ANAHEIM, Calif. -- After Mike Trout made two spectacular defensive plays look ordinary, Albert Pujols' pedestrian fly ball allowed the Los Angeles Angels to finish their homestand with another dramatic win.
Trout saved the Angels with his glove and arm in extra innings before Pujols hit a game-ending sacrifice fly in the 11th, and Los Angeles sent the Colorado Rockies to their 11th consecutive loss, 2-1 Wednesday night.
Pujols' bases-loaded fly to left easily scored pinch-runner Taylor Featherston for the Angels, who climbed back to .500 (17-17) with their sixth win in eight games to close a nine-game homestand.
Pujols shared a big postgame hug with Trout, who then zipped out of Angel Stadium in an attempt to catch a red-eye flight back East, hoping for an extra day off with family and friends before Los Angeles begins its road trip.
His teammates were left to marvel at him.
"Every day, it seems like he does something I've never seen before," outfielder Collin Cowgill said. "It's a privilege, man."
Trout leaped at the wall in the 10th to take a homer away from Troy Tulowitzki, making a potentially difficult catch look routine.
In the 11th, the AL MVP made a running catch on Daniel Descalso's fly and uncorked a perfect throw to get Carlos Gonzalez at the plate. Umpire Phil Cuzzi initially called Gonzalez safe, but it was overturned by video review.
"That's about as hard a play as you can have," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Gonzalez led off the 11th with a single and advanced to third on two wild pitches by Cesar Ramos (2-0). Trout ran forward for the catch and threw home on the fly, allowing Carlos Perez to tag out Gonzalez, who insisted he was safe.
"On the video, it looked like he touched me on my foot, but he never did," Gonzalez said. "He missed my foot. He tagged me behind my knee when my foot was already on the plate. It was a bang-bang play, and they called me out. It was a great throw by Trout."
After C.J. Cron and Kole Calhoun singled to start the 11th, Christian Friedrich (0-1) intentionally walked Trout to load the bases. Pujols lofted a fly over a five-man infield to end it, also making up for his baserunning blunder in the seventh.
The Rockies are on their longest skid since losing 11 straight in July 2000. Colorado has dropped 17 of 21 overall.
Colorado played without manager Walt Weiss, who had an appendectomy after going to the hospital before batting practice. Bench coach Tom Runnells took over.
"It's par for the course, the way things are going right now," Runnells said after the Rockies' latest long day. "You don't like to joke about things like that, and it's going to be a long, long road. But you know what? We're really proud of the way the guys battled. And if we keep battling like this, we're going to be fine."
Erick Aybar's bases-loaded single drove in the tying run in the seventh after the Angels managed just one baserunner in the first six innings despite the first-inning departure of Colorado starter Jordan Lyles, who injured his pitching hand on Pujols' comebacker.
Lyles' hand swelled, but X-rays showed no breaks. Christian Bergman filled in splendidly with 5 1/3 innings of three-hit relief in his native Southern California.
Hector Santiago pitched six innings of seven-hit ball for the Angels, striking out eight. He fanned seven of the Rockies' first 13 batters, but Colorado strung together three consecutive singles in the fourth, with Drew Stubbs driving in Wilin Rosario.
After Calhoun singled leading off the seventh, Pujols' double moved Trout to third and chased Bergman. Aybar drove a single to shallow center off Scott Oberg, but Pujols was thrown out at the plate by Stubbs.
BIG MONEY
Angels closer Huston Street pitched a perfect ninth after finalizing a contract through 2017 earlier in the day, giving him a guaranteed $18 million.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Justin Morneau left in the eighth with some apparent dizziness after diving for a ball. ... Lyles broke his left hand last season while making a tag.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Chad Bettis makes his first big league start of the season when Colorado opens a four-game set up the I-5 freeway at Dodger Stadium.
Angels: Jered Weaver (1-4, 4.98 ERA) looks to build on his first victory when the Angels open a 10-game trip Friday at Baltimore.
Trout saved the Angels with his glove and arm in extra innings before Pujols hit a game-ending sacrifice fly in the 11th, and Los Angeles sent the Colorado Rockies to their 11th consecutive loss, 2-1 Wednesday night.
Pujols' bases-loaded fly to left easily scored pinch-runner Taylor Featherston for the Angels, who climbed back to .500 (17-17) with their sixth win in eight games to close a nine-game homestand.
Pujols shared a big postgame hug with Trout, who then zipped out of Angel Stadium in an attempt to catch a red-eye flight back East, hoping for an extra day off with family and friends before Los Angeles begins its road trip.
His teammates were left to marvel at him.
"Every day, it seems like he does something I've never seen before," outfielder Collin Cowgill said. "It's a privilege, man."
Trout leaped at the wall in the 10th to take a homer away from Troy Tulowitzki, making a potentially difficult catch look routine.
In the 11th, the AL MVP made a running catch on Daniel Descalso's fly and uncorked a perfect throw to get Carlos Gonzalez at the plate. Umpire Phil Cuzzi initially called Gonzalez safe, but it was overturned by video review.
"That's about as hard a play as you can have," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Gonzalez led off the 11th with a single and advanced to third on two wild pitches by Cesar Ramos (2-0). Trout ran forward for the catch and threw home on the fly, allowing Carlos Perez to tag out Gonzalez, who insisted he was safe.
"On the video, it looked like he touched me on my foot, but he never did," Gonzalez said. "He missed my foot. He tagged me behind my knee when my foot was already on the plate. It was a bang-bang play, and they called me out. It was a great throw by Trout."
After C.J. Cron and Kole Calhoun singled to start the 11th, Christian Friedrich (0-1) intentionally walked Trout to load the bases. Pujols lofted a fly over a five-man infield to end it, also making up for his baserunning blunder in the seventh.
