Andrew Heaney shuts down his old team as Pirates defeat Angels

Oneil Cruz blasted a 463-foot home run to center field — the fourth longest in MLB this season — and Andrew Heaney retired the first 13 batters he faced to help the Pittsburgh Pirates shut down the Angels 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Heaney (2-1) struck out nine and gave up just one hit in six innings at Angel Stadium.

Heaney struck out the first six batters he faced. He retired the side in order in the third and added two strikeouts in the fourth.

Travis d’Arnaud got the Angels’ first hit in the fifth with a one-out double down the left-field line. Their second hit came with one out in the ninth before Dennis Santana earned his third save by getting Mike Trout to pop out.

Trout, who went 0 for 3 with a walk in the series opener, struck out three times for the Angels, who have lost seven of their last nine games.

Pittsburgh won its first road series of the season after a 9-3 victory Tuesday in the opener.

Bryan Reynolds hit a fly ball to right to drive in a run for his team-leading 13th RBI of the season.

Cruz added his sixth home run of the season in the fifth — the fifth home run given up by Jack Kochanowicz this season in 25 innings. Cruz has 12 RBIs.

Kochanowicz (1-3) gave up eight hits and two earned runs in six innings.

The Angels turned three double plays and their 27 this season are the most in MLB.

Key moment

Tommy Pham singled up the middle for an insurance run in the ninth after Adam Frazier’s leadoff single and steal.

Key stat

Trout has the longest home run in the majors this season at 484 feet, followed by Aaron Judge at 468 and Christian Yelich at 465. Cruz moved past Kyle Schwarber’s 462.

Up next

The Pirates will start Carmen Mlodzinski (1-3, 7.41 ERA) in the series finale. The Angels will counter with Tyler Anderson (2-0, 2.08 ERA).