Italian rookie Sam Aldegheri gets 1st major league victory, helping the Angels beat the Rangers 5-1

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Italian rookie Sam Aldegheri won for the first time in the major leagues, allowing a run on three hits in six innings in the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.

Aldegheri (1-1), the first major league pitcher born and raised in Italy, struck out seven and walked three in his second career start. Last Friday night, the 22-year-old left-hander gave up seven runs – two earned – in five innings in a 9-5 loss to Seattle.

Aldegheri, whose first exposure to the major leagues was watching videos of Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw on YouTube and streaming on Italian TV, said he has dreamed of this first win “a lot.”

“For sure it was something that I was looking to accomplish today, and I did it,” said Aldegheri, who began the season in Single-A ball in the Philadelphia organization, was acquired at the trade deadline and brought up from Double-A last Friday. “So, it feels really great.”

Aldegheri became the third Italian-born pitcher to win a major league game, the first since Marino Pieretti of the Chicago White Sox in 1949.

“This kid has an idea how to pitch,” Angels manager Ron Washington said, “and he showed that tonight.”

Logan O’Hoppe hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning.

O’Hoppe drove an 0-2 changeup out over the plate to deep left field off reliever José Ureña after Anthony Rendon reached on a fielding error by third baseman Josh Jung, and Mickey Moniak singled. It was O’Hoppe’s career-best 19th homer of the season.

The Angels took a 2-0 lead in the third off Gerson Garabito (0-2), who made his second start of the season and first since May 26. Zach Neto scored Brandon Drury while hitting into a bases-loaded double play, and Nolan Schanuel singled home Niko Kavadas.

Texas put runners on the corners in the sixth with none out on singles by Wyatt Langford and Jung. Adolis García hit a sacrifice fly, and Aldegheri settled down to retire Nathaniel Lowe and Ezequiel Duran on fly outs.

“Just couldn’t get it going offensively,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “His fastball played up more than it looked like. We had a hard time with it.”

The Angels’ Taylor Ward singled and walked, extending his on-base streak to a season-best 16 games.

ELVIS LEAVES THE BUILDING

Two-time AL All-Star shortstop Elvis Andrus officially retired from Major League Baseball on Friday as a Ranger. The 36-year-old Andrus played the first 12 of 15 big league seasons with Texas.

Andrus said he was most proud “that I gave it everything I had every single day, every single year.”

The announcement was timed with the weekend visit of the Angels and Washington, who managed Andrus during his first six seasons.

“I’m just happy he made me a part of it,” Washington said.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Angels: RF Jo Adell left with left oblique irritation after striking out in the second inning and was replaced by Kevin Pillar.

UP NEXT

Angels All-Star LHP Tyler Anderson (10-12, 3.55 ERA) was set to face rookie RHP Jack Leiter (0-2, 11.78) on Saturday night.

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Recording artist and cousin to Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, Jake Troth, waves to the Rangers dugout after singing the national anthem before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas Rangers former player Elvis Andrus, left, who announced his retirement earlier Friday, stands with his daughter Lucia, left rear, and Michael, center, as Elvis Jr., right, throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and Rangers, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas Rangers' Sandro Fabian follows through on a fly out to right, as Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe looks on in the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Los Angeles Angels' Anthony Rendon (6), Logan O'Hoppe (14) and Mickey Moniak, center back, celebrate after Hoppe's three-run home run scored them as Texas Rangers catcher Carson Kelly, right, kneels by the plate in the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas Rangers right fielder Adolis Garcia makes a leaping catch on a fly out by Los Angeles Angels' Nolan Schanuel in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Gerson Garabito throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Los Angeles Angels' Logan O'Hoppe (14) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run against the Texas Rangers in the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Los Angeles Angels' Logan O'Hoppe celebrates after his three-run home run against the Texas Rangers in the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Samuel Aldegheri throws to the Texas Rangers in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Among the last words heard from the crew of an experimental submersible headed for the wreck of the Titanic were “all good here,” according to a visual re-creation of the journey of the Titan before it imploded, killing all five on board.

The U.S. Coast Guard presented the animation Monday on the first day of what is expected to be a two-week hearing on the causes of the implosion. Crew aboard the Titan were communicating with staff aboard the support ship Polar Prince via text messages, according to the presentation.

The crew lost contact after an exchange of texts about the submersible's depth and weight as it descended. The Polar Prince then sent repeated messages asking if the Titan could still see the ship on its onboard display. One of Titan’s final responses, which became spotty as it descended, was “all good here.”

The Titan imploded on June 18, 2023, killing all five on board and setting off a worldwide debate about the future of private undersea exploration.

In other testimony Monday, Coast Guard officials said the Titan was left exposed to weather and elements while in storage for seven months in 2022 and 2023. The hull was also never reviewed by any third parties as is standard procedure, they said.

The ongoing Marine Board of Investigation is the highest level of marine casualty investigation conducted by the Coast Guard. When the hearing concludes, recommendations will be submitted to the Coast Guard's commandant. The National Transportation Safety Board is also conducting an investigation.

“There are no words to ease the loss endured by the families impacted by this tragic incident,” said Jason Neubauer of the Coast Guard Office of Investigations, who led the hearing. “But we hope that this hearing will help shed light on the cause of the tragedy and prevent anything like this from happening again.”

Among those killed was Stockton Rush, co-founder of OceanGate, the Washington state company that owned the Titan. The company suspended operations after the implosion. The first witness to testify Monday was OceanGate's former engineering director, Tony Nissen. Also scheduled to speak were the company's former finance director, Bonnie Carl; and former contractor Tym Catterson.

Some key OceanGate representatives are not scheduled to testify. They include Rush's widow, Wendy Rush, who was the company's communications director.

The Coast Guard does not comment on the reasons for not calling specific individuals to a particular hearing during ongoing investigations, said Melissa Leake, a spokesperson for the Coast Guard. She added that it's common for a Marine Board of Investigation to “hold multiple hearing sessions or conduct additional witness depositions for complex cases.”

Scheduled to appear later in the hearing are OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Sohnlein; former operations director, David Lochridge; and former scientific director, Steven Ross, according to a list compiled by the Coast Guard. Numerous guard officials, scientists, and government and industry officials are also expected to testify. The U.S. Coast Guard subpoenaed witnesses who were not government employees, Leake said.

OceanGate has no full-time employees at this time but will be represented by an attorney during the hearing, the company said in a statement. The company has been fully cooperating with the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board investigations since they began, the statement said.

The Titan became the subject of scrutiny in the undersea exploration community in part because of its unconventional design and its creator’s decision to forgo standard independent checks. The implosion killed Rush and veteran Titanic explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet; two members of a prominent Pakistani family, Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood; and British adventurer Hamish Harding.

The Titan lost contact with its support vessel about two hours after it made its final dive later. When it was reported overdue, rescuers rushed ships, planes and other equipment to an area about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John’s, Newfoundland.

The search for the submersible attracted worldwide attention, as it became increasingly unlikely that anyone could have survived the implosion. Wreckage of the Titan was subsequently found on the ocean floor about 330 yards (300 meters) off the bow of the Titanic, Coast Guard officials said.

The time frame for the investigation was initially a year, but the inquiry has taken longer. The Coast Guard said in July that the hearing would delve into “all aspects of the loss of the Titan,” including both mechanical considerations as well as compliance with regulations and crewmember qualifications.

This story has been edited to clarify that “all good here” was one of the last things heard from the submersible, not necessarily the very last thing heard.

FILE - This undated image provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company's Titan submersible. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP, File)