HOUSTON -- No one is expecting Eric Young Jr. to do what Mike Trout did for the Los Angeles Angels while the two-time MVP recovers from thumb surgery.
But so far his contributions have been important in helping the Angels while Trout recovers.
Albert Pujols homered early and Young had a career-high four RBI, including a three-run shot in a six-run fifth inning and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 12-6 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
"E.Y. is making the most of an opportunity," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's gotten some big hits, playing good defense whether he's in center or left, running the bases aggressively. He definitely fits with these guys and he's playing great baseball."
Pujols hit his 601st career home run and his 56th against the Astros in the first inning, and the Angels had a 3-0 lead in the third before Houston got going.
The Astros scored six runs in the third and fourth innings combined, powered by homers from George Springer and Yuli Gurriel, to take a 6-3 lead.
The Angels scored three runs to tie it up in the fifth before Young connected off Michael Feliz (2-1) for his second home run this season to put the Angels up 9-6.
Young is hitting .318 with three doubles, two homers, seven RBI and four steals since his contract was purchased from Triple-A Salt Lake City on May 29 when Trout went on the disabled list.
"It's hard to replace a guy like that," Young said. "He's an MVP, multiple MVPs for a reason. I think I just focus on being myself and what I bring to the table and have fun while I'm out there."
Angels starter Jesse Chavez allowed four hits and six runs in 3 2/3 innings and rookie Keynan Middleton (1-0) pitched a scoreless fifth for his first career win.
Rookie David Paulino, who moved into the rotation this month with three starters on the disabled list, allowed six hits and five runs in four innings.
Kole Calhoun had two hits and three RBI and Andrelton Simmons added two hits and two RBI as the Angels won for the third time in four games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: RHP Joe Musgrove (shoulder) is expected to come off the disabled list to start for Houston on Monday. Musgrove last pitched on May 26.
AOKI'S MILESTONE
Houston OF Nori Aoki earned automatic entrance into Meikyukai or Golden Players Club, one of two Japanese baseball halls of fame, by collecting two hits on Sunday to give him 2,000 between the majors and Nippon Professional Baseball. After his double in the fourth inning, Aoki's 2,000th hit came on a single to left field to start Houston's sixth inning. Several Astros came out of the dugout to applaud Aoki, including Jose Altuve, who got the ball from the Angels and pretended to throw it into the stands before putting it away for safekeeping. Play was stopped for a minute as the video board showed a graphic congratulating Aoki on reaching the milestone. He tipped his cap and bowed to the crowd several times after receiving a loud ovation.
"Once I got my 2,000th hit, it brought back memories of my very first professional hit," he said. "It kind of made me look back, and the passion I have for baseball still hasn't changed."
He matched his season high in hits with a single in the eighth inning to give him 1,284 hits in Japan and 717 in the majors.
Aoki was presented with a Golden Players Club jacket after the game and the Astros presented him with an oversized bottle of wine signed by the team.
RECORD HOME RUN STREAK
Sunday was the 19th straight game in which the Astros have homered, which is the longest streak in franchise history. Houston, which is third in the majors with 97 homers, has hit 38 during this streak.
UP NEXT
Angels: Alex Meyer (2-3, 4.08 ERA) is scheduled to start for Los Angeles in the opener of a three game series against the Yankees on Monday. Meyer allowed three hits and one run, which was unearned, in six innings of a loss to Detroit in his previous start.
Astros: Barring any setbacks, Musgrove (4-4, 4.89) will start on Monday when Houston opens a three-game series against Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers. Musgrove had his best performance in his previous start when he allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings in a 2-0 win over Baltimore.
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Los Angeles Angels
But so far his contributions have been important in helping the Angels while Trout recovers.
Albert Pujols homered early and Young had a career-high four RBI, including a three-run shot in a six-run fifth inning and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 12-6 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
"E.Y. is making the most of an opportunity," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's gotten some big hits, playing good defense whether he's in center or left, running the bases aggressively. He definitely fits with these guys and he's playing great baseball."
Pujols hit his 601st career home run and his 56th against the Astros in the first inning, and the Angels had a 3-0 lead in the third before Houston got going.
The Astros scored six runs in the third and fourth innings combined, powered by homers from George Springer and Yuli Gurriel, to take a 6-3 lead.
The Angels scored three runs to tie it up in the fifth before Young connected off Michael Feliz (2-1) for his second home run this season to put the Angels up 9-6.
Young is hitting .318 with three doubles, two homers, seven RBI and four steals since his contract was purchased from Triple-A Salt Lake City on May 29 when Trout went on the disabled list.
"It's hard to replace a guy like that," Young said. "He's an MVP, multiple MVPs for a reason. I think I just focus on being myself and what I bring to the table and have fun while I'm out there."
Angels starter Jesse Chavez allowed four hits and six runs in 3 2/3 innings and rookie Keynan Middleton (1-0) pitched a scoreless fifth for his first career win.
Rookie David Paulino, who moved into the rotation this month with three starters on the disabled list, allowed six hits and five runs in four innings.
