OAKLAND, Calif. -- All eyes were on Mike Trout as he tracked Ike Davis' long fly ball to the wall. He had to make a late adjustment but was able to haul it in, prompting Los Angeles closer Huston Street to pump his fist into the air.
Kole Calhoun had two hits and three RBIs, Garrett Richards took a shutout into the seventh inning, and the Angels held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 Thursday.
It was Trout's catch, with the bases-loaded, that preserved the victory for the Angels, who have won five of seven to end April with a .500 record (11-11).
"We have a 6-0 lead at one point, the offense did its job early, that's a game you can't give back," Street said. "Off the bat I didn't think he hit it that hard. The ball just kept going, so I watched Troutie's glove. It has to go there for the game to be over. I think I pulled an oblique with the fist pump. It was excitement and a sigh of relief."
The Angels took a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth and that's when things got interesting.
Vinnie Pestano started the ninth by walking Billy Butler and giving up a single to Josh Reddick.
Huston Street came on and gave up run-scoring singles to Brett Lawrie and Canha. He walked pinch-hitter Stephen Vogt to load the bases before getting pinch-hitter Max Muncy on a pop up.
Sam Fuld followed with another RBI single. Street, who allowed his first runs of the year, got Marcus Semien on a popup before Davis hit a ball to deep center that Trout caught before hitting the wall to give the closer his ninth save.
"He's really good," Davis said of Trout. "We hit a lot of balls hard that were caught. That's a recipe for losing, when you hit doubles that are caught and you hit them right at people."
Erick Aybar, Johnny Giavotella and David Freese also drove in runs for the Angels. Richards, making his third start after opening the season on the disabled list, was pulled after Reddick singled to open the seventh, and was charged with a run after Mark Canha's home run off Mike Morin.
Richards (2-1) gave up four hits, walked three and struck out five.
Canha drove in three runs as the A's lost for the sixth time in seven games to fall to 9-14 and match their worst home start in Oakland history at 4-9.
Jesse Chavez (0-2) lasted five innings for the A's. He allowed four runs on seven hits, walking three and striking out five.
Calhoun, batting cleanup in the absence of Albert Pujols, drove in two runs in the fifth after Trout, who added two hits and was on base four times, was walked intentionally.
Calhoun improved to .438 hitter (7 for 16), with seven RBIs, in eight games batting fourth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Pujols was out of the lineup with a sore hamstring suffered late in Wednesday night's victory over the A's. Manager Mike Scioscia said the team would re-evaluate him daily.
Athletics: LHP Sean Doolittle (strained left rotator cuff) threw 25 pitches and felt fine. He will throw another bullpen on Sunday. ... RHP Jarrod Parker (Tommy John surgery) is scheduled to make his next rehab start with Triple-A Nashville. ... Canha returned to the lineup after missing a few days with an illness.
PITCHING RECORD CHANGE
RHP Mike Morin (1-0), who struck out the only batter he faced, became the official winning pitcher of Wednesday night's 6-3 victory over the A's. The victory was incorrectly awarded to RHP Fernando Salas, who threw a scoreless inning after taking over for Morin. Salas (0-1) does get credit for a hold.
UP NEXT
Angels: LHP C.J. Wilson (1-2, 3.12) starts Friday night's game at San Francisco. He's 9-7 with seven saves in 50 career interleague games, including 20 starts. He beat the Giants in his only previous start against them, in 2012.
Athletics: LHP Scott Kazmir (2-0, 0.99) opens the series against the Rangers in Texas on Friday night. Opponents are batting .051 against him with runners on base. His 10 wins against the Rangers match his most against any team.
Kole Calhoun had two hits and three RBIs, Garrett Richards took a shutout into the seventh inning, and the Angels held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 Thursday.
It was Trout's catch, with the bases-loaded, that preserved the victory for the Angels, who have won five of seven to end April with a .500 record (11-11).
"We have a 6-0 lead at one point, the offense did its job early, that's a game you can't give back," Street said. "Off the bat I didn't think he hit it that hard. The ball just kept going, so I watched Troutie's glove. It has to go there for the game to be over. I think I pulled an oblique with the fist pump. It was excitement and a sigh of relief."
The Angels took a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth and that's when things got interesting.
Vinnie Pestano started the ninth by walking Billy Butler and giving up a single to Josh Reddick.
Huston Street came on and gave up run-scoring singles to Brett Lawrie and Canha. He walked pinch-hitter Stephen Vogt to load the bases before getting pinch-hitter Max Muncy on a pop up.
Sam Fuld followed with another RBI single. Street, who allowed his first runs of the year, got Marcus Semien on a popup before Davis hit a ball to deep center that Trout caught before hitting the wall to give the closer his ninth save.
"He's really good," Davis said of Trout. "We hit a lot of balls hard that were caught. That's a recipe for losing, when you hit doubles that are caught and you hit them right at people."
Erick Aybar, Johnny Giavotella and David Freese also drove in runs for the Angels. Richards, making his third start after opening the season on the disabled list, was pulled after Reddick singled to open the seventh, and was charged with a run after Mark Canha's home run off Mike Morin.
Richards (2-1) gave up four hits, walked three and struck out five.
Canha drove in three runs as the A's lost for the sixth time in seven games to fall to 9-14 and match their worst home start in Oakland history at 4-9.
Jesse Chavez (0-2) lasted five innings for the A's. He allowed four runs on seven hits, walking three and striking out five.
Calhoun, batting cleanup in the absence of Albert Pujols, drove in two runs in the fifth after Trout, who added two hits and was on base four times, was walked intentionally.
Calhoun improved to .438 hitter (7 for 16), with seven RBIs, in eight games batting fourth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Pujols was out of the lineup with a sore hamstring suffered late in Wednesday night's victory over the A's. Manager Mike Scioscia said the team would re-evaluate him daily.
