ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels are getting into a habit they hope never ends.
Eight games into the season, the Angels appear to have mastered the art of the comeback, rallying again Tuesday night with three runs in the ninth to tie the Texas Rangers before winning it 6-5 in the 10th on catcher Carlos Perez's squeeze bunt.
In their previous game Sunday, the Angels rallied to defeat the Seattle Mariners with seven runs in the bottom of the ninth. They trailed 5-0 after six innings Tuesday.
"We kept getting closer and a little bit closer and you're thinking, 'We're going to do it again,'" Angels outfielder Cameron Maybin said.
Maybin led off the 10th with a walk and went to third on Danny Espinoza's one-out single. Perez then bunted the first pitch from Texas reliever Jeremy Jeffress (0-1) up the first-base line.
The ball hugged the inside grass and first baseman Mike Napoli had no choice but to let it roll and hope it would drift outside. It died on the edge of the grass as Maybin scored.
"I'm really confident I can get a bunt down," Perez said. "Just trying not to be too perfect."
The Rangers took a 5-2 lead into the ninth and summoned right-hander Sam Dyson. But the closer ran into immediate trouble when Espinosa led off with a home run.
"That home run changed everything," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said.
Yunel Escobar and Mike Trout both doubled for another run, and with two outs, Albert Pujols lined a single to left to score Trout with the tying run.
Jonathan Lucroy hit a three-run homer and Elvis Andrus a solo shot off Angels starter Tyler Skaggs in the third to build the 5-0 Texas lead.
"We have to continue to grind out games and find a way to get that third out," Banister said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rangers: Third baseman Adrian Beltre had a setback from his right calf strain running Saturday. The Rangers said a new MRI taken Monday showed a mild Grade 1 strain and in a different area than his original injury. They said he would undergo a more conservative rehab program and offered no timetable to his return. He originally injured the calf March 27 and has yet to make his 2017 debut.
Angels: Infielder Luis Valbuena remains out with his strained right hamstring but is taking infield and batting practice. Manager Mike Scioscia said next will be for him to begin a running program to build up leg strength.
CLOSER TROUBLE
Dyson has now blown his only two save opportunities, has an unsightly 33.00 ERA and Bannister sounds like he could be open to changing his closer. Said Banister: "We can't continue to lose ballgames in this manner. We'll look at all our opportunities and see where we can go."
GLOVE WORK
Trout started off 0-2 against Dyson before lining his ninth-inning double to score Escobar, but his biggest play may have come on the defensive side in the 10th. Napoli crushed a pitch that seemed to be slowed by the heavy night air. Trout leapt and caught it at the top of the wall. Said Trout: "I thought it was gone off the bat. I couldn't tell [if it was out]. I was just happy I caught it."
UP NEXT
Rangers: Right-hander A.J. Griffin will attempt to rebound from a rough first start (4 earned runs on four hits in 3⅓ innings vs. the A's) against the Angels on Wednesday. He is 3-2 with 4.23 ERA in eight lifetime starts vs. the Angels.
Angels: Right-hander Jesse Chavez (1-0) will try to build on his winning start with the Angels on Wednesday against the Rangers. In his debut for the Angels on Friday he held the Mariners to one run on four hits in 5⅔ innings.
Texas Rangers
Eight games into the season, the Angels appear to have mastered the art of the comeback, rallying again Tuesday night with three runs in the ninth to tie the Texas Rangers before winning it 6-5 in the 10th on catcher Carlos Perez's squeeze bunt.
In their previous game Sunday, the Angels rallied to defeat the Seattle Mariners with seven runs in the bottom of the ninth. They trailed 5-0 after six innings Tuesday.
"We kept getting closer and a little bit closer and you're thinking, 'We're going to do it again,'" Angels outfielder Cameron Maybin said.
Maybin led off the 10th with a walk and went to third on Danny Espinoza's one-out single. Perez then bunted the first pitch from Texas reliever Jeremy Jeffress (0-1) up the first-base line.
The ball hugged the inside grass and first baseman Mike Napoli had no choice but to let it roll and hope it would drift outside. It died on the edge of the grass as Maybin scored.
"I'm really confident I can get a bunt down," Perez said. "Just trying not to be too perfect."
The Rangers took a 5-2 lead into the ninth and summoned right-hander Sam Dyson. But the closer ran into immediate trouble when Espinosa led off with a home run.
"That home run changed everything," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said.
Yunel Escobar and Mike Trout both doubled for another run, and with two outs, Albert Pujols lined a single to left to score Trout with the tying run.
Jonathan Lucroy hit a three-run homer and Elvis Andrus a solo shot off Angels starter Tyler Skaggs in the third to build the 5-0 Texas lead.
"We have to continue to grind out games and find a way to get that third out," Banister said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rangers: Third baseman Adrian Beltre had a setback from his right calf strain running Saturday. The Rangers said a new MRI taken Monday showed a mild Grade 1 strain and in a different area than his original injury. They said he would undergo a more conservative rehab program and offered no timetable to his return. He originally injured the calf March 27 and has yet to make his 2017 debut.
Angels: Infielder Luis Valbuena remains out with his strained right hamstring but is taking infield and batting practice. Manager Mike Scioscia said next will be for him to begin a running program to build up leg strength.
CLOSER TROUBLE
Dyson has now blown his only two save opportunities, has an unsightly 33.00 ERA and Bannister sounds like he could be open to changing his closer. Said Banister: "We can't continue to lose ballgames in this manner. We'll look at all our opportunities and see where we can go."
