ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Rafael Betancourt wasn't even in his windup when Albert Pujols surprised every soul in Angel Stadium by taking off for second, stealing his first base of the season by a mile.
With Los Angeles' burly slugger running wild on the basepaths, the Angels' latest comeback win was no surprise in comparison.
Pujols stole second base and scored the tiebreaking run on Johnny Giavotella's single in the eighth inning, and the Angels sent the Colorado Rockies to their 10th consecutive defeat, 5-2 Tuesday night.
Pujols snapped his 0-for-13 skid with an eighth-inning leadoff single against Betancourt (0-1). He then got an enormous jump on the Rockies reliever, who clearly hadn't even thought about holding Pujols close.
So what got into Pujols, who hadn't stolen a base since Aug. 15?
"I've got the green light all the time, so I go whenever I feel like it," Pujols said. "If I know that I'm going to make it, I go. That's it. ... In that opportunity, (the way) we've been struggling, you try to do whatever it takes to get that extra base. I felt that I could score easier from second base than first base."
After Pujols scored on Giavotella's single, Los Angeles' entire dugout was buzzing. The stolen base was the 99th of Pujols' 2,148-game career.
"Nobody expected that from the big fella," Mike Trout said. "That was a big play in that game for us. You never know what Albert is going to do."
After Giavotella came up with his sixth game-winning RBI of his first season with Los Angeles, Matt Joyce then drove in two more runs with a hit-and-run double to center for the Angels, who have won five of seven. Joyce's hit snapped his 0-for-12 slump and gave him his first three-RBI game with his new team.
"We weren't getting too many good looks early at the plate, but the eighth inning was fun," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
C.J. Wilson (2-2) pitched eight innings of five-hit ball for the Angels, striking out six and walking one to end his five start winless streak. Huston Street pitched the ninth for his 11th save.
Corey Dickerson had an RBI double for the Rockies, who have lost 16 of 20 since their 7-2 start. Colorado blew an early 2-0 lead and then lost when Pujols sparked the Angels' rally.
"Typically, Albert's not a base stealer, so Raffy wasn't paying a lot of attention to him over there," Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. "Albert timed him up and guessed right and took off."
Kyle Kendrick began the night with baseball's highest ERA after yielding 32 runs in his previous 26 innings, but the right-hander pitched seven innings of seven-hit ball.
"I got in a groove early and stuck with it," Kendrick said. "I wanted to establish my sinker and changeup early and work off of that. I really wanted to just focus on pitching down, because when I've gotten hit, everything was up."
Wilson was even better in one of his most consistent starts of the season, yielding just one hit in his final four innings.
Kole Calhoun had two doubles among his three hits and also made a spectacular diving catch on Charlie Blackmon's sinking flare in the fifth inning. Trout went 0 for 3.
NEW GUY
Marc Krauss made his Angels debut, going 0 for 3 and playing first base. Los Angeles hopes he'll provide a left-hitting option in their righty-heavy lineup.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: RHP LaTroy Hawkins pitched in early batting practice, facing hitters for the first time since going on the disabled list with biceps tendinitis.
Angels: Krauss played first base because Scioscia wanted to rest Pujols' legs for a second straight day. ... Scioscia won't alter his rotation with two days off this week, which means RHP Matt Shoemaker will take his regular turn in the rotation this weekend in Baltimore. Shoemaker has yielded 10 homers already this season.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Jordan Lyles (2-3, 4.42 ERA) has lost his last two starts, both against Arizona.
Angels: Hector Santiago (2-2, 2.57 ERA) wraps up Los Angeles' nine-game homestand with his seventh start of a solid season.
With Los Angeles' burly slugger running wild on the basepaths, the Angels' latest comeback win was no surprise in comparison.
Pujols stole second base and scored the tiebreaking run on Johnny Giavotella's single in the eighth inning, and the Angels sent the Colorado Rockies to their 10th consecutive defeat, 5-2 Tuesday night.
Pujols snapped his 0-for-13 skid with an eighth-inning leadoff single against Betancourt (0-1). He then got an enormous jump on the Rockies reliever, who clearly hadn't even thought about holding Pujols close.
So what got into Pujols, who hadn't stolen a base since Aug. 15?
"I've got the green light all the time, so I go whenever I feel like it," Pujols said. "If I know that I'm going to make it, I go. That's it. ... In that opportunity, (the way) we've been struggling, you try to do whatever it takes to get that extra base. I felt that I could score easier from second base than first base."
After Pujols scored on Giavotella's single, Los Angeles' entire dugout was buzzing. The stolen base was the 99th of Pujols' 2,148-game career.
"Nobody expected that from the big fella," Mike Trout said. "That was a big play in that game for us. You never know what Albert is going to do."
After Giavotella came up with his sixth game-winning RBI of his first season with Los Angeles, Matt Joyce then drove in two more runs with a hit-and-run double to center for the Angels, who have won five of seven. Joyce's hit snapped his 0-for-12 slump and gave him his first three-RBI game with his new team.