Athletics: LHP Sean Doolittle (strained left rotator cuff) threw 25 pitches and felt fine. He will throw another bullpen on Sunday. ... RHP Jarrod Parker (Tommy John surgery) is scheduled to make his next rehab start with Triple-A Nashville. ... Canha returned to the lineup after missing a few days with an illness.
PITCHING RECORD CHANGE
RHP Mike Morin (1-0), who struck out the only batter he faced, became the official winning pitcher of Wednesday night's 6-3 victory over the A's. The victory was incorrectly awarded to RHP Fernando Salas, who threw a scoreless inning after taking over for Morin. Salas (0-1) does get credit for a hold.
UP NEXT
Angels: LHP C.J. Wilson (1-2, 3.12) starts Friday night's game at San Francisco. He's 9-7 with seven saves in 50 career interleague games, including 20 starts. He beat the Giants in his only previous start against them, in 2012.
Athletics: LHP Scott Kazmir (2-0, 0.99) opens the series against the Rangers in Texas on Friday night. Opponents are batting .051 against him with runners on base. His 10 wins against the Rangers match his most against any team.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Aybar lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Giavotella walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Giavotella out at second on runner's fielder's choice. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Fuld walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Semien struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis reached on infield single to third, Fuld to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Butler grounded into double play, third to second to first, Davis out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Calhoun struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Freese doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Reddick flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrie lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Canha singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Sogard struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Butera singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Featherston sacrificed to pitcher, Butera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Aybar grounded out to second, Butera to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Giavotella singled to center, Butera scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout walked, Giavotella to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Phegley fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Fuld grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Semien flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Freese reached on infield single to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Cron struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Joyce grounded out to first, Freese to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Freese stole third. | 1 | 0 |
| Butera popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Reddick lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Featherston singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Aybar singled to center, Featherston to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Giavotella sacrificed to catcher, Featherston to third, Aybar to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout intentionally walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun singled to right, Featherston and Aybar scored, Trout to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Freese grounded into fielder's choice to second, Trout scored, Calhoun out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Lawrie walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Canha popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Sogard grounded into double play, third to second to first, Lawrie out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Eric O'Flaherty pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| O'Flaherty relieved Chavez. | 4 | 0 |
| Joyce lined out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Butera grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Featherston walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Aybar doubled to deep center, Featherston scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Otero relieved O'Flaherty. | 5 | 0 |
| Giavotella grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Phegley singled to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Fuld struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Semien walked, Phegley to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Davis grounded into fielder's choice to second, Semien out at second, Phegley to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Cook pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Cook relieved Otero. | 5 | 0 |
| Trout doubled to left. | 5 | 0 |
| Calhoun singled to right, Trout scored. | 6 | 0 |
| Freese singled to center, Calhoun to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Cron lined into double play, shortstop to second, Calhoun doubled off second. | 6 | 0 |
| Joyce popped out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Cowgill in left field. | 6 | 0 |
| Reddick singled to left. | 6 | 0 |
| Morin relieved Richards. | 6 | 0 |
| Lawrie flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Canha homered to left (413 feet), Reddick scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Sogard grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| Phegley grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Cook pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Butera grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| Featherston safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Lawrie. | 6 | 2 |
| Featherston stole second. | 6 | 2 |
| Aybar flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Giavotella grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Smith relieved Morin. | 6 | 2 |
| Fuld grounded out to first. | 6 | 2 |
| Semien grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Clippard relieved Cook. | 6 | 2 |
| Trout singled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| Calhoun flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Trout stole second. | 6 | 2 |
| Freese grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| Cron flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Vinnie Pestano pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Pestano relieved Smith. | 6 | 2 |
| Butler continues to bat after dropped foul ball by first baseman Cron. | 6 | 2 |
| Butler walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Reddick singled to center, Butler to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Street relieved Pestano. | 6 | 2 |
| Lawrie singled to center, Butler scored, Reddick to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Canha singled to right, Reddick scored, Lawrie to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Vogt hit for Sogard. | 6 | 4 |
| Lawrie to third, Canha to second on wild pitch by Street. | 6 | 4 |
| Vogt walked. | 6 | 4 |
| Muncy hit for Phegley. | 6 | 4 |
| Muncy popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Fuld singled to center, Lawrie scored, Canha to third, Vogt to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Semien popped out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Davis flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Aybar SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .222 | .284 | .247 |
| Giavotella 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .317 | .380 | .413 |
| Trout CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | .329 | .447 | .592 |
| Calhoun RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .315 | .367 | .493 |
| Freese DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .233 | .275 | .430 |
| Cron 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .238 | .273 | .349 |
| Joyce LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .134 | .181 | .179 |
Cowgill LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .225 | .316 |
| Butera C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .222 | .222 | .222 |
| Featherston 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .125 | .273 | .125 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 154 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Freese (5, Chavez); Aybar (2, O'Flaherty); Trout (5, Cook) RBI: Giavotella (10), Calhoun 3 (13), Freese (16), Aybar (8) S: Featherston, Giavotella 2-out RBI: Giavotella, Aybar Angels RISP: 3-15 (Butera 0-1, Joyce 0-1, Freese 0-2, Giavotella 1-3, Aybar 0-2, Calhoun 2-3, Cron 0-3) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Freese (1, 3rd base off Chavez/Phegley); Featherston (1, 2nd base off Cook/Phegley); Trout (6, 2nd base off Clippard/Phegley) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Cron (1, dropped foul ball) DP: 2 (Featherston-Giavotella-Cron 2). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 19,534 (55.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:23 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Chris Conroy, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - Scott Barry |
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