{"id":18664,"date":"2025-07-26T05:02:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T09:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/neto-angels-hero-walk-off-and-key-defensive-play-against-mariners\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T05:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T09:02:46","slug":"neto-angels-hero-walk-off-and-key-defensive-play-against-mariners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/mlb\/neto-angels-hero-walk-off-and-key-defensive-play-against-mariners\/","title":{"rendered":"Neto, Angels&#8217; hero: Walk-off and key defensive play against Mariners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Zach Neto: Angels&#8217; Hero with Spectacular Defensive Play and Clutch Hit<\/h2>\n\nIn a night full of emotions, Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto became the undisputed hero of the match. His stellar performance, which included a high-caliber defensive play and a walk-off hit in the tenth inning, sealed the 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners.\n\nNeto&#8217;s defensive play in the top of the tenth inning was crucial to maintain the tie. With runners on first and second with no outs, Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn faced a complicated situation. J.P. Crawford, of the Mariners, attempted a bunt that surpassed third baseman Kevin Newman. Neto, with an impressive reaction, ran to his right and, with a quick and precise movement, threw the ball with his glove to Zeferjahn, who managed to step on third base in time to force the out.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We knew he wanted to hit the ball, and when I saw it go over Newman&#8217;s head, I just tried to make a play. I knew I beat Williamson to the race, and it was just about getting the ball out of my glove and directing it towards third base.<\/p><cite>Zach Neto<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nZeferjahn, after Neto&#8217;s spectacular play, managed to dominate Julio Rodriguez and strike out the league&#8217;s home run leader, Cal Raleigh, keeping the score tied at 2 runs.\n\nIn the bottom of the tenth, with the score tied, Logan O&#8217;Hoppe advanced the automatic runner to third with a fly ball. LaMonte Wade Jr. was walked, and Luis Rengifo grounded into a force out, with Newman being put out between third and home.\n\nWith the fans chanting his name, Neto connected a single to right field, driving in the winning run and sealing an unforgettable night for him and the Angels.\n\nThis triumph highlights Neto&#8217;s ability to take on responsibilities and perform in crucial moments, solidifying his position as a key player for the Angels.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zach Neto: Angels&#8217; Hero with Spectacular Defensive Play and Clutch Hit In a night full of emotions, Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto became the undisputed hero of the match. His stellar performance, which included a high-caliber defensive play and a walk-off hit in the tenth inning, sealed the 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1438,989,6355,4772],"class_list":{"0":"post-18664","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-los-angeles-angels","9":"tag-mariners","10":"tag-walk-off-hit","11":"tag-zach-neto"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18664","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=18664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}