Giants ride Landen Roupp's strong start and Matt Chapman's 2-run homer to 3-2 win over Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Landen Roupp struck out a career-high nine over seven innings, Matt Chapman hit a two-run home run, and the San Francisco Giants held on for a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.

Roupp gave up two runs and five hits and walked one in his 96-pitch effort. Tyler Rogers retired the side in order in the eighth, and Ryan Walker got Nolan Schanuel to fly out to left field with a runner on second in the ninth for his fifth save.

Roupp (2-1) relied heavily on a 77-mph curveball to induce 12 of his 18 swinging strikes, giving him a major league-high 42 swinging strikes with his breaking ball this season.

The right-hander made only two mistakes, which Mike Trout turned into a pair of home runs.

Trout’s franchise-record 28th multihomer game gave him eight homers this season, tied for second in baseball behind the Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom with nine.

Angels starter Kyle Hendricks (0-2) gave up three runs and four hits in five innings, striking out one and walking two.

Chapman drove a changeup 384 feet over the left-field wall in the first inning for his fourth homer of the season and a 2-0 Giants lead. Mike Yastrzemski doubled to right-center with one out in the third and scored on Willy Adames' RBI single to make it 3-0.

Trout sent a drive to the wall in left-center in the ninth where Heliot Ramos made a leaping catch to deny what would have been Trout's third homer of the game.

The Angels have struck out 89 times and walked only eight times in 71 innings over their last eight games.

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (0-3, 4.13 ERA) will start the series finale for the Angels on Sunday. Right-hander Justin Verlander (0-1, 6.75) will pitch for the Giants.

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Los Angeles Angels' Logan O'Hoppe (14) places a helmet on Mike Trout (27) after Trout hit a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman hits a single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman follows through on a single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto, left, waits for the ball as San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman (26) steals second base during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout gestures while rounding the bases after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp throws to a Los Angeles Angels batter during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp prepares to throw to a Los Angeles Angels batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

The New York Rangers have hired Mike Sullivan as coach, days after he and the Pittsburgh Penguins agreed to part ways.

General manager Chris Drury announced the move Friday, bringing in the organization's top candidate who was out of work for less than a full business week.

“Mike Sullivan has established himself as one of the premier head coaches in the NHL,” Drury said. “Mike brings a championship-level presence behind the bench. ... As we began this process and Mike became an available option for us to speak with, it was immediately clear that he was the best coach to lead our team.”

Sullivan replaces Peter Laviolette, who was fired after the Rangers missed the playoffs following a trip to the Eastern Conference final last year. Sullivan, who coached Pittsburgh to the Stanley Cup back to back in 2016 and ’17, is tasked with trying to turn the Rangers back into an immediate contender.

Drury made the move to get Sullivan not long after receiving a multiyear contract extension of his own.

“Mike’s track record and success in the NHL and internationally speaks for itself, and I look forward to seeing him behind the Rangers bench," owner James Dolan said. "I would like to welcome Mike back to the Rangers organization.”

Sullivan, 57, spent four seasons as a Rangers assistant under then-coach and still close friend and confidant John Tortorella from 2009-13. He coached Drury during that time, and the two have worked together professionally through USA Hockey, most recently at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, and are part of the U.S. contingent for the 2026 Milan Olympics.

Tortorella — who was fired as coach of the Philadelphia Flyers in late March — could be a candidate to join Sullivan on his staff, as he did at the 4 Nations, but no assistant hires were confirmed Friday and the organization is expected to discuss those openings in the coming days.

Sullivan had been with the Penguins since getting hired midseason in December 2015 when Mike Johnston was fired months into his lackluster tenure. This is his third head-coaching job in the NHL after a short stint with the Boston Bruins in 2003-04 and '05-06 sandwiched around the lockout that wiped out an entire season.

New York getting Sullivan leaves seven teams around the league with vacancies: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Anaheim, Seattle and Vancouver. Multiple teams that initially reached out to Sullivan will now have to pivot to other experienced options, including Rick Tocchet, Joel Quenneville and Laviolette, as well as a couple of college coaches with recent national championships: Denver's David Carle and Western Michigan's Pat Ferschweiler.

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FILE - Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan raises the Stanley Cup after Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Calif, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

FILE - Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan hoists the Stanley Cup as Bryan Rust (17) watches after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, file)