HOUSTON -- Cameron Maybin didn't waste time getting going in his first game back from the disabled list.
After missing nine games with an oblique injury, Maybin had three hits and tied a franchise record with a career-high four steals to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros 9-4 on Friday night.
"I just really enjoy just creating some havoc out there, putting some pressure on the guys," Maybin said. "I've always been pretty good at getting bags and tonight they just didn't do a great job of holding me and I got some really good jumps out there."
He doubled, had two infield singles and scored four times while moving into first place in the American League with 17 steals. He's the first AL player since Rajai Davis in 2013 to have four steals, and just the 12th player since 1913 to have four steals and score four runs in a game.
"He's been running the bases great, it's great to get him back in the lineup, especially leading off," manager Mike Scioscia said. "He set a tone for sure."
Matt Shoemaker (6-3) pitched seven solid innings, Mart�n Maldonado added a two-run homer in the seventh and Kole Calhoun had three RBI as the Angels won for the third time in four games.
Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning for the Astros, whose streak of 12 straight games with at least five runs ended.
Houston starter Brad Peacock (3-1) allowed a season-high seven hits and tied a season high with four runs in just three innings.
"It was not our night on the mound," manager A.J. Hinch said. "It felt like they had someone on base virtually every inning, and they put a lot of pressure on us. We didn't execute the pitches we needed to and they had traffic on the bases all night. There was never really a comfortable inning."
Maybin got things going immediately, hitting a leadoff single before stealing second base with one out. After a walk by Albert Pujols, Maybin stole third before walks by Yunel Escobar and Luis Valbuena put the Angels up 1-0.
Maybin hit a ground-rule double with one on and one out in the second. Los Angeles made it 3-0 when Calhoun drove in two runs with a single with one out in the second.
Houston cut the lead to 3-1 when Brian McCann scored on a groundout by Nori Aoki with in the bottom of the inning. The Astros added another run that inning on a single by Jake Marisnick, but Bregman was tagged trying to score to end the inning.
Escobar doubled to start the third and scored on a single by Valbuena to make it 4-2.
Maybin singled with no outs in fourth, stole second base and later advanced to third on an error by third baseman Bregman. The Angels extended to the lead to 5-2 when he scored on a single by Calhoun.
Maybin got things going again in the sixth when he drew a walk with no outs. He stole second and took third on a groundout by Calhoun before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Pujols to leave the Angels up 6-2.
Shoemaker had retired 13 straight before Marwin Gonzalez singled with one out in the seventh. Bregman followed with his homer to left field to cut the lead to 8-4. Shoemaker yielded seven hits and four runs while striking out four.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Mike Trout, who had surgery on his left thumb on May 31, had the stitches removed earlier this week and has started playing catch. He is expected to be out 6-8 weeks. ... OF Shane Robinson was designated for assignment to make room for Maybin on the roster.
Astros: RHP Charlie Morton (strained back muscle) played catch on Friday for the first time since he was injured, but Hinch said he isn't sure when he'll return. "I happy that he's doing that, but it's a long road to recovery for him once the throwing program starts," Hinch said. "But that's a start."
HOMER HAPPY
The Astros have homered in 17 straight games, which ranks second in franchise history to an 18-game streak in 2000. Houston has hit 34 homers in that span and leads the majors with 96.
MARTES MAKES DEBUT
Houston's top prospect Francis Martes allowed four hits and four runs and walked two in 3 2/3 innings in his major league debut after being selected to the roster on Thursday. The 21-year-old became the youngest pitcher to appear in an AL game this season.
"He flashed his good stuff," Hinch said. "He was very anxious and I felt like he was a little quick tonight. He was working fast and everything about tonight will be a blur for him."
UP NEXT
Angels: Ricky Nolasco (2-6, 5.05 ERA) will pitch for Los Angeles on Saturday. Nolasco allowed seven hits and three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of a 3-2 loss against Minnesota in his last start.
Astros: Mike Fiers (3-2, 4.84) is set to start for Houston on Saturday. He allowed seven hits and two runs in five innings in a 7-3 win over Kansas City on Monday.
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Los Angeles Angels
After missing nine games with an oblique injury, Maybin had three hits and tied a franchise record with a career-high four steals to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros 9-4 on Friday night.
"I just really enjoy just creating some havoc out there, putting some pressure on the guys," Maybin said. "I've always been pretty good at getting bags and tonight they just didn't do a great job of holding me and I got some really good jumps out there."
