LOS ANGELES -- Ricky Nolasco
was pitching well while holding the big-hitting Dodgers scoreless. The
only thing that stopped him was a liner that hit him in the shin and
ended his night.
Still, Nolasco pitched into the seventh inning to pick up his first win in almost two months, Yunel Escobar drove in two runs and the Los Angeles Angels snapped the Dodgers' 10-game winning streak, 4-0 on Monday night.
Nolasco (3-9) gave up five hits while striking out five and walking two in 6 2/3 innings. He left the game after getting hit by a line drive by Enrique Hernandez. Nolasco was 0-7 in 10 starts since beating Oakland on April 27.
"Staying positive is the main thing," Nolasco said. "That was a bad little streak going there. I'd been feeling good in whatever games I'd been losing or whatever. Just trying to carry that over to (Monday) and make some pitches.
"Obviously they have a good lineup and things like that. Just trying to give us a chance to win and make a lot of good pitches."
The Dodgers also ended a streak of 17 consecutive games with at least one home run, which was tied for the longest stretch since moving to Los Angeles before the 1958 season. Their franchise record is 24 consecutive games set by Brooklyn in 1956.
Cam Bedrosian relieved Nolasco after he took the ball to the shin and faced runners on second and third with one out. He struck out pinch hitter Mike Freeman and Chase Utley to end the inning.
"It's huge. We don't look too much into it," Bedrosian said of stopping the Dodgers win streak. "Of course you see the guys that are hot, but we don't go into any series thinking any team is better than we are. We just come in and do our job and let the cards fall where they are.
Danny Espinosa had a sacrifice fly and Martin Maldonado added a solo homer to help the Angels win for the fourth time in five games.
Dodgers starter Rich Hill (4-4) gave up three runs and four hits in a season-high seven innings, striking out seven and walking two.
"We lost a baseball game, but the biggest win is for Rich to give us seven innings, and pitch the way that 2016 Rich threw the baseball," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
The Angels took the lead on Escobar's two-out, two-run single in the third. With one out, Cameron Maybin and Kole Calhoun had a double steal to advance to second and third, and scored on Escobar's hit to right field.
In the fourth, Andrelton Simmons led off with a triple to deep center and scored on Espinosa's fly ball to left field.
Maldonado added his eighth homer of the season in the ninth.
Nolasco retired seven in a row until Yasiel Puig beat out an infield hit for a single in the seventh inning. Hernandez then hit the liner back at the mound and the ball ricocheted off Nolasco and past first base into the foul territory in right field.
"Ricky knows he's a better pitcher than what his numbers show so far this year," Mike Scioscia said. "We know he's a better pitcher. Hopefully, he took some steps to get to that pitching we saw last year when he was throwing the balls as well as anybody in our league."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Mike Trout (thumb surgery) is swinging off a tee. Scioscia said he will progress to soft toss and then live batting practice. That could be on the Angels next homestand. ... Escobar (left thumb sprain) missed the previous two games.
Dodgers: SS Corey Seager (hamstring) ran sprints and did agility drills. RHP Brandon McCarthy (right knee tendinitis) was placed on the disabled list. ... LHP Scott Kazmir (left hip) threw three innings in a rehab assignment at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Monday and gave up four hits one run, a home run to the first batter he faced.
NO PLACE LIKE THE ROAD
Recently, the road is a friendly place for the Angels, who have won their last four road series. Their road record is inching closer to .500 (20-23).
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Jesse Chavez (5-7, 5.15) has a career 3.32 ERA against the Dodgers, whom he pitched for last year after being traded from Toronto mid-season. Chavez allowed five runs in just four innings Thursday against the Yankees but was not involved in the decision.
Dodgers: RHP Kenta Maeda (5-3, 4.62) is making a spot start to give those starters not named Clayton Kershaw a day of rest. He will then go back to the bullpen, where he's made two relief appearances.
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Still, Nolasco pitched into the seventh inning to pick up his first win in almost two months, Yunel Escobar drove in two runs and the Los Angeles Angels snapped the Dodgers' 10-game winning streak, 4-0 on Monday night.
Nolasco (3-9) gave up five hits while striking out five and walking two in 6 2/3 innings. He left the game after getting hit by a line drive by Enrique Hernandez. Nolasco was 0-7 in 10 starts since beating Oakland on April 27.
"Staying positive is the main thing," Nolasco said. "That was a bad little streak going there. I'd been feeling good in whatever games I'd been losing or whatever. Just trying to carry that over to (Monday) and make some pitches.
"Obviously they have a good lineup and things like that. Just trying to give us a chance to win and make a lot of good pitches."
The Dodgers also ended a streak of 17 consecutive games with at least one home run, which was tied for the longest stretch since moving to Los Angeles before the 1958 season. Their franchise record is 24 consecutive games set by Brooklyn in 1956.
Cam Bedrosian relieved Nolasco after he took the ball to the shin and faced runners on second and third with one out. He struck out pinch hitter Mike Freeman and Chase Utley to end the inning.
"It's huge. We don't look too much into it," Bedrosian said of stopping the Dodgers win streak. "Of course you see the guys that are hot, but we don't go into any series thinking any team is better than we are. We just come in and do our job and let the cards fall where they are.
Danny Espinosa had a sacrifice fly and Martin Maldonado added a solo homer to help the Angels win for the fourth time in five games.
Dodgers starter Rich Hill (4-4) gave up three runs and four hits in a season-high seven innings, striking out seven and walking two.
