ANAHEIM, Calif. -- While most of the attention was focused on Albert Pujols
and his pursuit of home run No. 600, it was a long ball from an
unexpected source that gave the Angels a victory Wednesday night.
Eric Young Jr. hit his first major league homer since 2014 and made it a timely one, connecting for a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning that lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves.
The 32-year-old Young has spent most of the past three seasons trying to return to the majors.
"You enjoy the moment and whatever happens, happens," Young said. "I'm really sticking by that, and trying not to think about everything too much, just go with the flow."
Pujols, meanwhile, remained at 599 career home runs. He had a single in four at-bats.
The Braves opened the scoring in the second when Matt Kemp homered. For Kemp, it was No. 10 on the season and No. 250 for his career. It was also his 40th hit in May.
"Matt's a really good hitter," Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. "His bat stays in the zone so long, he hits everybody."
It remained a 1-0 game into the bottom of the seventh, when the Angels tied it with an odd offensive inning. After two infield singles, the Angels had runners on first and second when Shane Robinson hit a chopper to third baseman Rio Ruiz.
Ruiz stepped on the bag for the force just ahead of a hard slide by Martin Maldonado, who clipped the feet of Ruiz. That delayed his throw to first enough that he had to hurry it, throwing the ball past first baseman Jace Peterson for an error that allowed Danny Espinosa to score from first.
"He did a good job of getting out of the way," Snitker said. "He just didn't make the throw."
Jaime Garcia went seven innings for the Braves, allowing one unearned run, five hits and three walks. He has allowed only one earned run in 21 2/3 innings during his last three starts.
"He did a great job for the third game in a row," Snitker said. "If he loses a hitter, he gets a double-play ball."
Jesse Chavez pitched seven innings for the Angels, giving up one run, five hits and a walk while striking out four.
Young, called up Monday to replace injured star Mike Trout, homered off reliever Arodys Vizcaino (1-1), who had made 12 consecutive scoreless appearances.
"Any time a player perseveres like E.Y. does and they get an opportunity, it's great to see him achieve," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "And he gave us a big lift tonight."
Blake Parker (1-2) picked up the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Bud Norris got two outs for his 10th save.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves: 1B Matt Adams was out of the lineup a sore left knee. Snitker said it happened sometime during Tuesday's game and Adams woke Wednesday with knee soreness. He is only expected to miss one game. ... 2B Brandon Phillips returned to the lineup after missing two games with a bruised right knee.
Angels: Trout had surgery on his left thumb and is still expected to miss six to eight weeks. ... OF Cameron Maybin was out of the lineup for a second consecutive night with tightness in his side.
SNITKER EJECTED
Atlanta's manager was tossed in the fifth for arguing a balk call against Garcia by first base umpire Ted Barrett. Said Snitker: "He picked off a guy and had three other moves (to first) that weren't balks. And then all of a sudden it's a balk. He didn't do anything different, so why are you balking him now?"
UP NEXT
Braves: After a day off, RHP Mike Foltynewicz is scheduled to start Friday in Cincinnati. Foltynewicz has had an uneven season for the Braves, going 3-2 in his last five starts despite a 6.12 ERA.
Angels: RHP Alex Meyer is expected to be activated from the 10-day DL to start the opener of a four-game series against the Twins. Meyer is 2-2 with a 5.79 ERA in five starts. He has been on the DL since May 21 with back spasms.
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Atlanta Braves
Eric Young Jr. hit his first major league homer since 2014 and made it a timely one, connecting for a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning that lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves.
The 32-year-old Young has spent most of the past three seasons trying to return to the majors.
"You enjoy the moment and whatever happens, happens," Young said. "I'm really sticking by that, and trying not to think about everything too much, just go with the flow."
Pujols, meanwhile, remained at 599 career home runs. He had a single in four at-bats.
The Braves opened the scoring in the second when Matt Kemp homered. For Kemp, it was No. 10 on the season and No. 250 for his career. It was also his 40th hit in May.
"Matt's a really good hitter," Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. "His bat stays in the zone so long, he hits everybody."
It remained a 1-0 game into the bottom of the seventh, when the Angels tied it with an odd offensive inning. After two infield singles, the Angels had runners on first and second when Shane Robinson hit a chopper to third baseman Rio Ruiz.
Ruiz stepped on the bag for the force just ahead of a hard slide by Martin Maldonado, who clipped the feet of Ruiz. That delayed his throw to first enough that he had to hurry it, throwing the ball past first baseman Jace Peterson for an error that allowed Danny Espinosa to score from first.
"He did a good job of getting out of the way," Snitker said. "He just didn't make the throw."
Jaime Garcia went seven innings for the Braves, allowing one unearned run, five hits and three walks. He has allowed only one earned run in 21 2/3 innings during his last three starts.
"He did a great job for the third game in a row," Snitker said. "If he loses a hitter, he gets a double-play ball."
Jesse Chavez pitched seven innings for the Angels, giving up one run, five hits and a walk while striking out four.
Young, called up Monday to replace injured star Mike Trout, homered off reliever Arodys Vizcaino (1-1), who had made 12 consecutive scoreless appearances.
