Wilson sticks to the plan
All C. J. Wilson had to show for one of his best games of the season Friday night was a no- decision, but the Angels left- hander wasn’t complaining, not after Mike Trout gave the Angels a 1- 0 win over the Boston Red Sox with his ninth- inning homer.
Wilson shut down a team that had gone 15- 9 since June 16 and was starting to make some noise in the American League East. Wilson gave up f ive hits in eight shutout innings, striking out four and walking three and keeping the Angels even with Red Sox left- hander Wade Miley, who had a no- hitter through six.
“Chris and I established a really good plan before the game, and we just really stuck to it,” Wilson said, re- ferring to catcher Chris Iannetta. “There were very few times I felt like I needed to shake because we were going in divergent directions.
“The biggest thing was being able to throw multiple pitches for strikes. That way I didn’t have to throw fastball after fastball. I had to make the ball move because every guy in their lineup can hit a home run. You have to fool them and trick them and get ground balls and popups.”
Miley retired the f irst 16 batters before Iannetta broke up his perfect game with a one- out walk in the sixth. Kole Calhoun broke up his no- hitter with a leadoff double to center in the seventh and took third on Trout’s f ly to center.
Albert Pujols f lied to shallow right, Calhoun holding, and Erick Aybar grounded to shortstop Xan- der Bogaerts, who ranged to the hole and made a long, off- balance throw to f irst to end the inning.
Angels reliever Joe Smith threw a scoreless ninth for the win but took a wicked Mike Napoli line drive off his right shin. Manager Mike Scioscia said Smith suffered a bruise and should be available Saturday night.
Trout’s game- winning homer was the Angels’ second hit, marking the f irst time since June 6, 1998, that the Red Sox lost a game while giving up two or fewer hits.
Extra bases
Keith Johnson, the former triple- A manager who was serving as the team’s roving infield instructor, has replaced Rico Brogna as the team’s player information coach. Brogna was reas- signed to a pro scouting role after Jerry Dipoto’s July 1 resignation as general manager. . . . Closer Huston Street ( right groin strain) went through a full bullpen workout Friday, warming up as if he would pitch in a game, and then threw 14 pitches off a mound at full speed. Street, who is one save shy of 300 for his career, will be available to close Saturday night. . . . The Angels recalled utility man Grant Green from triple A and optioned reliever Vinnie Pestano to Salt Lake on Friday.
Up next
Right- hander Garrett Richards ( 9- 6, 3.53 ERA) will oppose Boston right- hander Rick Porcello ( 5- 9, 5.90 ERA) at Angel Stadium on Saturday at 6 p. m. TV: FS West; Radio: 830.
mike. digiovanna@ latimes. com