Albert Pujols homers twice as Angels upend Rangers
Albert Pujols homered twice to offset another tough day for Josh Hamilton in his second game back in Texas, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Rangers 8-4 Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
8
Texas Rangers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
N Cruz homered to left (389 feet).
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
C Iannetta hit sacrifice fly to right, M Trumbo scored, H Kendrick to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
D Murphy tripled to deep right center, E Andrus scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-3
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
A Pujols homered to left (425 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
P Bourjos homered to left (420 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
I Kinsler homered to center (415 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
M Moreland homered to right (432 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
E Aybar hit sacrifice fly to center, C Iannetta scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
M Trumbo homered to right (394 feet), J Hamilton scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
A Pujols homered to center (431 feet), E Aybar scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
L Martin struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
L Martin batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
M Moreland struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
M Moreland batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
A Pierzynski grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
A Pierzynski batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
N Cruz homered to left (389 feet).
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Home Run 8-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
N Cruz batting
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Play Result 8-3
E Frieri relieved K Jepsen.
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Start Inning 8-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
C Iannetta grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Callaspo out at second.
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Advancing On Force 8-3
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Ground Out 8-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
C Iannetta batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
A Callaspo walked.
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Head to Head
TEX wins series 2-1
Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Ian Kinsler2B3
Elvis AndrusSS18
Lance BerkmanDH27
Adrian Beltre3B29
David MurphyLF18
Nelson CruzRF32
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Mitch Moreland1B18
Leonys MartinCF17
Substitutes
Leury GarciaDH63
LAA
Mike TroutLF27
Erick AybarSS0
Albert PujolsDH5
Josh HamiltonRF32
Mark Trumbo1B45
Howie Kendrick2B47
Alberto Callaspo3B5
Chris IannettaC22
Peter BourjosCF25
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