on Friday, March 1, 2019, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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  Los Angeles Angels’ Kole Calhoun (56) signs autographs for fans prior to a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Friday, March 1, 2019, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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THE GAME: Matt Thaiss homered and the Angels (5-3) collected 16 hits in a 10-7 victory over the Kansas City Royals (4-4) before an announced crowd of 5,576 on Friday afternoon at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Jared Walsh’s two-run double in the seventh inning of a 6-6 game gave the Angels the lead for good. All 17 runs were earned in a game that lasted 3 hours, 40 minutes.

PITCHING REPORT: Angels starter Forrest Snow (2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 Ks) allowed a home run to Adalberto Mondesi to begin the game. … Hansel Robles allowed a three-run home run to Jorge Soler as part of the Royals’ four-run third inning. … Right-hander Jake Jewell allowed three singles and one run in the fourth inning. … Williams Jerez pitched a scoreless ninth inning, striking out two.

HITTING REPORT: Seventeen Angels hitters reached base. … Mike Trout doubled to center field in the first inning and drew two walks. … Cesar Puello (1 for 2) drove in Jonathan Lucroy with an infield single in the second inning. The next batter, Kole Calhoun (1 for 3), hit a two-run triple to give the Angels a 3-1 lead. Calhoun then scored from third base on a wild pitch. … Matt Thaiss hit a towering solo homer to left field against right-hander Josh Staumont, tying the score at 5-5 in the third inning. Thaiss is 8 for 13 with 9 RBIs in spring training. … Brandon Marsh went 2 for 2 and scored a run.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I’d like to say I was a genius because I knew they had three lefties coming up in the first four hitters, but I wasn’t keeping track of the lineup. It was just (Jerez) getting work.” – Manager Brad Ausmus, on using left-hander Williams Jerez in a ninth-inning save situation.

UP NEXT: Angels (RHP Jaime Barría) at Reds (RHP Anthony DeSclafani), Saturday, noon PT, Goodyear Ballpark, Prime Ticket, 830 AM

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