Angels 17, Cleveland 8

ON THE MOUND:

Griffin Canning’s numbers were good in his third Cactus League start: four innings, 72 pitches, two runs, five strikeouts — giving him a team-high 13 strikeouts in 72⁄3 innings this spring. But it’s the health of his right throwing elbow that has the 24-year-old equally encouraged. “This is the best my elbow has felt in a while,” said Canning, who has battled elbow inflammation and joint irritation over his first two MLB seasons. Reliever Jesse Chavez struggled, giving up six runs, five hits and one walk without recording an out. Left-hander Alex Claudio threw a scoreless inning. Prospect Chris Rodriguez stranded two singles in a scoreless inning. Right-hander Kyle Keller had two hitless innings with three strikeouts.

AT THE PLATE:

Shohei Ohtani cleared the batter’s eye for the second time this spring, hammering a mammoth two-run blast off reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber for his fourth home run in the Cactus League. Ohtani, David Fletcher, Juan Lagares, Albert Pujols and Kean Wong each had two hits. The Angels also benefited from five errors by the Indians. Of the 17 runs Cleveland pitchers gave up, only four were earned.

EXTRA BASES:

Reliever Félix Peña had an MRI exam Tuesday, a day after being forced to leave a game because of right hamstring irritation .... Justin Upton was back in the lineup after being sick Monday .... A group of Angels played a B game against the Colorado Rockies in Scottsdale. Catcher Max Stassi hit a home run in the game.

UP NEXT:

The Angels have a night game Wednesday, traveling to Peoria to face the Seattle Mariners at 6:30. TV: Fox Sports West. Radio: 830.