Zimmermann pitches 6 strong innings to help O’s hold off Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Robinson Chirinos drove in three runs and Bruce Zimmermann allowed just five hits and pitched into the seventh inning of the Orioles’ 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

Anthony Santander and Ramón Urías drove in runs in a small-ball rally in the sixth for the Orioles, who have won twice in the first five games of their 10-game road trip.

Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer in the seventh for the Angels, who struggled in their return to the Big A after an impressive 5-2 road trip that put them in first place in the AL West.

Zimmermann (1-0) had another solid start for the Orioles (5-9), facing the minimum 15 batters through five innings while extending his season-opening scoreless streak to 14 innings. He ended Los Angeles’ sixth-inning rally by striking out Shohei Ohtani for the third time.

Rendon’s homer chased Zimmermann, but three relievers shut down the Angels’ powerful lineup. Jorge Lopez pitched the ninth, striking out two to earn his third save.

Trout went 1-for-3 with a walk and a leadoff single in the ninth in his return from a three-game injury absence, but he was stranded when Lopez struck out pinch-hitter Brandon Marsh looking to end it.

Rookie Reid Detmers (0-1) gave up three hits over five innings in his longest start of the season for the Angels, but Chirinos delivered a two-run single in the second.

Zimmermann tore through the Angels’ lineup in the first five innings. His teammates erased all three of Los Angeles’ hits with double plays, and Zimmermann struck out Ohtani, Trout and Rendon in an impressive fourth.

Santander and Urías drove in runs on balls that didn’t leave the infield during

Baltimore’s resourceful rally against Archie Bradley, who was charged with three runs after Chirinos added an RBI groundout off Jimmy Herget.

Max Stassi doubled and scored on Andrew Velazquez’s flyout in the sixth for Los Angeles’ first run, but Zimmermann ended the inning with his third strikeout of Ohtani, whose career offensive numbers are significantly lower against left-handed pitching.

Ohtani went 0-for-4, grounding into an inning-ending double play in the eighth.

MARK J. TERRILL/AP The Orioles’ Anthony Santander, left, pats Ramon Urias on the head after they scored on a single by Robinson Chirinos in the second inning Friday night in Anaheim, California. Baltimore jumped out to a 5-0 lead and held on for a 5-3 victory.