He doubled, had two infield singles and scored four times while moving into first place in the American League with 17 steals. He's the first AL player since Rajai Davis in 2013 to have four steals, and just the 12th player since 1913 to have four steals and score four runs in a game.
"He's been running the bases great, it's great to get him back in the lineup, especially leading off," manager Mike Scioscia said. "He set a tone for sure."
Matt Shoemaker (6-3) pitched seven solid innings, Mart�n Maldonado added a two-run homer in the seventh and Kole Calhoun had three RBI as the Angels won for the third time in four games.
Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning for the Astros, whose streak of 12 straight games with at least five runs ended.
Houston starter Brad Peacock (3-1) allowed a season-high seven hits and tied a season high with four runs in just three innings.
"It was not our night on the mound," manager A.J. Hinch said. "It felt like they had someone on base virtually every inning, and they put a lot of pressure on us. We didn't execute the pitches we needed to and they had traffic on the bases all night. There was never really a comfortable inning."
Maybin got things going immediately, hitting a leadoff single before stealing second base with one out. After a walk by Albert Pujols, Maybin stole third before walks by Yunel Escobar and Luis Valbuena put the Angels up 1-0.
Maybin hit a ground-rule double with one on and one out in the second. Los Angeles made it 3-0 when Calhoun drove in two runs with a single with one out in the second.
Houston cut the lead to 3-1 when Brian McCann scored on a groundout by Nori Aoki with in the bottom of the inning. The Astros added another run that inning on a single by Jake Marisnick, but Bregman was tagged trying to score to end the inning.
Escobar doubled to start the third and scored on a single by Valbuena to make it 4-2.
Maybin singled with no outs in fourth, stole second base and later advanced to third on an error by third baseman Bregman. The Angels extended to the lead to 5-2 when he scored on a single by Calhoun.
Maybin got things going again in the sixth when he drew a walk with no outs. He stole second and took third on a groundout by Calhoun before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Pujols to leave the Angels up 6-2.
Shoemaker had retired 13 straight before Marwin Gonzalez singled with one out in the seventh. Bregman followed with his homer to left field to cut the lead to 8-4. Shoemaker yielded seven hits and four runs while striking out four.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Mike Trout, who had surgery on his left thumb on May 31, had the stitches removed earlier this week and has started playing catch. He is expected to be out 6-8 weeks. ... OF Shane Robinson was designated for assignment to make room for Maybin on the roster.
Astros: RHP Charlie Morton (strained back muscle) played catch on Friday for the first time since he was injured, but Hinch said he isn't sure when he'll return. "I happy that he's doing that, but it's a long road to recovery for him once the throwing program starts," Hinch said. "But that's a start."
HOMER HAPPY
The Astros have homered in 17 straight games, which ranks second in franchise history to an 18-game streak in 2000. Houston has hit 34 homers in that span and leads the majors with 96.
MARTES MAKES DEBUT
Houston's top prospect Francis Martes allowed four hits and four runs and walked two in 3 2/3 innings in his major league debut after being selected to the roster on Thursday. The 21-year-old became the youngest pitcher to appear in an AL game this season.
"He flashed his good stuff," Hinch said. "He was very anxious and I felt like he was a little quick tonight. He was working fast and everything about tonight will be a blur for him."
UP NEXT
Angels: Ricky Nolasco (2-6, 5.05 ERA) will pitch for Los Angeles on Saturday. Nolasco allowed seven hits and three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of a 3-2 loss against Minnesota in his last start.
Astros: Mike Fiers (3-2, 4.84) is set to start for Houston on Saturday. He allowed seven hits and two runs in five innings in a 7-3 win over Kansas City on Monday.
