Musgrove throws 3-hitter, Padres top Angels 5-0 to snap skid

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched a three-hitter for his first complete game since his no-hitter, and the San Diego Padres snapped their four-game skid with a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

Musgrove (9-8) finished his second career complete game and shutout by allowing only one runner to reach second base at Angel Stadium. He struck out nine and walked two, keeping Shohei Ohtani and Los Angeles' lineup thoroughly in check in his first meeting with the Angels since 2017.

Jurickson Profar had an early two-run triple as San Diego rebounded from an embarrassing series with the Dodgers. After three straight losses to the defending World Series champions back home, the Padres resumed their NL wild-card chase with a strong performance against the Los Angeles area’s much less formidable team.

Musgrove, who threw the Padres' first no-hitter April 9, is the only starter to get through eight innings this season for San Diego. His teammates even gave him more than three runs of support for only the fifth time in his 25 starts this season.

Phil Gosselin had two singles for the Angels, who have lost six of seven for the first time since May 8.

After losing their previous two games to the majors' worst team in Baltimore, the Halos opened this rare two-game interleague matchup between teams only 90 miles apart with their sixth shutout loss since the All-Star break.

Cooper Criswell (0-1) gave up six hits and three runs while getting just four outs in his major league debut for the Angels, whose rotation has been shredded by injuries.

Criswell's promotion and debut was the Angels' latest strategy to patch the holes in their porous rotation: Not including Criswell, seven of the 12 pitchers who had started a game for Los Angeles this season are...

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