ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Carlos Perez is certain that his relatives back in Venezuela stayed up late to watch the catcher's major league debut with the Los Angeles Angels.
Did they ever get a show.
Perez hit a game-ending homer leading off the ninth, and the Angels snapped their four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
About 2½ hours after the 24-year-old Perez singled in his first major league at-bat, he was mobbed by his new teammates at home plate and then doused by two buckets of ice after his dramatic shot into the bullpens beyond the left-field fence. He dried off in the clubhouse, but the wonder hadn't left him.
"I can't explain any of that," Perez said. "It's my first game, and to finish like that, you'll never forget that moment."
Perez connected against Dominic Leone (0-3), becoming the first major leaguer to hit a walk-off homer in his debut since Miguel Cabrera did it for the Marlins on June 20,2003.
"When I saw the ball go up, I just said, 'Go, go,' " Perez said with a grin. "It was a great moment."
The Angels acquired Perez from Houston in the offseason and recalled him Monday while he was batting .361 for Triple-A Salt Lake, eager to boost their stagnant offense. He'll share playing time with slumping starter Chris Iannetta, but his debut was incredibly auspicious.
"Anytime a guy performs, you're going to get more playing time," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Between his big hits, Perez had an eventful night catching Garrett Richards, the Angels right-hander with a 97 mph fastball and a vicious slider. Richards threw three wild pitches but largely pitched effectively with Perez's help during seven innings of five-hit ball.
"He caught a great game," said Richards, who pitched to Perez during his Triple-A rehab start last month. "I only had to shake him off like two times. He's very talented."
Erick Aybar and Johnny Giavotella delivered RBI singles off Danny Farquhar to tie it in the eighth for the Angels, who had blown a one-run lead earlier in the eighth.
Albert Pujols also hit his 525th career homer for the Angels, and Huston Street (1-0) pitched a perfect ninth.
Mike Zunino drove in two runs for the Mariners, who have lost five of six. Kyle Seager drove in the tying run and Zunino had a tiebreaking RBI double in their three-run eighth against reliever Joe Smith.
"We showed a lot of fight in that inning, a lot of energy in the dugout, and guys had big at-bats," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Those are the kind of things that you like to see, so this is a tough loss. Anytime you have a lead going to the eighth inning, particularly with our bullpen, we expect to win."
But Giavotella drove a single between two diving infielders to bring in the tying run later in the eighth.
"It's definitely upsetting," Farquhar said. "I got a little unlucky with those ground balls finding the holes, but I should have made some better pitches and gotten some swings and misses."
James Paxton kept pace easily with Richards during seven innings of four-hit ball, shutting down the Angels after the first inning.
Kole Calhoun singled on Paxton's first pitch, and Pujols drilled a 3-0 fastball well over the 390-foot sign in left-center for his fifth homer. The three-time NL MVP is surging after a slow start to the season, getting a hit in eight straight games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: Although the starting job at shortstop has been given to Chris Taylor, Brad Miller is staying in the majors while OF Austin Jackson is sidelined for the next two weeks.
Angels: LHP Hunter Green, a second-round pick in 2013, has a stress fracture in his throwing elbow. The 19-year-old prospect missed all of last season with back problems.
UP NEXT
Mariners: Roenis Elias (0-1, 3.86) makes his third start of the season after filling Hisashi Iwakuma's rotation spot.
Angels: Los Angeles wraps up the series with C.J. Wilson (1-2, 2.73), who has given up more than two earned runs in just one start this season.
Did they ever get a show.
Perez hit a game-ending homer leading off the ninth, and the Angels snapped their four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
About 2½ hours after the 24-year-old Perez singled in his first major league at-bat, he was mobbed by his new teammates at home plate and then doused by two buckets of ice after his dramatic shot into the bullpens beyond the left-field fence. He dried off in the clubhouse, but the wonder hadn't left him.
"I can't explain any of that," Perez said. "It's my first game, and to finish like that, you'll never forget that moment."
Perez connected against Dominic Leone (0-3), becoming the first major leaguer to hit a walk-off homer in his debut since Miguel Cabrera did it for the Marlins on June 20,2003.
"When I saw the ball go up, I just said, 'Go, go,' " Perez said with a grin. "It was a great moment."
The Angels acquired Perez from Houston in the offseason and recalled him Monday while he was batting .361 for Triple-A Salt Lake, eager to boost their stagnant offense. He'll share playing time with slumping starter Chris Iannetta, but his debut was incredibly auspicious.
"Anytime a guy performs, you're going to get more playing time," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Between his big hits, Perez had an eventful night catching Garrett Richards, the Angels right-hander with a 97 mph fastball and a vicious slider. Richards threw three wild pitches but largely pitched effectively with Perez's help during seven innings of five-hit ball.
"He caught a great game," said Richards, who pitched to Perez during his Triple-A rehab start last month. "I only had to shake him off like two times. He's very talented."
Erick Aybar and Johnny Giavotella delivered RBI singles off Danny Farquhar to tie it in the eighth for the Angels, who had blown a one-run lead earlier in the eighth.
