ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Johan Rojas hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning moments after Nick Castellanos' tying shot, sending the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Trailing 5-4 with one out and nobody on base in the ninth, the Phillies avoided only their second back-to-back losses since March with three extra-base hits on five pitches from Angels closer Carlos Estévez (0-1), who blew his second save of the season in spectacular fashion.
Click to Gallery
Los Angeles Angels' Luis Rengifo, right, celebrates with Brandon Drury, left, and Taylor Wards, center, after hitting a three-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Johan Rojas hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning moments after Nick Castellanos' tying shot, sending the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber celebrates while crossing home plate next to Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe after hitting a three-run home run to score Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Los Angeles Angels' Zach Neto, right, celebrates his solo home run with third base coach Eric Young Sr. during the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Los Angeles Angels' Luis Rengifo, right, celebrates with Brandon Drury, left, and Taylor Wards, center, after hitting a three-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber celebrates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run to score Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
After Castellanos hit a solo shot to right for only his second homer of a rough year, Bryson Stott doubled and scored on Rojas' first homer of the season.
“Huge, man, just to be able to come through, because I feel like there’s so many spots this season where I haven’t,” said Castellanos, who had three hits to end his 3-for-27 skid over his past seven games. “So just to be able to pick them up, it feels great.”
Luis Rengifo hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning for the Angels, who began another chapter of life without Mike Trout with an appropriately gut-wrenching defeat. Los Angeles has lost 10 of 12.
Before the game, the Angels announced Trout will undergo surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee. The three-time AL MVP outfielder is out indefinitely with a major injury for the fourth consecutive season, and the surprising news had Trout holding back tears as he discussed it before the game.
Rengifo had three hits, Zach Neto also homered and Mickey Moniak had an RBI single for the Angels.
“We squandered some opportunities early in the game, and then we came to life right there,” Angels manager Ron Washington said. “(Rengifo) got us a three-run homer, put us ahead. We got to the position we wanted to be in. Just needed to get two more outs. We didn’t get it.”
Kyle Schwarber hit an early three-run homer for the Phillies, who have won 12 of 15. Alec Bohm's two-out RBI single in the eighth trimmed their deficit to 5-4.
José Alvarado (1-1) pitched the eighth and Jeff Hoffman earned his second save.
“I thought that was one of the better wins of the year, really,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “When you’re winning games, it seems like it’s a different guy every night, and that’s a little bit of what we’re getting. Everybody is contributing.”
Tyler Anderson gave up three runs on five hits over six innings, striking out six for Los Angeles. Schwarber put Philadelphia up 3-0 in the second, hitting his eighth homer 421 feet to right.
Neto hit a solo shot in the third, but Phillies starter Spencer Turnbull largely stayed out of trouble until Taylor Ward's one-out single in the sixth chased him.
Trea Turner then booted Brandon Drury's grounder to shortstop instead of turning a fairly easy double play, and Rengifo crushed the next pitch by reliever Yunior Marte.
Cole Tucker doubled and scored on Moniak's single to put Los Angeles up 5-3. Moniak, the No. 1 overall draft pick by Philadelphia in 2016, is replacing Trout as the Angels’ center fielder.
Turnbull yielded four hits and one earned run with six strikeouts.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: RHP Luis Ortiz's rehab assignment has been paused after he experienced tightness in his right shoulder during minor league appearances on his way back from a sprained left ankle.
Angels: Trout is expected back this season but there is no precise timeline, general manager Perry Minasian said. ... Trout went on the 10-day injured list, while INF Michael Stefanic and RHP Chase Silseth were moved to the 60-day IL to clear roster spots for 35-year-old veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar and left-hander Amir Garrett.
UP NEXT
Patrick Sandoval (1-4, 6.33 ERA) looks to turn around his poor start in the series finale. Philadelphia sends out Zack Wheeler (2-3, 1.93), who has thrown 13 1/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball in his past two starts.
This story has been corrected to change the final score and the margin of Philadelphia's ninth-inning deficit.
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB
Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper runs to third off a single by Alec Bohm during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber celebrates while crossing home plate next to Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe after hitting a three-run home run to score Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Los Angeles Angels' Zach Neto, right, celebrates his solo home run with third base coach Eric Young Sr. during the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Los Angeles Angels' Luis Rengifo, right, celebrates with Brandon Drury, left, and Taylor Wards, center, after hitting a three-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber celebrates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run to score Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan before dawn Tuesday, citing a threat to public safety and coming less than a week after demonstrators stepped up pressure by placing fake body bags on the lawn of a school official.
Officers wearing helmets with face shields cleared approximately 50 people from the Diag, known for decades as a site for campus protests. Video posted online showed police using what appeared to be an irritant to spray people, who were forced to retreat.
