Pujols' 500th HR helps Angels beat Nationals 7-2
Pujols' 500th HR helps Angels beat Nationals 7-2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
7
Washington Nationals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-2
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
D Freese hit sacrifice fly to right, E Aybar scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
A Pujols homered to center (430 feet), M Trout scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 4-2
J Werth grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Jordan scored, D Espinosa out at second, D Span to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 4-1
S Leon scored, T Jordan to third, D Span to second on wild pitch by T Skaggs.
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Wild Pitch 4-1
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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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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
C Iannetta singled to left, H Kendrick scored, D Freese to second.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
A Pujols homered to left (387 feet), J Shuck and M Trout scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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End Inning 7-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
B Harper struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
B Harper batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
I Desmond struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
I Desmond batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
A Rendon lined out to right.
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Line Out 7-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
A Rendon batting
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Start Inning 7-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-2
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Lineup Change 7-2
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End Inning 7-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
M Trout struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
M Trout batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
J Shuck grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 7-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Head to Head
LAA win series 2-1
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Denard SpanCF4
Danny Espinosa2B14
Jayson WerthRF28
Anthony Rendon3B6
Ian DesmondSS20
Bryce HarperLF3
Tyler Moore1B28
Sandy LeonC9
Taylor JordanP
Substitutes
Kevin FrandsenPH43
Craig StammenP34
Zach WaltersPH48
Jerry BlevinsP26
Aaron BarrettP61
LAA
JB ShuckLF38
Mike TroutCF27
Albert Pujols1B5
Raul IbanezLF18
Howie Kendrick2B47
Erick AybarSS0
David Freese3B25
Chris IannettaC22
Tyler SkaggsP45
Substitutes
Collin CowgillRF5
Michael KohnP80
Ian StewartPH10
Kevin JepsenP32
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