The Rockies are on their longest skid since losing 11 straight in July 2000. Colorado has dropped 17 of 21 overall.
Colorado played without manager Walt Weiss, who had an appendectomy after going to the hospital before batting practice. Bench coach Tom Runnells took over.
"It's par for the course, the way things are going right now," Runnells said after the Rockies' latest long day. "You don't like to joke about things like that, and it's going to be a long, long road. But you know what? We're really proud of the way the guys battled. And if we keep battling like this, we're going to be fine."
Erick Aybar's bases-loaded single drove in the tying run in the seventh after the Angels managed just one baserunner in the first six innings despite the first-inning departure of Colorado starter Jordan Lyles, who injured his pitching hand on Pujols' comebacker.
Lyles' hand swelled, but X-rays showed no breaks. Christian Bergman filled in splendidly with 5 1/3 innings of three-hit relief in his native Southern California.
Hector Santiago pitched six innings of seven-hit ball for the Angels, striking out eight. He fanned seven of the Rockies' first 13 batters, but Colorado strung together three consecutive singles in the fourth, with Drew Stubbs driving in Wilin Rosario.
After Calhoun singled leading off the seventh, Pujols' double moved Trout to third and chased Bergman. Aybar drove a single to shallow center off Scott Oberg, but Pujols was thrown out at the plate by Stubbs.
BIG MONEY
Angels closer Huston Street pitched a perfect ninth after finalizing a contract through 2017 earlier in the day, giving him a guaranteed $18 million.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Justin Morneau left in the eighth with some apparent dizziness after diving for a ball. ... Lyles broke his left hand last season while making a tag.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Chad Bettis makes his first big league start of the season when Colorado opens a four-game set up the I-5 freeway at Dodger Stadium.
Angels: Jered Weaver (1-4, 4.98 ERA) looks to build on his first victory when the Angels open a 10-game trip Friday at Baltimore.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| González lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Rosario lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Morneau flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Stubbs struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Christian Bergman pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Bergman relieved Lyles. | 0 | 0 |
| Freese grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Aybar flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Giavotella grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Christian Bergman pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Joyce popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Pérez lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Krauss struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| González struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosario singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Morneau singled to left, Rosario to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Stubbs singled to center, Rosario scored, Stubbs to second, Morneau to second, Morneau to third advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Christian Bergman pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Calhoun flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| LeMahieu lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Dickerson popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado reached on infield single to shortstop, Tulowitzki to second. | 1 | 0 |
| González popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Christian Bergman pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Aybar doubled to right, Aybar out stretching at third. | 1 | 0 |
| Giavotella grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Rosario flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Morneau flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Stubbs flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Christian Bergman pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Joyce struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Krauss popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Morin pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Morin relieved Santiago. | 1 | 0 |
| Hundley grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Dickerson singled to shallow left center. | 1 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki singled to left center, Dickerson to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Christian Bergman pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Calhoun singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout grounded into fielder's choice to third, Calhoun out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols hit a ground rule double to left, Trout to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Oberg relieved Bergman. | 1 | 0 |
| Freese walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Aybar singled to center, Trout scored, Pujols thrown out at home, Freese to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Giavotella flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| J. Smith relieved Morin. | 1 | 1 |
| González struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosario grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Morneau struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Descalso at first base. | 1 | 1 |
| Logan relieved Oberg. | 1 | 1 |
| Cowgill hit for Joyce. | 1 | 1 |
| Cowgill flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Pérez singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Cron hit for Krauss. | 1 | 1 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Cowgill in left field. | 1 | 1 |
| Street relieved J. Smith. | 1 | 1 |
| Blackmon hit for Stubbs. | 1 | 1 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Hundley grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Blackmon in center field. | 1 | 1 |
| Axford relieved Logan. | 1 | 1 |
| Trout lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Freese lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Salas pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Salas relieved Street. | 1 | 1 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Arenado popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Christian Friedrich pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Friedrich relieved Axford. | 1 | 1 |
| Aybar singled to shallow left. | 1 | 1 |
| Giavotella sacrificed to pitcher, Aybar to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Cowgill struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Cesar Ramos pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAA |
| Ramos relieved Salas. | 1 | 1 |
| González singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| González to second on wild pitch by Ramos. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosario grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| González to third on wild pitch by Ramos. | 1 | 1 |
| Descalso flied out to center, González out at home. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Christian Friedrich pitching for Colorado | COL | LAA |
| Cron singled to right center. | 1 | 1 |
| Featherston ran for Cron. | 1 | 1 |
| Calhoun singled to deep right, Featherston to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Trout intentionally walked, Calhoun to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Pujols hit sacrifice fly to left, Featherston scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Dickerson LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .317 | .355 | .548 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .303 | .310 | .477 |
| Arenado 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .294 | .328 | .560 |
| González RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .188 | .245 | .297 |
| Rosario DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .308 | .333 | .538 |
| Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .290 | .317 | .450 |
Descalso 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .088 | .184 | .088 |
| Stubbs CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .114 | .184 | .286 |
a-Blackmon PH-CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .289 | .344 | .509 |
| Hundley C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .325 | .367 | .482 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .327 | .383 | .418 |
| Totals | 42 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 174 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for D Stubbs in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Arenado (11, Santiago) RBI: Stubbs (5) 2-out RBI: Stubbs Rockies RISP: 1-7 (Stubbs 1-1, Hundley 0-1, Arenado 0-1, Descalso 0-1, Rosario 0-1, González 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: Stubbs (Pujols at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP LYLES (HAND) LEFT GAME BOT 2ND |
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 30,129 (66.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Tony Randazzo, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
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