“UM is not a campground,” Sarah Hubbard, chair of the university's governing board, said on the social platform X.
At least four people were arrested, which caused protesters to shift to the Washtenaw County jail where they marched outside in support of their allies.
“We will not stop, we will not rest,” a coalition of pro-Palestinian student groups said on social media.
The campus encampment was set up on April 22, near the end of the school year and just before families began arriving for spring commencement. Posters taunting President Santa Ono and other officials were also displayed.
After the camp was cleared, nearby buildings including the undergraduate and graduate libraries were closed and police turned away students who showed up to study.
Ono said in a statement that the encampment had become a threat to safety, with overloaded power sources and open flames. Organizers, he added, had refused to comply with requests to make changes following an inspection by a fire marshal.
“The disregard for safety directives was only the latest in a series of troubling events centered on an encampment that has always violated the rules that govern the Diag — especially the rules that ensure the space is available to everyone,” Ono said.
Protesters have demanded that the school’s endowment stop investing in companies with ties to Israel. But the university insists it has no direct investments and less than $15 million placed with funds that might include companies in Israel. That’s less than 0.1% of the total endowment.
“There’s nothing to talk about. That issue is settled,” Hubbard said last week.
A group of 30 protesters showed up at her house on May 15 and placed stuffed, red-stained sheets on her lawn to resemble body bags. They banged a drum and chanted slogans over a bullhorn.
People wearing face coverings also posted demands at the doors of other board members.
“This conduct is where our failure to address antisemitism leads literally — literally — to the front door of my home,” board member Mark Bernstein, a Detroit-area lawyer, said at a Regents meeting last Thursday. “Who’s next? When and where will this end? As a Jew, I know the answer to these questions because our experience is full of tragedies that we are at grave risk of repeating. Enough is enough.”
Students and others have set up tent encampments on campuses around the country to press colleges to cut financial ties with Israel. Tensions over the war have been high on campuses since the fall, but demonstrations spread quickly following an April 18 police crackdown on an encampment at Columbia University. Arrests at campuses have surpassed the 3,000 mark nationwide.
An encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at Philadelphia’s Drexel University persisted Tuesday despite an earlier threat by the school’s president to have it cleared.
University administrators tried to open a line of communication to the protesters but were rebuffed, Drexel President John Fry said in a statement Tuesday. He said city and campus police planned to monitor a rally at the encampment scheduled for Tuesday night.
Lecture classes will remain virtual for a third day Wednesday because of the encampment, and some events will have to be rescheduled, Fry said.
“Many of you have expressed your frustration over our decision to scale back in-person classes and activities. I understand and share your frustration. But please rest assured that we are doing everything we can to return our campus safely to normal operations,” he said.
White reported from Detroit. Associated Press reporter Michael Rubinkam in northeastern Pennsylvania contributed to this report.
Pro-Palestinian protesters with tents occupy a quad at Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Police officers stand outside an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tents and pro-Palestinian protesters occupy a quad at Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A poster targeting University of Michigan President Santa Ono was displayed on a campus building on May 2, 2024, near a pro-Palestinian tent encampment in Ann Arbor, Mich. Police broke up the camp on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, citing safety risks. (AP Photo/Ed White)
Protesters gather at Drexel University campus during a new Pro-Palestinian encampment on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Protesters gather at Drexel University campus during a new Pro-Palestinian encampment on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Protesters gather at Drexel University campus during a new Pro-Palestinian encampment on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Protesters gather at Drexel University campus during a new Pro-Palestinian encampment on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Rabbi Chiam Goldstein from Drexel Chabad fraternity is not allowed to pass into the encampment to meet with Jews that are protesting with the pro-Palestinian students at Drexel University, Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Protesters at Drexel University's quad is filled with dozens of tents at Drexel University, Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Rabbi Chiam Goldstein at right from Drexel Chabad fraternity is not allowed to pass into the encampment to meet with Jews that are protesting with the pro-Palestinian students, at Drexel University, Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
This photo provided by Sarah Hubbard shows pro-Palestinian protesters in Okemos, Mich., demonstrating outside the home of Sarah Hubbard, the chair of the University of Michigan's governing board, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. They set up tents and placed fake bloody corpses on her lawn. They want the university to get rid of any investments in companies connected to Israel. (Sarah Hubbard via AP)
FILE - Dozens of tents were in place as part of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Police have broken up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan Tuesday, May 21, 2024, less than a week after demonstrators showed up at the home of a school official and placed fake body bags on her lawn. (AP Photo/Ed White, File)
University of Michigan campus police block an area Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich., where a pro-Palestinian encampment had been set up since late April. Police removed the encampment earlier Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
University of Michigan campus police block an area Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich., where a pro-Palestinian encampment had been set up since late April. Police removed the encampment earlier Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
