Athletics at Los Angeles Angels
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Kikuchi carries shutout into 8th and Angels beat A's 7-4 despite Clarke's amazing catch
Mike Trout had two RBI for the Angels, who shook off Denzel Clarke in center field.
Kikuchi (2-5) yielded just a one-out single to Max Muncy in the fifth and exited after striking out Nick Kurtz with his 104th pitch to begin the eighth. The left-hander struck out five and walked one in a brilliant outing.
Muncy and pinch-hitter JJ Bleday homered late for the Athletics.
Clarke continued to dazzle with his glove, climbing the wall and hanging from the top to rob Nolan Schanuel of a solo homer in the first. Clarke ran full speed into the fence to make a courageous catch against the Orioles last week.
Zach Neto, Schanuel and Trout provided three straight RBI singles off Jeffrey Springs (5-5) to give the Angels a 3-0 lead in the third. Springs entered after Grant Holman opened with a scoreless inning.
Adell hit his 12th home run — a solo shot off Springs in the fourth for a 4-0 lead — and followed a sacrifice fly by Trout in the eighth with a two-run single for a 7-2 advantage.
Muncy hit his fourth home run — a two-run shot off Shaun Anderson in the ninth.
Connor Brogdon gave up a single to Luis Urías after replacing Kikuchi, and Bleday followed with his seventh homer to make it 4-2. Ryan Zeferjahn got the final two outs in the eighth.
Jacob Wilson went 0 for 4 for the Athletics, ending his run of five straight games with multiple hits.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Urías grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Jansen relieved S. Anderson |
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9th Inning | Kurtz grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Muncy homered to right center (387 feet), Soderstrom scored. |
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9th Inning | Soderstrom singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Rooker fouled out to first. |
Statistics
 ATH |
 LAA |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 8 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 2 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 7 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 32 | At Bats | 32 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 5 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 13 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 137 | Pitches | 123 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 2.4 | Runs Created | 3.7 |
| .156 | Batting Average | .250 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .344 | Slugging Percentage | .344 |
| .281 | Secondary Average | .188 |
| .206 | On Base Percentage | .286 |
| .550 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .629 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 2.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.0 |
| 28.0 | Batter Rating | 41.0 |
| 16.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 32.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.03 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.51 |
| .188 | Isolated Power | .094 |
| 0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.11 |
| .059 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .029 |
| .125 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.063 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.1 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 75.8 | MLB Rating | 85.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 24,884 | Capacity: