Goldschmidt, Castillo homer; Diamondbacks edge Angels 3-2
Paul Goldschmidt and Welington Castillo each hit a solo home run, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
2
Arizona Diamondbacks
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ARI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Chase Field · 28,481 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Pujols grounded out to shortstop, Calhoun scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 1-3
Iannetta grounded into double play, third to second to first, Joyce scored, Giavotella out at second.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Castillo homered to left (392 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Tomás tripled to deep right, Peralta scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Goldschmidt homered to right (419 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 2-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Aybar grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Aybar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Kubitza grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Featherston out at second.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Ground Out 2-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Kubitza batting
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Play Result 2-3
Kubitza hit for Salas.
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Play Result 2-3
Featherston ran for Iannetta.
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Iannetta singled to center.
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Single 2-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Iannetta batting
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Play Result 2-3
Ziegler relieved Hudson.
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Start Inning 2-3
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-3
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Ahmed struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Ahmed batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Castillo flied out to right.
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Fly Out 2-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
Showing the last 40 of 555 events.
Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cristian Mena Out
- Andrew Saalfrank Out
- Corbin Carroll Out
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedARI
AJ PollockCF16
David PeraltaLF24
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
Yasmany TomasRF25
Aaron Hill3B7
Chris Owings2B12
Welington CastilloC20
Nick AhmedSS23
Chase AndersonP45
Substitutes
Cliff PenningtonPH7
David HernandezP30
Oliver PerezP59
Daniel HudsonP41
Brad ZieglerP29
LAA
Erick AybarSS0
Kole CalhounRF56
Mike TroutCF27
Albert Pujols1B5
David Freese3B25
Matt JoyceLF7
Johnny Giavotella2B12
Chris IannettaC22
Hector SantiagoP57
Substitutes
Taylor FeatherstonPR86
Cam BedrosianP52
Efren NavarroPH50
Trevor GottP58
Fernando SalasP31
Kyle KubitzaPH
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