Offense erupts and Kochanowicz shuts down Reds
The Angels started their seven-game road trip with an offensive eruption, winning 10-2 against the Cincinnati Reds.
Apr 10, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto (9) gestures after hitting a two-run home run against the Cincinnati Reds in the fourth inning at Great American Ball Park. Hits have been hard to come by for the Angels in the early going of 2026. They entered Friday night’s game with the second-worst batting average, ninth-worst on-base percentage and sixth-worst slugging percentage in baseball.
Facing one of the game’s most exciting young starting pitchers, the possibility of the offensive skid continuing appeared likely. The Angels (7-7) flipped the script by putting up five runs on right-hander Chase Burns in a 10-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds (8-6) to start their seven-game road trip. In Burns’ first two starts of the season, he’s posted a 0.
82 ERA while striking out 16 batters in 11. 0 innings. Friday was a different story.
He allowed five runs on seven hits in 5 ⅓ innings of work while walking four and only striking out a pair of Angels. The Angels drew first blood in the second inning when Adam Frazier drew a bases-loaded walk. In the third, Jorge Soler hit a two-strike two-out double down the left field line and then scored on a bloop single by Yoán Moncada.