ANAHEIM — The Angels found themselves in a quick hole on Monday, one that didn’t get much deeper the rest of the night but was still deep enough.

Most of their early hard-hit balls went for outs, giving Cincinnati Reds right-hander Brady Singer time to settle in and limit the Angels’ bats in the 4-1 victory at Angel Stadium.

Singer departed after allowing one run and six hits over six innings, and the Angels couldn’t rally against Cincinnati relievers Connor Phillips, Luis Mey and Scott Barlow, stranding seven runners over the final four innings.

Angels starter Victor Mederos (0-1) got off to a rocky beginning in his second MLB start, giving up two runs after five pitches, but he navigated through five innings, allowing three runs and nine hits while striking out three and walking three

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