Caden Dana works 3 perfect innings and Angels rally to tie Cubs – San Bernardino Sun

THE GAME: Kyren Paris hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth to help the Angels to a 4-4 tie against the Chicago Cubs in a Cactus League game on Thursday in Mesa, Arizona.

PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander Caden Dana pitched three perfect innings, striking out three, against a team full of Cubs major leaguers. In his first outing, Dana gave up three runs and couldn’t make it through his two innings. This time, Dana said he was focused on a mechanical tweak he made between starts. “It helped my fastball and gave me confidence through everything else,” Dana said. Dana was starting in place of Jack Kochanowicz, who was sick this week. … Right-hander Hans Crouse pitched a perfect inning, striking out two. Crouse has retired all six hitters he’s faced this spring, striking out five.

HITTING REPORT: Tim Anderson hit a homer, his first hit of the spring. He also walked. A two-time batting champ, Anderson is in camp as a non-roster invitee. He has a chance to be the Angels’ starting shortstop while Zach Neto is out. … Nelson Rada singled and then hustled to beat a seemingly routine force at second. … Paris now has two game-tying hits in the ninth inning in the first week of spring training. He sparked the Angels’ comeback in the first game of the spring last week. “You can see the growth right in front of you,” Manager Ron Washington said. “It’s a totally different guy than last spring.”