LA Angels 8, Toronto 7
When: 3:35 PM ET, Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Where: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Jim Wolf, 1B -
Brian Gorman, 2B -
Tony Randazzo, 3B -
David Rackley
Attendance:
35726
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Angels 8, Blue Jays 7: Albert Pujols belted a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning as host Los Angeles won the series finale against visiting Toronto.
Kole Calhoun added a two-run blast and Howie Kendrick, David Freese and Josh Hamilton had RBI singles as the Angels won for the 15th time in 19 games. Jason Grilli (1-3) pitched a scoreless seventh and Joe Smith notched his 12th save as Los Angeles overcame three errors and another ugly outing by C.J. Wilson, who allowed six runs - three earned - in 3 2/3 innings.
Nolan Reimold drove in three runs, Dioner Navarro had three hits and an RBI and Steve Tolleson had a two-run single for the Blue Jays, who dropped to 1-6 on their road trip. Lefty reliever Aaron Loup (2-2) surrendered Pujols' blast to halt a string of 10 straight scoreless appearances while Marcus Stroman was also tagged for six runs - five earned - in 3 2/3 innings.
An error by shortstop Jose Reyes opened the door for back-to-back singles by Kendrick and Freese in the second and Hamilton made it 3-1 with an RBI single in the third before Toronto pushed across five in the fourth with a major assist from the Angels, who threw away a pair of potential double-play balls. Tolleson delivered a two-run single and Reimold capped the uprising with a two-run double to knock out Wilson
Los Angeles tied it 6-6 with three in the bottom of the frame on a wild pitch and Calhoun's two-run blast that ended Stroman's day. Navarro put the Blue Jays back on top with a two-out single in the sixth before Pujols launched his 20th homer to straightaway center that just eluded a leaping Colby Rasmus and bounced off the top of the wall to give him 10 RBIs in his last six games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Pujols' homer was the 512th of his career, moving him past Mel Ott and into a tie with Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews for 21st place on the all-time list. ... Toronto 1B Adam Lind said after the game that he will miss 6-to-8 weeks with a non-displaced fracture in his right foot. ... Reyes, who extended his hitting streak to six games, singled in his first two at-bats to give him hits in six straight plate appearances. ... Los Angeles opens a four-game series in Texas on Thursday while Toronto has a day off before winding up its 10-game road trip with a three-game set at Tampa Bay.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Toronto |
|
LA Angels |
Marcus Stroman
|
Player |
C.J. Wilson
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
3.2 |
IP |
3.2 |
4 |
Strikeouts |
1 |
8 |
Hits |
8 |
12.27 |
ERA |
7.36 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Toronto
|
12 |
0 |
14 |
.308 |
30 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
LA Angels
|
10 |
2 |
16 |
.303 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3 |