Pujols, 3 wild pitches help Angels beat Tigers 8-7
Albert Pujols homered and the Los Angeles Angels scored three times on wild pitches in an 8-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
8
Detroit Tigers
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Comerica Park · 33,649 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 8-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Out 8-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Castellanos singled to center, Cabrera scored, J.D. Martinez to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-7
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
McCann homered to left (405 feet), J.D. Martinez scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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Foul Out 8-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Play Result 8-4
Aybar scored, Cron to second on wild pitch by Simon.
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Wild Pitch 8-4
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Aybar doubled to deep left, Murphy scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-4
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
DeJesus reached on infield single to shortstop, Cron scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Play Result 5-4
Pérez walked, Cron to second, Aybar scored on wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 5-4
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
J.D. Martinez singled to left, Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Cabrera doubled to left, McCann, Gose and Iglesias scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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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 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (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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End Inning 8-7
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
McCann flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
McCann batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Castellanos flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
Castellanos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Collins singled to right.
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Single 8-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
Collins batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
J.D. Martinez fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 8-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
J.D. Martinez batting
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Play Result 8-7
Victorino in left field.
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Start Inning 8-7
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-7
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Lineup Change 8-7
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End Inning 8-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Aybar grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 8-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
Aybar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Murphy flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Head to Head
LAA win 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
Anthony GoseCF34
Jose IglesiasSS7
Miguel CabreraDH24
Victor Martinez1B41
J.D. MartinezRF28
Tyler CollinsLF18
Nick Castellanos3B21
James McCannC8
Andrew Romine2B24
LAA
Kole CalhounRF56
Mike TroutCF27
Albert Pujols1B5
David MurphyLF18
Erick AybarSS0
C.J. CronDH28
Carlos PerezC29
Kaleb Cowart3B57
Grant Green2B5
Substitutes
Shane VictorinoLF8
David DeJesusPH3
Ryan Jackson2B21
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