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8:10PM,EDT,June 9,2017
Minute Maid Park, Houston,Texas
Minute Maid Park, Houston,Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Peacock pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Maybin reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar walked, Pujols to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Valbuena walked, Maybin scored, Pujols to third, Escobar to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Simmons grounded into fielder's choice to third, Pujols out at home, Escobar to third, Valbuena to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Maldonado flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Reddick singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Altuve grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Reddick out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Correa flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brad Peacock pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Young Jr. singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Espinosa walked, Young Jr. to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Young Jr. picked off second. | 1 | 0 |
| Maybin hit a ground rule double to deep right, Espinosa to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun singled to right, Espinosa and Maybin scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Calhoun out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Beltrán lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| McCann singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| González singled to center, McCann to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Bregman walked, McCann to third, González to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Aoki grounded out to first, McCann scored, González to third, Bregman to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Marisnick reached on infield single to shortstop, González scored, Bregman out at third. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brad Peacock pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Escobar doubled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Valbuena singled to center, Escobar scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Simmons lined out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| Maldonado singled to left, Valbuena to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Young Jr. lined out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| Espinosa struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Reddick doubled to left. | 4 | 2 |
| Altuve struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Correa grounded out to shortstop, Reddick to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Beltrán lined out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| James Hoyt pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Hoyt relieved Peacock. | 4 | 2 |
| Maybin reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| Maybin stole second, Maybin safe at third on throwing error by catcher McCann. | 4 | 2 |
| Calhoun singled to right, Maybin scored. | 5 | 2 |
| Pujols grounded into double play, third to second to first, Calhoun out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| McCann flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| González lined out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Bregman grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Francis Martes pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Martes relieved Hoyt. | 5 | 2 |
| Valbuena flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| Simmons doubled to deep center. | 5 | 2 |
| Maldonado hit by pitch. | 5 | 2 |
| Young Jr. grounded out to pitcher, Simmons to third, Maldonado to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Espinosa grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Aoki grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Marisnick struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Reddick grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Francis Martes pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Maybin walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Maybin stole second. | 5 | 2 |
| Calhoun grounded out to second, Maybin to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Pujols hit sacrifice fly to right, Maybin scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Escobar popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Altuve lined out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Correa struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Beltrán grounded out to first. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Francis Martes pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Valbuena fouled out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Simmons singled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| Maldonado homered to left center (392 feet), Simmons scored. | 8 | 2 |
| Young Jr. struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| McCann popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| González singled to right. | 8 | 2 |
| Bregman homered to left (386 feet), González scored. | 8 | 4 |
| Aoki lined out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| Marisnick struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Francis Martes pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Maybin lined out to third. | 8 | 4 |
| Calhoun walked. | 8 | 4 |
| Calhoun to second on wild pitch by Martes. | 8 | 4 |
| Pujols grounded out to shortstop, Calhoun to third. | 8 | 4 |
| Escobar singled to center, Calhoun scored. | 9 | 4 |
| Sipp relieved Martes. | 9 | 4 |
| Valbuena grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Hernandez relieved Shoemaker. | 9 | 4 |
| Reddick flied out to right. | 9 | 4 |
| Altuve flied out to center. | 9 | 4 |
| Correa grounded out to third. | 9 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Sipp pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| Maldonado grounded out to second. | 9 | 4 |
| Young Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Álvarez relieved Hernandez. | 9 | 4 |
| Beltrán flied out to center. | 9 | 4 |
| McCann grounded out to second. | 9 | 4 |
| Gattis hit for González. | 9 | 4 |
| Gattis singled to right. | 9 | 4 |
| Bregman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gattis out at second. | 9 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Angels
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybin CF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .255 | .378 | .385 |
| Calhoun RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .239 | .324 | .387 |
| Pujols DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .240 | .288 | .389 |
| Escobar 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .282 | .335 | .415 |
| Valbuena 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .167 | .280 | .275 |
| Simmons SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .278 | .340 | .405 |
| Maldonado C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .270 | .339 | .405 |
| Young Jr. LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .316 | .409 | .474 |
| Espinosa 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | .162 | .246 | .293 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 181 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Maybin (10, Peacock); Escobar (10, Peacock); Simmons (12, Martes) HR: Maldonado (5, 7th inning off Martes 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Valbuena 2 (12), Calhoun 3 (27), Pujols (44), Maldonado 2 (17), Escobar (18) SF: Pujols 2-out RBI: Escobar GIDP: Pujols 2 Angels RISP: 4-12 (Maldonado 0-1, Calhoun 2-3, Escobar 1-1, Valbuena 1-1, Simmons 0-1, Espinosa 0-2, Young Jr. 0-2, Pujols 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Maybin 4 (17, 2nd base off Martes/McCann, 2nd base off Hoyt/McCann, 2nd base off Peacock/McCann, 3rd base off Peacock/McCann) Picked Off: Young Jr. (2nd base by Peacock) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Simmons-Espinosa-Valbuena). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 40,786 (97% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:20 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Quinn Wolcott, Second Base - Ramon DeJesus, Third Base - Bill Miller |
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