Albert Pujols hits 497th homer as Angels roll past Tigers
Albert Pujols hit his 497th home run and Howie Kendrick added two of his own to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
11
Detroit Tigers
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Comerica Park · 28,435 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
V Martinez grounded out to second, N Castellanos scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-5
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Play Result 11-5
M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop, I Kinsler scored, N Castellanos to third.
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Advancing On Play 11-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
N Castellanos singled to left, R Davis scored, I Kinsler to third, N Castellanos to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 11-4
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
I Kinsler singled to deep right, A Avila and A Romine scored, R Davis to third.
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Advancing On Play 11-3
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Advancing On Play 11-2
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 11-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-1
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Play Result 11-1
A Pujols homered to left (371 feet), C Cowgill and M Trout scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-1
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Advancing On Force 10-1
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-1
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
H Kendrick homered to right (385 feet), M Trout scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
M Trout doubled to deep left, I Stewart and C Cowgill scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
T Hunter singled to center, R Davis scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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End Inning 11-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
D Kelly grounded into double play, to second, A Jackson out at second, V Martinez out at third, D Kelly to first.
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Advancing On Play 11-6
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Advancing On Play 11-6
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Advancing On Play 11-6
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Ground Out 11-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
D Kelly batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
A Jackson singled to right, V Martinez to second.
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Advancing On Force 11-6
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Single 11-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
A Jackson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
V Martinez singled to right.
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Single 11-6
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
V Martinez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
M Cabrera struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
M Cabrera batting
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Play Result 11-6
E Frieri relieved M Kohn.
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Start Inning 11-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 11-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Head to Head
DET wins series 2-1
Injuries
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedDET
Ian Kinsler2B3
Torii HunterRF48
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
Austin JacksonCF16
Don T KellyRF31
Alex AvilaC6
Andrew RomineSS24
Rajai DavisLF18
Substitutes
Nick Castellanos3B21
LAA
Collin CowgillCF5
Mike TroutCF27
Albert Pujols1B5
Howie KendrickDH47
Chris IannettaC22
Erick AybarSS0
JB ShuckLF38
John McDonald2B8
Ian Stewart3B10
Substitutes
Raul Ibanez1B18
Brennan BoeschRF31
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