GLOVE WORK
Trout started off 0-2 against Dyson before lining his ninth-inning double to score Escobar, but his biggest play may have come on the defensive side in the 10th. Napoli crushed a pitch that seemed to be slowed by the heavy night air. Trout leapt and caught it at the top of the wall. Said Trout: "I thought it was gone off the bat. I couldn't tell [if it was out]. I was just happy I caught it."
UP NEXT
Rangers: Right-hander A.J. Griffin will attempt to rebound from a rough first start (4 earned runs on four hits in 3⅓ innings vs. the A's) against the Angels on Wednesday. He is 3-2 with 4.23 ERA in eight lifetime starts vs. the Angels.
Angels: Right-hander Jesse Chavez (1-0) will try to build on his winning start with the Angels on Wednesday against the Rangers. In his debut for the Angels on Friday he held the Mariners to one run on four hits in 5⅔ innings.
10:07PM,EDT,April 11,2017
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 | 10 |
| Texas - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Skaggs pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Gómez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Andrus doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Mazara grounded out to second, Andrus to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Napoli singled to left, Andrus scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Odor grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Escobar walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout safe at first on error by shortstop Andrus, Escobar to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Escobar caught stealing third, catcher to third, Trout to second on runner's fielder's choice. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Simmons flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Skaggs pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Lucroy singled to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| Choo walked, Lucroy to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Rua struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Gallo struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Gómez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Maybin lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Marte lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Espinosa reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Maldonado hit by pitch, Espinosa to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Escobar lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Skaggs pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Andrus homered to left (371 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Mazara singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Napoli fouled out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Odor hit by pitch, Mazara to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Lucroy homered to left (393 feet), Mazara and Odor scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Choo grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Rua lined out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Calhoun grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| Trout struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| Pujols struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Skaggs pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Gallo walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Gómez struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Andrus grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Gallo out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Simmons walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Maybin grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Simmons out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| Marte safe at second on error by center fielder Gómez. | 5 | 0 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Skaggs pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Mazara reached on infield single to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Napoli grounded out to third, Mazara to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Odor lined out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Lucroy popped out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Maldonado grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Escobar singled to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Trout fouled out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Skaggs pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Choo singled to left center. | 5 | 0 |
| Norris relieved Skaggs. | 5 | 0 |
| Rua struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Gallo fouled out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Gómez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Choo out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Pujols walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Simmons grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Pujols out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| Maybin grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Andrus safe at first on error by shortstop Simmons. | 5 | 0 |
| Mazara struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Napoli singled to right, Andrus to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Odor fouled out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| Lucroy flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Marte homered to left (372 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| Espinosa fouled out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Maldonado grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| Escobar reached on infield single to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Choo lined out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Rua struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Gallo lined out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Barnette pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Barnette relieved Hamels. | 5 | 1 |
| Trout doubled to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Pujols lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| Maybin doubled to right, Trout scored. | 5 | 2 |
| Marte grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Petit relieved Norris. | 5 | 2 |
| Gómez struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Andrus popped out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Mazara grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Sam Dyson pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Dyson relieved Barnette. | 5 | 2 |
| Espinosa homered to center (412 feet). | 5 | 3 |
| Revere hit for Maldonado. | 5 | 3 |
| Revere struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Escobar doubled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Calhoun flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Trout doubled to deep right, Escobar scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Pujols singled to left center, Trout scored. | 5 | 5 |
| Simmons flied out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Cam Bedrosian pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Pérez catching. | 5 | 5 |
| Bedrosian relieved Petit. | 5 | 5 |
| Napoli flied out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| Odor lined out to first. | 5 | 5 |
| Lucroy singled to center. | 5 | 5 |
| DeShields ran for Lucroy. | 5 | 5 |
| DeShields caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Chirinos catching. | 5 | 5 |
| Jeffress relieved Dyson. | 5 | 5 |
| Maybin walked. | 5 | 5 |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| Espinosa singled to deep right, Maybin to third. | 5 | 5 |
| Pérez reached on bunt single to catcher, Maybin scored, Espinosa to second. | 5 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Texas Rangers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gómez CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | .111 | .250 | .296 |
| Andrus SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .308 | .357 | .731 |
| Mazara RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .414 | .452 | .690 |
| Napoli 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .148 | .233 | .296 |
| Odor 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .269 | .321 | .654 |
| Lucroy C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .250 | .250 | .400 |
DeShields PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Chirinos C
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .833 |
| Choo DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .238 | .360 | .238 |
| Rua LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .154 | .214 | .154 |
| Gallo 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .174 | .296 | .435 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 155 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Andrus (3, Skaggs) HR: Andrus (2, 3rd inning off Skaggs 0 on, 0 Out); Lucroy (1, 3rd inning off Skaggs 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Napoli (3), Andrus (2), Lucroy 3 (3) 2-out RBI: Napoli GIDP: Andrus Rangers RISP: 2-10 (Napoli 1-1, Lucroy 1-3, Gómez 0-1, Gallo 0-1, Odor 0-2, Mazara 0-1, Rua 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: DeShields (1, 2nd base by Bedrosian/Pérez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Andrus (2, line drive); Gómez (1, fly ball) DP: 2 (Andrus-Odor-Napoli 2). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 34,044 (74.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:33 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Scott Barry, First Base - Stu Scheurwater, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Brian O'Nora |
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