Albert Pujols, Howie Kendrick power 1st-place Angels by Rangers
Albert Pujols and Howie Kendrick homered to give the Angels an early lead, and Los Angeles held on again to beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
5
Texas Rangers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
A Rios singled to center, R Chirinos and S Choo scored, E Andrus to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: 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 3: 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 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: 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 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (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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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: 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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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
J Arencibia singled to left, A Beltre scored, L Martin to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
S Choo homered to left center (436 feet).
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Foul Out 5-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
K Calhoun singled to right, H Kendrick and E Aybar scored, D Freese to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
S Choo grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
S Choo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
R Odor popped out to second.
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Pop Out 5-4
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
R Odor batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
R Chirinos grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
R Chirinos batting
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Play Result 5-4
H Street relieved J Smith.
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Start Inning 5-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-4
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Lineup Change 5-4
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End Inning 5-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
M Trout flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
M Trout batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
K Calhoun grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Head to Head
LAA win 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
Shin-Soo ChooDH17
Elvis AndrusSS18
Alex RiosRF15
Adrian Beltre3B29
Leonys MartinCF17
J.P. Arencibia1B19
Jim AdduciLF33
Robinson ChirinosC23
Rougned Odor2B24
Substitutes
Mike Carp1B33
LAA
Kole CalhounRF56
Mike TroutCF27
Albert Pujols1B5
Josh HamiltonLF32
Howie Kendrick2B47
Erick AybarSS0
David Freese3B25
Brennan BoeschDH31
Chris IannettaC22
Substitutes
John McDonald3B8
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