{"id":117975,"date":"2026-05-06T22:26:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T02:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/urena-shines-first-mlb-victory-boosts-angels-triumph\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T22:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T02:26:51","slug":"urena-shines-first-mlb-victory-boosts-angels-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/urena-shines-first-mlb-victory-boosts-angels-triumph\/","title":{"rendered":"Ure\u00f1a shines: First MLB victory boosts Angels’ triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walbert Ure\u00f1a Celebrates His First MLB Victory<\/h2>\n\nANAHEIM.- Dominican pitcher Walbert Ure\u00f1a had a memorable day this Wednesday, achieving his first victory in the Major Leagues. His outstanding performance propelled the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium.\n\nThe 22-year-old right-hander showcased his talent on the mound, working through six solid innings. During his performance, he allowed only one run, two hits, and three walks, while striking out five opposing batters.\n\nThis victory secured the first series win for the Angels since mid-April. Ure\u00f1a, who is considered one of the organization’s top prospects, was celebrated by his teammates in the clubhouse after the game.\n\n\n

\u201cIt means a lot to me. I have worked hard every year to live this moment,\u201d expressed the Dominican pitcher.<\/p>Walbert Ure\u00f1a<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe Angels’ offense shone in the second inning, scoring five runs. Veteran Travis d’Arnaud led the attack with a three-run home run, his first of the season. Bryce Teodosio and Zach Neto also contributed with a double and a run-scoring triple, respectively. Mike Trout added another RBI.\n\nIn the fourth inning, the Angels added two more runs, backing up Ure\u00f1a’s excellent performance, who improved his ERA to 3.22 on the season. It should be noted that the Dominican pitcher began the season as a reliever, but has proven his worth since his return to the starting rotation.\n\n\n

Framber Valdez Suspended for Five Games<\/h2>\n\n\nOn another front, Major League Baseball confirmed the suspension of five games for Dominican pitcher Framber Valdez of the Detroit Tigers, following the incident in which he hit Trevor Story in Tuesday’s game against the Boston Red Sox.\n\nThe suspension was reduced from six to five games after Valdez withdrew his appeal. In addition, the left-handed pitcher received a financial fine, the amount of which was not disclosed.\n\nManager A.J. Hinch also served a one-game suspension due to the incident during the series in Detroit.\n\nThe absence of Valdez represents an additional challenge for the Tigers’ rotation, which is already affected by the injuries of Tarik Skubal, Casey Mize, and Justin Verlander.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Walbert Ure\u00f1a Celebrates His First MLB Victory ANAHEIM.- Dominican pitcher Walbert Ure\u00f1a had a memorable day this Wednesday, achieving his first victory in the Major Leagues. His outstanding performance propelled the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium. The 22-year-old right-hander showcased his talent on the mound, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[88,1438,216,12667],"class_list":{"0":"post-117975","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-los-angeles-angels","10":"tag-victory","11":"tag-walbert-urena"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}