Angels defeat Padres, 4-3

Angels, 4 San Diego 3
Peoria, Ariz.
AT THE PLATE:
Howie Kendrick
had a double and an infield single, and
Brandon Wood
had a pair of singles and a walk.
Robb Quinlan
, who was given a minor league contract and spring-training invite with a chance to win the bench job he held for four years, executed a perfect hit-and-run in the fifth inning, grounding a single through the vacated second-base hole to advance Kendrick to third.
ON THE MOUND:
Starter
Jered Weaver
struggled, but the Angels’ bullpen shined. Closer
Brian Fuentes
threw a one-two-three fifth,
Scot Shields
struck out two and walked one in a scoreless sixth,
Brian Stokes
retired the side in order in the seventh,
Jason Bulger
struck out two in a scoreless eighth, and minor leaguer
Juan Mateo
retired the side in order in the ninth for the save.
EXTRA BASES:
Mike Napoli
had a rough day behind the plate — the Padres stole five bases against the Angels catcher, and opponents have been successful on all 11 stolen-base attempts against Napoli this spring. “He’s out of sync,” Manager
Mike Scioscia
said. “We’ll make some adjustments. Nap will find it. His arm feels good. His transfer and load are out of sync. It takes a little practice.”
UP NEXT:
Left-hander
Joe Saunders
will start against Arizona’s
Ian Kennedy
in a 1 p.m. game in Tempe, Ariz.
ON THE AIR:
TV: FS West. Radio: 830.
--Mike DiGiovanna