"Any time a player perseveres like E.Y. does and they get an opportunity, it's great to see him achieve," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "And he gave us a big lift tonight."
Blake Parker (1-2) picked up the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Bud Norris got two outs for his 10th save.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves: 1B Matt Adams was out of the lineup a sore left knee. Snitker said it happened sometime during Tuesday's game and Adams woke Wednesday with knee soreness. He is only expected to miss one game. ... 2B Brandon Phillips returned to the lineup after missing two games with a bruised right knee.
Angels: Trout had surgery on his left thumb and is still expected to miss six to eight weeks. ... OF Cameron Maybin was out of the lineup for a second consecutive night with tightness in his side.
SNITKER EJECTED
Atlanta's manager was tossed in the fifth for arguing a balk call against Garcia by first base umpire Ted Barrett. Said Snitker: "He picked off a guy and had three other moves (to first) that weren't balks. And then all of a sudden it's a balk. He didn't do anything different, so why are you balking him now?"
UP NEXT
Braves: After a day off, RHP Mike Foltynewicz is scheduled to start Friday in Cincinnati. Foltynewicz has had an uneven season for the Braves, going 3-2 in his last five starts despite a 6.12 ERA.
Angels: RHP Alex Meyer is expected to be activated from the 10-day DL to start the opener of a four-game series against the Twins. Meyer is 2-2 with a 5.79 ERA in five starts. He has been on the DL since May 21 with back spasms.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Atlanta - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | ATL | LAA |
| Inciarte flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for Atlanta | ATL | LAA |
| Simmons grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Calhoun out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | ATL | LAA |
| Kemp homered to right (394 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Flowers grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Ruiz flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Suzuki singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Peterson flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for Atlanta | ATL | LAA |
| Marte struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Maldonado grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Espinosa grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | ATL | LAA |
| Swanson grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Inciarte flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for Atlanta | ATL | LAA |
| Robinson safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Swanson. | 1 | 0 |
| Pennington grounded into double play, third to second to first, Robinson out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Young Jr. singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Young Jr. caught stealing second, pitcher to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | ATL | LAA |
| Markakis grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Kemp grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Flowers struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for Atlanta | ATL | LAA |
| Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Marte grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | ATL | LAA |
| Ruiz grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Suzuki struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Peterson singled to shallow right. | 1 | 0 |
| Swanson grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for Atlanta | ATL | LAA |
| Maldonado walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Espinosa struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Maldonado out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson to second on balk by J. García. | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson stole third. | 1 | 0 |
| Pennington grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | ATL | LAA |
| Inciarte singled to shallow center. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Inciarte out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Markakis walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Kemp grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Markakis out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for Atlanta | ATL | LAA |
| Young Jr. walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Simmons grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Young Jr. out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | ATL | LAA |
| Flowers reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Ruiz struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Suzuki grounded out to third, Flowers to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Peterson struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for Atlanta | ATL | LAA |
| Marte reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Maldonado grounded into fielder's choice to third, Marte out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Espinosa reached on infield single to third, Maldonado to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Maldonado out at third, Espinosa to second, Espinosa scored, Robinson to third on throwing error by third baseman Ruiz. | 1 | 1 |
| Pennington grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for Los Angeles | ATL | LAA |
| Parker relieved Chavez. | 1 | 1 |
| Swanson flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Inciarte grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Phillips grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Arodys Vizcaino pitching for Atlanta | ATL | LAA |
| Vizcaíno relieved J. García. | 1 | 1 |
| Young Jr. homered to right (396 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Simmons safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Vizcaíno. | 1 | 2 |
| Calhoun popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Simmons stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | ATL | LAA |
| Álvarez relieved Parker. | 1 | 2 |
| Markakis lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Norris relieved Álvarez. | 1 | 2 |
| Kemp singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Bonifacio ran for Kemp. | 1 | 2 |
| Flowers grounded out to shortstop, Bonifacio to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Ruiz struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Atlanta Braves
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inciarte CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .288 | .339 | .402 |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .294 | .343 | .413 |
| Markakis RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .291 | .367 | .378 |
| Kemp LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .345 | .381 | .608 |
Bonifacio PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 | .150 | .211 |
| Flowers DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .358 | .462 | .468 |
| Ruiz 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .244 | .306 | .356 |
| Suzuki C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .260 | .378 | .452 |
| Peterson 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .194 | .293 | .259 |
| Swanson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .185 | .272 | .287 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 119 | |||
| BATTING HR: Kemp (10, 2nd inning off Chavez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Kemp (30) GIDP: Phillips Braves RISP: 0-2 (Peterson 0-1, Ruiz 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Swanson (11, throw); Ruiz (2, throw); Vizcaíno (2, throw) DP: 3 (Swanson-Phillips-Peterson, Ruiz-Phillips-Peterson, J. García-Swanson-Peterson). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR SNITKER EJECTED BOT 5TH (ARGUING BALK) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 35,795 (78.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:49 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Libka, First Base - Ted Barrett, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - John Tumpane |
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