ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Trout found a new way to help the Los Angeles Angels win, and Calhoun finished what his star teammate started an inning later.
Trout cracked his first career extra-innings home run, then Calhoun ripped a two-out single in the 11th inning to score Danny Espinosa and send the Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Jesse Hahn pitched eight innings for Oakland and JC Ramirez went seven for Los Angeles as the game remained scoreless until Josh Phegley and Trout hit solo homers in the 10th.
Phegley crushed the first pitch he saw from Jose Alvarez for his first career pinch-homer. Trout then led off with a shot just inside the right field foul pole off closer Santiago Casilla.
Ryan Madson (0-2) allowed singles to Espinosa and Calhoun in the 11th after Brooks Pounders (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the win. Madson said he had second thoughts about throwing Calhoun an 0-1 fastball.
"I wasn't going to go with that pitch," Madson said. "I definitely should have stepped off and rethought it. It was off the plate, but it was up."
Manager Mike Scioscia got his 1,500th career victory.
Andrelton Simmons bounced a hit to right in the fifth for the only hit against Hahn, and Simmons was then caught in a rundown attempting to steal. Hahn struck out six and walked two, dropping his ERA to 2.08 this season. He's allowed just three hits in 14 innings over his past two starts.
"It was fun to watch his curveball," Madson said. "They know it's coming, it's hard to hit."
The A's didn't get their first hit off Ramirez until Jaff Decker singled in the fourth, and he was erased quickly attempting to steal. Ramirez said he didn't feel pressure to match Hahn.
"I tried to just focus on myself and make good pitches," Ramirez said. "Obviously I see what he was doing, but I didn't put too much pressure on me. I just said to myself, `Just try to get the zero every inning.' And that's what I did."
Ramirez held the A's scoreless on two hits and two walks, striking out seven. He threw 92 pitches, after tossing 83 and 75 in his first two starts. It was the best start by an Angels pitcher this season.
It was only Ramirez's third start for the Angels after 111 career relief appearances.
"It's a big difference," Ramirez said. "I had trouble going through the lineup a second and third time. Now I'm not saying it's easy, but I'm getting used to it and comfortable doing it."
TRAINERS' ROOM
Athletics: Oakland placed CF Rajai Davis (left hamstring strain) on the 10-day disabled list. The A's have nine players on the DL. To take Davis' spot, the A's called up OF Ryan LaMarre, acquired from the Angels on Sunday.
Angels: Simmons remained in the lineup at shortstop. He had collapsed awkwardly at the plate to avoid a pitch Monday and remained on his back for several moments before continuing. Said Scioscia: "I think he was just taking stock."
RECORD RUN
All of Scioscia's 1,500 wins have come with the Angels, the only team he's ever managed. He's one of just six managers to collect 1,500 wins with one team.
DROUGHT KILLER
Espinosa, who turned 30 on Tuesday, was hitless in his last 18 at-bats when he led off the bottom of the 11th with a single past first baseman Yonder Alonso.
UP NEXT
Athletics: LHP Sean Manaea (1-1 4.43 ERA) looks to continue his strong recent performances Wednesday against the Angels. Manaea has allowed only two runs in the 11 innings of his last two starts.
Angels: RHP Matt Shoemaker (0-1) is still trying to find his form after undergoing brain surgery last September after being hit on the head by a line drive. He is 4-2 with a 3.49 ERA in 11 games vs. the A's.
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Oakland Athletics
Trout cracked his first career extra-innings home run, then Calhoun ripped a two-out single in the 11th inning to score Danny Espinosa and send the Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Jesse Hahn pitched eight innings for Oakland and JC Ramirez went seven for Los Angeles as the game remained scoreless until Josh Phegley and Trout hit solo homers in the 10th.
Phegley crushed the first pitch he saw from Jose Alvarez for his first career pinch-homer. Trout then led off with a shot just inside the right field foul pole off closer Santiago Casilla.
Ryan Madson (0-2) allowed singles to Espinosa and Calhoun in the 11th after Brooks Pounders (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the win. Madson said he had second thoughts about throwing Calhoun an 0-1 fastball.
"I wasn't going to go with that pitch," Madson said. "I definitely should have stepped off and rethought it. It was off the plate, but it was up."
Manager Mike Scioscia got his 1,500th career victory.
Andrelton Simmons bounced a hit to right in the fifth for the only hit against Hahn, and Simmons was then caught in a rundown attempting to steal. Hahn struck out six and walked two, dropping his ERA to 2.08 this season. He's allowed just three hits in 14 innings over his past two starts.
"It was fun to watch his curveball," Madson said. "They know it's coming, it's hard to hit."
