ANAHEIM — Maybe the Angels just needed to start with something totally out of the box in order to snap out of their funk.
Zach Neto, in just his second major league start in the No. 3 hole, dropped down a surprising bunt in the first inning.
Although baseball analysts would say that was the wrong move, it nonetheless led to the Angels scoring the first three runs of their season-high scoring output in a 12-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
It was the first time since 2011 that the Angels got a sacrifice bunt out of the No. 3 spot, which illustrates just how unorthodox of a move that was.
The bunt, however, might have been a sign that the Angels were starting fresh after playing a debacle of a game fundamentally the night before .
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