Angels pull away to pound Tigers 11-4 and win series
Albert Pujols hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly to cap a four-run fifth inning and the Los Angeles Angels added six runs in the seventh, routing the Detroit Tigers 11-4 on Thursday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
11
Detroit Tigers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| DET | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 11-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Out 11-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 11-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Simmons singled to left, Young Jr. scored, Espinosa to second, Espinosa thrown out at third attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Force 11-4
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Foul Out 10-4
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-4
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Play Result 10-4
Espinosa singled to center, Cron and Robinson scored, Young Jr. to second.
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Advancing On Force 10-4
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Advancing On Force 9-4
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Young Jr. singled to center, Escobar scored, Cron to third, Robinson to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Cron singled to left, Simmons and Calhoun scored, Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-4
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: 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 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Pujols hit sacrifice fly to left, Simmons scored, Calhoun to second on error by left fielder Upton.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 7: 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
Calhoun singled to deep right, Graterol scored, Simmons to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Simmons singled to center, Espinosa scored, Graterol to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Graterol reached on infield single to shortstop, Young Jr. scored, Espinosa to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 11-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Upton flied out to left.
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Fly Out 11-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Play Result 11-4
Mahtook to second on balk by Pounders.
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Balk 11-4
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Strike Swinging 11-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-4
Upton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Mahtook singled to right.
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Single 11-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-4
Mahtook batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
V. Martínez flied out to left.
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Fly Out 11-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-4
V. Martínez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Hicks grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 11-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 11-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-4
Hicks batting
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Play Result 11-4
Pounders relieved Hernandez.
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Play Result 11-4
Pennington at shortstop.
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Start Inning 11-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 11-4
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Lineup Change 11-4
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Lineup Change 11-4
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Lineup Change 11-4
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End Inning 11-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Young Jr. flied out to left.
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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
Ian Kinsler2B3
Alex AvilaC6
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
J.D. MartinezRF28
Justin UptonLF8
Nick Castellanos3B21
Andrew Romine2B24
Dixon MachadoSS49
Substitutes
Mikie MahtookCF99
John Hicks1B29
Alex PresleyRF47
LAA
Andrelton SimmonsSS19
Kole CalhounRF56
Albert PujolsDH5
Yunel Escobar3B0
C.J. Cron1B28
Ben RevereLF25
Eric Young Jr.LF9
Danny Espinosa2B14
Juan GraterolC60
Substitutes
Cliff PenningtonSS7
Shane RobinsonCF38
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