"We weren't getting too many good looks early at the plate, but the eighth inning was fun," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
C.J. Wilson (2-2) pitched eight innings of five-hit ball for the Angels, striking out six and walking one to end his five start winless streak. Huston Street pitched the ninth for his 11th save.
Corey Dickerson had an RBI double for the Rockies, who have lost 16 of 20 since their 7-2 start. Colorado blew an early 2-0 lead and then lost when Pujols sparked the Angels' rally.
"Typically, Albert's not a base stealer, so Raffy wasn't paying a lot of attention to him over there," Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. "Albert timed him up and guessed right and took off."
Kyle Kendrick began the night with baseball's highest ERA after yielding 32 runs in his previous 26 innings, but the right-hander pitched seven innings of seven-hit ball.
"I got in a groove early and stuck with it," Kendrick said. "I wanted to establish my sinker and changeup early and work off of that. I really wanted to just focus on pitching down, because when I've gotten hit, everything was up."
Wilson was even better in one of his most consistent starts of the season, yielding just one hit in his final four innings.
Kole Calhoun had two doubles among his three hits and also made a spectacular diving catch on Charlie Blackmon's sinking flare in the fifth inning. Trout went 0 for 3.
NEW GUY
Marc Krauss made his Angels debut, going 0 for 3 and playing first base. Los Angeles hopes he'll provide a left-hitting option in their righty-heavy lineup.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: RHP LaTroy Hawkins pitched in early batting practice, facing hitters for the first time since going on the disabled list with biceps tendinitis.
Angels: Krauss played first base because Scioscia wanted to rest Pujols' legs for a second straight day. ... Scioscia won't alter his rotation with two days off this week, which means RHP Matt Shoemaker will take his regular turn in the rotation this weekend in Baltimore. Shoemaker has yielded 10 homers already this season.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Jordan Lyles (2-3, 4.42 ERA) has lost his last two starts, both against Arizona.
Angels: Hector Santiago (2-2, 2.57 ERA) wraps up Los Angeles' nine-game homestand with his seventh start of a solid season.
10:05PM,EDT,May 12,2015
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 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Blackmon grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout fouled out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Arenado grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Morneau singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosario fouled out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Freese struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Aybar doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Giavotella grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Hundley reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu walked, Hundley to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon sacrificed to pitcher, Hundley to third, LeMahieu to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki hit sacrifice fly to center, Hundley scored, LeMahieu to third. | 1 | 0 |
| González grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Pérez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Krauss grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun singled to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout hit by pitch, Calhoun to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Arenado popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Morneau doubled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Rosario lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Dickerson doubled to deep right, Morneau scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Dickerson to third on passed ball by Pérez. | 2 | 0 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Freese grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Aybar singled to shallow left. | 2 | 0 |
| Giavotella singled to center, Aybar to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Joyce grounded out to second, Aybar scored, Giavotella to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Pérez singled to shallow center, Giavotella scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Krauss flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| LeMahieu grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Blackmon lined out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Calhoun doubled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Trout flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Pujols popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Freese grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| González struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Arenado hit by pitch. | 2 | 2 |
| Morneau struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Rosario flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Aybar struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Giavotella grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Joyce struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Dickerson reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Hundley flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| LeMahieu grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Dickerson out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| LeMahieu caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Pérez bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Krauss struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Calhoun doubled to right center. | 2 | 2 |
| Trout flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Blackmon popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| González popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Betancourt pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Betancourt relieved Kendrick. | 2 | 2 |
| Pujols singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Pujols stole second. | 2 | 2 |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Aybar walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Giavotella singled to right, Pujols scored, Aybar to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Joyce doubled to right center, Aybar and Giavotella scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Cowgill ran for Joyce. | 2 | 5 |
| Pérez struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| Roberts relieved Betancourt. | 2 | 5 |
| Cron hit for Krauss. | 2 | 5 |
| Cron flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Cowgill in left field. | 2 | 5 |
| Cron at first base. | 2 | 5 |
| Street relieved Wilson. | 2 | 5 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Morneau flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .292 | .347 | .513 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .298 | .306 | .481 |
| González RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .188 | .248 | .302 |
| Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .288 | .324 | .558 |
| Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .292 | .320 | .458 |
| Rosario DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .333 | .364 | .619 |
| Dickerson LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .313 | .352 | .556 |
| Hundley C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .342 | .384 | .506 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .340 | .398 | .436 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 125 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Morneau (7, Wilson); Dickerson (5, Wilson) RBI: Tulowitzki (11), Dickerson (16) S: Blackmon SF: Tulowitzki 2-out RBI: Dickerson Rockies RISP: 1-4 (Hundley 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Dickerson 1-1, González 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: LeMahieu (3, 2nd base by Wilson) Picked Off: LeMahieu (1st base by Wilson) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 28,150 (61.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:44 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Tony Randazzo, Third Base - Brian Gorman |
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