Lackey’s 15th win
Angels manager Mike Scioscia wasn’t too comfortable with the way the Minnesota Twins’ infield was guarding against a bunt by Maicer Izturis, so he called him over and told him to swing away.
Izturis did just that, hitting his third home run in 11 at-bats to drive in the tying and go-ahead runs for Los Angeles in the eighth inning of a 4-3 victory Saturday night.
One of the team’s least-likely power threats at 5-foot-8 and 165 pounds, Izturis hit his first career grand slam in Friday night’s 10-1 victory and a tiebreaking shot off Boston’s Curt Schilling in Monday’s win.