Albert Pujols also hit his 525th career homer for the Angels, and Huston Street (1-0) pitched a perfect ninth.
Mike Zunino drove in two runs for the Mariners, who have lost five of six. Kyle Seager drove in the tying run and Zunino had a tiebreaking RBI double in their three-run eighth against reliever Joe Smith.
"We showed a lot of fight in that inning, a lot of energy in the dugout, and guys had big at-bats," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Those are the kind of things that you like to see, so this is a tough loss. Anytime you have a lead going to the eighth inning, particularly with our bullpen, we expect to win."
But Giavotella drove a single between two diving infielders to bring in the tying run later in the eighth.
"It's definitely upsetting," Farquhar said. "I got a little unlucky with those ground balls finding the holes, but I should have made some better pitches and gotten some swings and misses."
James Paxton kept pace easily with Richards during seven innings of four-hit ball, shutting down the Angels after the first inning.
Kole Calhoun singled on Paxton's first pitch, and Pujols drilled a 3-0 fastball well over the 390-foot sign in left-center for his fifth homer. The three-time NL MVP is surging after a slow start to the season, getting a hit in eight straight games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: Although the starting job at shortstop has been given to Chris Taylor, Brad Miller is staying in the majors while OF Austin Jackson is sidelined for the next two weeks.
Angels: LHP Hunter Green, a second-round pick in 2013, has a stress fracture in his throwing elbow. The 19-year-old prospect missed all of last season with back problems.
UP NEXT
Mariners: Roenis Elias (0-1, 3.86) makes his third start of the season after filling Hisashi Iwakuma's rotation spot.
Angels: Los Angeles wraps up the series with C.J. Wilson (1-2, 2.73), who has given up more than two earned runs in just one start this season.
10:05PM,EDT,May 5,2015
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Seattle - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| S. Smith flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Ruggiano struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó to second on wild pitch by Richards. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Calhoun singled to shallow center. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols homered to left center (423 feet), Calhoun scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Freese lined out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Aybar flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Morrison doubled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Zunino singled to center, Morrison scored, Zunino to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 2 |
| Ackley popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Taylor popped out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Giavotella fouled out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Cron flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Pérez singled to right center. | 1 | 2 |
| Cowgill walked, Pérez to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Calhoun grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| S. Smith flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Ruggiano walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Canó grounded out to second, Ruggiano to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Ruggiano to third on wild pitch by Richards. | 1 | 2 |
| Cruz flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Trout flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Freese struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Seager flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Morrison doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 2 |
| Zunino grounded out to second, Morrison to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Ackley grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Aybar struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Giavotella walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Cron flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Pérez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Taylor flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| S. Smith flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Ruggiano grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Cowgill grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Calhoun singled to shallow right center. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| Calhoun to second on wild pitch by Paxton. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Freese lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Canó singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Canó to second on wild pitch by Richards. | 1 | 2 |
| Seager popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Morrison intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Zunino hit by pitch, Canó to third, Morrison to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Ackley struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Aybar bunt grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 2 |
| Giavotella flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Cron flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Taylor struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| S. Smith popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Ruggiano grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Smith relieved Richards. | 1 | 2 |
| Canó doubled to deep center. | 1 | 2 |
| Cruz grounded out to third, Canó to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Seager singled to right, Canó scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Morrison singled to center, Seager to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Zunino hit a ground rule double to deep right, Seager scored, Morrison to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Salas relieved Smith. | 3 | 2 |
| Ackley hit sacrifice fly to left, Morrison scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Taylor grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Farquhar relieved Paxton. | 4 | 2 |
| Trout fouled out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| Pujols singled to shallow right. | 4 | 2 |
| Freese walked, Pujols to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Featherston ran for Freese. | 4 | 2 |
| Aybar singled to right, Pujols scored, Featherston to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Giavotella singled to shallow left, Featherston scored, Aybar to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Cron grounded into double play, third to first, Aybar out at third. | 4 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Featherston at third base. | 4 | 4 |
| Street relieved Salas. | 4 | 4 |
| S. Smith flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Ruggiano struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| Canó flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Leone relieved Farquhar. | 4 | 4 |
| Pérez homered to left (380 feet). | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| S. Smith DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .254 | .307 | .478 |
| Ruggiano CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .171 | .293 | .229 |
| Canó 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .261 | .299 | .378 |
| Cruz RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .327 | .368 | .766 |
| Seager 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .245 | .292 | .357 |
| Morrison 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .247 | .300 | .430 |
| Zunino C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .160 | .247 | .320 |
| Ackley LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .182 | .214 | .348 |
| Taylor SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 146 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Morrison 2 (3, Richards 2); Canó (10, Smith); Zunino (3, Smith) RBI: Zunino 2 (7), Seager (13), Ackley (4) SF: Ackley Mariners RISP: 3-13 (Seager 1-2, Zunino 2-3, Taylor 0-2, Ackley 0-3, Cruz 0-3) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Seager-Morrison). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 33,394 (73.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:37 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - Jim Joyce |
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