"We lost a baseball game, but the biggest win is for Rich to give us seven innings, and pitch the way that 2016 Rich threw the baseball," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
The Angels took the lead on Escobar's two-out, two-run single in the third. With one out, Cameron Maybin and Kole Calhoun had a double steal to advance to second and third, and scored on Escobar's hit to right field.
In the fourth, Andrelton Simmons led off with a triple to deep center and scored on Espinosa's fly ball to left field.
Maldonado added his eighth homer of the season in the ninth.
Nolasco retired seven in a row until Yasiel Puig beat out an infield hit for a single in the seventh inning. Hernandez then hit the liner back at the mound and the ball ricocheted off Nolasco and past first base into the foul territory in right field.
"Ricky knows he's a better pitcher than what his numbers show so far this year," Mike Scioscia said. "We know he's a better pitcher. Hopefully, he took some steps to get to that pitching we saw last year when he was throwing the balls as well as anybody in our league."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Mike Trout (thumb surgery) is swinging off a tee. Scioscia said he will progress to soft toss and then live batting practice. That could be on the Angels next homestand. ... Escobar (left thumb sprain) missed the previous two games.
Dodgers: SS Corey Seager (hamstring) ran sprints and did agility drills. RHP Brandon McCarthy (right knee tendinitis) was placed on the disabled list. ... LHP Scott Kazmir (left hip) threw three innings in a rehab assignment at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Monday and gave up four hits one run, a home run to the first batter he faced.
NO PLACE LIKE THE ROAD
Recently, the road is a friendly place for the Angels, who have won their last four road series. Their road record is inching closer to .500 (20-23).
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Jesse Chavez (5-7, 5.15) has a career 3.32 ERA against the Dodgers, whom he pitched for last year after being traded from Toronto mid-season. Chavez allowed five runs in just four innings Thursday against the Yankees but was not involved in the decision.
Dodgers: RHP Kenta Maeda (5-3, 4.62) is making a spot start to give those starters not named Clayton Kershaw a day of rest. He will then go back to the bullpen, where he's made two relief appearances.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Maybin grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar reached on infield single to shortstop, Calhoun to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Utley doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Turner flied out to center, Utley to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Bellinger walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Grandal walked, Bellinger to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Espinosa grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Young Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Puig grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hill grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Nolasco walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin reached on infield single to second, Nolasco to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun grounded into fielder's choice to third, Nolasco out at third, Maybin to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin stole third, Calhoun stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar singled to right, Maybin and Calhoun scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Escobar caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Utley flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor doubled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Turner grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Bellinger struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Simmons tripled to deep center. | 2 | 0 |
| Maldonado lined out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Espinosa hit sacrifice fly to left, Simmons scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Young Jr. grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Grandal popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Pederson flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Puig singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Hernández grounded into fielder's choice to third, Puig out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Nolasco flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Calhoun lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Hill struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Utley flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Taylor grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Pujols lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Simmons popped out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Turner grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Bellinger struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Grandal lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Espinosa hit by pitch. | 3 | 0 |
| Young Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Nolasco flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Pederson grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Puig reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Hernández doubled to right, Puig to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Bedrosian relieved Nolasco. | 3 | 0 |
| Freeman hit for Hill. | 3 | 0 |
| Freeman struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Utley struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Luis Avilan pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Avilán relieved Hill. | 3 | 0 |
| Maybin grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Calhoun singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Pujols singled to right, Calhoun thrown out at third. | 3 | 0 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Keynan Middleton pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Middleton relieved Bedrosian. | 3 | 0 |
| Taylor flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Turner lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Bellinger struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Sergio Romo pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Romo relieved Avilán. | 3 | 0 |
| Simmons flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Maldonado homered to left (395 feet). | 4 | 0 |
| Espinosa singled to left center. | 4 | 0 |
| Young Jr. struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Valbuena hit for Middleton. | 4 | 0 |
| Valbuena walked, Espinosa to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Maybin fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | LAD |
| Hernandez relieved Middleton. | 4 | 0 |
| Grandal grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Pederson walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Puig grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Pederson out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Maybin CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .262 | .366 | .418 |
| Calhoun RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .249 | .329 | .386 |
| Pujols 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .239 | .283 | .381 |
| Escobar 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .283 | .333 | .417 |
| Simmons SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .280 | .334 | .413 |
| Maldonado C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .261 | .328 | .431 |
| Espinosa 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .174 | .251 | .300 |
| Young Jr. LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .275 | .363 | .438 |
| Nolasco P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
a-Valbuena PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .193 | .290 | .321 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 134 | |||
| a-walked for K Middleton in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 3B: Simmons (1, Hill) HR: Maldonado (8, 9th inning off Romo 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Escobar 2 (23), Espinosa (29), Maldonado (24) SF: Espinosa 2-out RBI: Escobar 2 Angels RISP: 2-7 (Maldonado 0-1, Calhoun 0-1, Escobar 2-2, Simmons 0-1, Pujols 0-1, Maybin 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Calhoun 2 (4, 2nd base off Hill/Grandal 2); Maybin (24, 3rd base off Hill/Grandal) CS: Escobar (4, 2nd base by Hill/Grandal) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Espinosa-Simmons-Pujols). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP NOLASCO (LEG) LEFT GAME BOT 7TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
| Attendance | 43,126 (77% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Tom Woodring |
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