Angels roll to 10-3 win over D-backs

PHOENIX — Patrick Sandoval is turning into a pretty good pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. He’s also become a ringer at a fairly mundane task: Picking up the pregame lineup card, walking it to home plate and handing it to the umpires.

Max Stassi hit a tworun homer in the first, Sandoval delivered the winning lineup card for a sixth straight game and the Los Angeles Angels rolled to a 10-3 victory over the plunging Arizona Diamondbacks.

The left-handed Sandoval also delivered on the mound on Sunday, multi-tasking by pitching four-hit ball over six innings.

“It really comes down to the starting pitching,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said. “Sandy was really good.”

But Sandoval didn’t let his pesky pitching responsibilities distract him from once again delivering the lucky lineup card. The 24-year-old said he was nervous when teammates told him to take the card out before Monday’s game against the Royals.

“I dropped the card the first time, but I’m getting pretty good at it, I think,” Sandoval said grinning.

The Angels moved above .500 for the first time since May 1 at 33-32. The Diamondbacks have lost 10 straight games and 33 of 38, falling to a bigleague worst 20-46 this season. They’re on pace for nearly 115 losses.

“It’s the hardest thing I’ve had to walk through in my managerial career,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said.

Stassi crushed his tworun shot on a full count, with the ball traveling 440 feet as it easily cleared the left-center field fence. The Angels added four runs in the second for a 6-0 lead, chasing Jon Duplantier (0-3).