ANAHEIM — Fernando Tatis Jr. lashed a ball toward Jo Adell, who the Angels hope can one day join Tatis among the game’s best young players.
For a moment, the Angels’ 21-year-old got the best of the Padres’ star of the same age.
Adell made a spectacular diving catch, robbing Tatis of a likely triple in the fifth inning of a game the Angels lost 11-4 to the Padres on Wednesday night.
The game was tied in the eighth, when Jason Castro put the Padres ahead with a two-run double, the start of an eight-run inning. Castro was playing his first game with the Padres after the Angels traded him to San Diego on Sunday.
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Shohei Ohtani #17 greets Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels at the plate after his two-run homerun as Jason Castro #11 of the San Diego Padres looks on during the third inning of a game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 02, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Julio Teheran #49 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during the first inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 02, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels is greeted at the dugout after hitting a two-run homerun during the third inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 02, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Jo Adell throws to home in an unsuccessful attempt to throw out San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels at the plate hits a two-run homerun as Jason Castro #11 of the San Diego Padres looks on during the third inning of a game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 02, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Albert Pujols #5 of the Los Angeles Angels connects for an RBI double as Jason Castro #11 of the San Diego Padres looks on during the fourth inning of a game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 02, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Manny Machado #13 scores on a sacrifice fly by Jurickson Profar #10 of the San Diego Padres as Anthony Bemboom #12 of the Los Angeles Angels awaits the throw during the sixth inning of a game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 02, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Julio Teheran throws against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Julio Teheran throws against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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San Diego Padres’ Jurickson Profar, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Eric Hosmer during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, watches after hitting a ground ball during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout, right, is congratulated by Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols hits a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Julio Teheran throws against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth catches a fly ball hit by Los Angeles Angels’ Jo Adell during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout hits a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels at the plate hits a two-run homerun as Jason Castro #11 of the San Diego Padres looks on during the third inning of a game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 02, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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San Diego Padres’ Jurickson Profar, top, celebrates his two-run home run with Manny Machado during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols runs to first base after hitting a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, reacts after swinging at a pitch during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Luis Rengifo throws to first base in an unsuccessful attempt to throw out San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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San Diego Padres Jason Castro watches after hitting a two RBI double during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
The Castro acquisition was one of a flurry of moves the Padres made to load up for a playoff run, while the Angels were unloading to play out the string.
The Angels will have to take small victories where they can get them, and a spectacular catch by Adell, whose defense has been an issue, definitely qualified as one.
Another was a two-run homer from Mike Trout, whose 13th of the year tied him for the major league league with, among others, Tatis.
It was also Trout’s 298th career homer, which put him one away from equaling Tim Salmon for the franchise record and two away from an even 300.
The Angels led 3-2 in the fifth when Adell helped preserve the lead. Tatis poked an opposite field drive down the right field line and Adell covered 70 feet in 4.2 seconds, according to Statcast. He dove on the dirt of the warning track just in front of the pole to make what is easily the best catch of his first month in the big leagues.
“Great play,” Manager Joe Maddon said. “He ran a great route. Low dive … Scraping yourself up on the warning track.”
Adell also quickly fielded a ball in the gap in the eighth to hold Eric Hosmer to a single. After some shaky defensive moments early in his first month in the big leagues, Adell has made noticeable improvement.
“No question, he’s developing into a pretty good looking outfielder,” Maddon said. “There’s a long way to go yet. Don’t be satisfied. But if he could just keep improving how he gets set, his first move, his first step, and how to get his feet set more quickly and unload the ball more quickly, those are the next things we need to get done.”
The Angels have also seen recent improvement from their rotation, which was the primary flaw that dropped them out of the race last month.
Angels starters have now allowed six runs in 30 1/3 innings over the past five games, going one time all the way through the rotation with quality work.
Julio Teheran had easily his best outing of what has been a lost season, giving up only a two-run homer by Jurickson Profar in his five innings.
“This is now the point that I want to be at the beginning of the year,” Teheran said. “Now after five starts, I feel that it’s there. It’s getting better.”
Maddon got 68 pitches out of Teheran and then pulled him when the pitcher complained of an issue with his left quad. Maddon said after the game it turned out to just be a cramp.
Maddon brought in lefty Jose Quijada, and he gave up a run without the Padres getting a hit that left the infield, tying the game 3-3.
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