The A's didn't get their first hit off Ramirez until Jaff Decker singled in the fourth, and he was erased quickly attempting to steal. Ramirez said he didn't feel pressure to match Hahn.
"I tried to just focus on myself and make good pitches," Ramirez said. "Obviously I see what he was doing, but I didn't put too much pressure on me. I just said to myself, `Just try to get the zero every inning.' And that's what I did."
Ramirez held the A's scoreless on two hits and two walks, striking out seven. He threw 92 pitches, after tossing 83 and 75 in his first two starts. It was the best start by an Angels pitcher this season.
It was only Ramirez's third start for the Angels after 111 career relief appearances.
"It's a big difference," Ramirez said. "I had trouble going through the lineup a second and third time. Now I'm not saying it's easy, but I'm getting used to it and comfortable doing it."
TRAINERS' ROOM
Athletics: Oakland placed CF Rajai Davis (left hamstring strain) on the 10-day disabled list. The A's have nine players on the DL. To take Davis' spot, the A's called up OF Ryan LaMarre, acquired from the Angels on Sunday.
Angels: Simmons remained in the lineup at shortstop. He had collapsed awkwardly at the plate to avoid a pitch Monday and remained on his back for several moments before continuing. Said Scioscia: "I think he was just taking stock."
RECORD RUN
All of Scioscia's 1,500 wins have come with the Angels, the only team he's ever managed. He's one of just six managers to collect 1,500 wins with one team.
DROUGHT KILLER
Espinosa, who turned 30 on Tuesday, was hitless in his last 18 at-bats when he led off the bottom of the 11th with a single past first baseman Yonder Alonso.
UP NEXT
Athletics: LHP Sean Manaea (1-1 4.43 ERA) looks to continue his strong recent performances Wednesday against the Angels. Manaea has allowed only two runs in the 11 innings of his last two starts.
Angels: RHP Matt Shoemaker (0-1) is still trying to find his form after undergoing brain surgery last September after being hit on the head by a line drive. He is 4-2 with a 3.49 ERA in 11 games vs. the A's.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Decker struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie fouled out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Escobar grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| K. Davis lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Vogt lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Alonso flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Marte grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Plouffe grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosales popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Decker singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Decker caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| K. Davis walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Vogt struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Alonso lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Plouffe lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Joyce struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosales flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Decker walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Espinosa grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Maldonado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Lowrie reached on bunt single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| K. Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Vogt fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Alonso popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Calhoun flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Parker relieved Ramírez. | 0 | 0 |
| Plouffe walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce grounded into fielder's choice to second, Plouffe out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosales struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Decker struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Marte lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Espinosa flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Hernandez relieved Parker. | 0 | 0 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| K. Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Sean Doolittle pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Doolittle relieved Hahn. | 0 | 0 |
| Maldonado flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Álvarez relieved Hernandez. | 0 | 0 |
| Phegley hit for Vogt. | 0 | 0 |
| Phegley homered to right center (394 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Alonso flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Plouffe reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Joyce grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Plouffe out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Santiago Casilla pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Phegley catching. | 1 | 0 |
| Casilla relieved Doolittle. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout homered to right (347 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Pujols singled to left center. | 1 | 1 |
| Revere ran for Pujols. | 1 | 1 |
| Revere stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Simmons flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Maybin lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Brooks Pounders pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Pounders relieved Álvarez. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosales singled to shallow right. | 1 | 1 |
| Decker sacrificed to first, Rosales to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Healy flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Lowrie popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Madson pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Madson relieved Casilla. | 1 | 1 |
| Espinosa singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Maldonado sacrificed to catcher, Espinosa to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Escobar lined out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Calhoun singled to center, Espinosa scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Oakland Athletics
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decker CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .280 | .419 | .400 |
| Healy DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .260 | .299 | .466 |
| Lowrie 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .275 | .346 | .391 |
| K. Davis LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .273 | .359 | .621 |
| Vogt C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .220 | .245 | .360 |
a-Phegley PH-C
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .217 | .435 |
| Alonso 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .269 | .345 | .519 |
| Plouffe 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .231 | .301 | .415 |
| Joyce RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .157 | .224 | .235 |
| Rosales SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .275 | .302 | .475 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 156 | |||
| a-homered to right center for S Vogt in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Phegley (1, 10th inning off Álvarez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Phegley (3) S: Decker GIDP: Joyce Athletics RISP: 0-2 (Healy 0-1, Lowrie 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Decker (1, 2nd base by Ramírez/Maldonado) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 30,124 (66.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Muchlinski, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Toby Basner |
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