Kole Calhoun had two hits and three RBI and Andrelton Simmons added two hits and two RBI as the Angels won for the third time in four games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: RHP Joe Musgrove (shoulder) is expected to come off the disabled list to start for Houston on Monday. Musgrove last pitched on May 26.
AOKI'S MILESTONE
Houston OF Nori Aoki earned automatic entrance into Meikyukai or Golden Players Club, one of two Japanese baseball halls of fame, by collecting two hits on Sunday to give him 2,000 between the majors and Nippon Professional Baseball. After his double in the fourth inning, Aoki's 2,000th hit came on a single to left field to start Houston's sixth inning. Several Astros came out of the dugout to applaud Aoki, including Jose Altuve, who got the ball from the Angels and pretended to throw it into the stands before putting it away for safekeeping. Play was stopped for a minute as the video board showed a graphic congratulating Aoki on reaching the milestone. He tipped his cap and bowed to the crowd several times after receiving a loud ovation.
"Once I got my 2,000th hit, it brought back memories of my very first professional hit," he said. "It kind of made me look back, and the passion I have for baseball still hasn't changed."
He matched his season high in hits with a single in the eighth inning to give him 1,284 hits in Japan and 717 in the majors.
Aoki was presented with a Golden Players Club jacket after the game and the Astros presented him with an oversized bottle of wine signed by the team.
RECORD HOME RUN STREAK
Sunday was the 19th straight game in which the Astros have homered, which is the longest streak in franchise history. Houston, which is third in the majors with 97 homers, has hit 38 during this streak.
UP NEXT
Angels: Alex Meyer (2-3, 4.08 ERA) is scheduled to start for Los Angeles in the opener of a three game series against the Yankees on Monday. Meyer allowed three hits and one run, which was unearned, in six innings of a loss to Detroit in his previous start.
Astros: Barring any setbacks, Musgrove (4-4, 4.89) will start on Monday when Houston opens a three-game series against Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers. Musgrove had his best performance in his previous start when he allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings in a 2-0 win over Baltimore.
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| David Paulino pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Maybin grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols homered to center (410 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Valbuena struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Springer struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Reddick flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Altuve flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Paulino pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Cron flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Simmons flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Maldonado grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Beltrán lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gattis grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| González struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Paulino pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Young Jr. struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Espinosa reached on bunt single to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Espinosa to second on wild pitch by Paulino. | 1 | 0 |
| Maybin singled to left, Espinosa to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Maybin stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun singled to center, Espinosa and Maybin scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Valbuena walked, Calhoun to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Gurriel lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Bregman walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Aoki flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Springer homered to right (367 feet), Bregman scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Reddick singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Altuve walked, Reddick to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Beltrán lined out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Paulino pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Simmons doubled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Maldonado grounded out to third, Simmons to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Young Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to second, Simmons out at home. | 3 | 2 |
| Young Jr. stole second. | 3 | 2 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Gattis flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| González struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Gurriel homered to left (386 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Bregman walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Aoki doubled to deep right center, Bregman scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Springer walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Parker relieved Chavez. | 3 | 4 |
| Reddick singled to right, Aoki scored, Springer to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Altuve singled to left, Springer scored, Reddick to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Beltrán flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Paulino pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Maybin singled to center. | 3 | 6 |
| Calhoun walked, Maybin to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Feliz relieved Paulino. | 3 | 6 |
| Pujols struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| Valbuena singled to center, Maybin scored, Calhoun to third. | 4 | 6 |
| Cron doubled to left, Calhoun scored, Valbuena to third. | 5 | 6 |
| Simmons hit sacrifice fly to center, Valbuena scored. | 6 | 6 |
| Maldonado walked. | 6 | 6 |
| Young Jr. homered to right (387 feet), Cron and Maldonado scored. | 9 | 6 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 9 | 6 |
| 6 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Keynan Middleton pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Middleton relieved Parker. | 9 | 6 |
| Gattis flied out to right. | 9 | 6 |
| González walked. | 9 | 6 |
| Gurriel flied out to right. | 9 | 6 |
| Bregman flied out to left. | 9 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| James Hoyt pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Hoyt relieved Feliz. | 9 | 6 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 9 | 6 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 9 | 6 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 9 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Álvarez relieved Middleton. | 9 | 6 |
| Aoki singled to left. | 9 | 6 |
| Springer lined out to center. | 9 | 6 |
| Reddick flied out to center. | 9 | 6 |
| Hernandez relieved Álvarez. | 9 | 6 |
| Altuve grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Aoki out at second. | 9 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| James Hoyt pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Valbuena walked. | 9 | 6 |
| Cron grounded out to shortstop, Valbuena to second. | 9 | 6 |
| Valbuena to third on wild pitch by Hoyt. | 9 | 6 |
| Simmons doubled to left, Valbuena scored. | 10 | 6 |
| Maldonado struck out looking. | 10 | 6 |
| Simmons stole third. | 10 | 6 |
| Young Jr. singled to center, Simmons scored. | 11 | 6 |
| Díaz relieved Hoyt. | 11 | 6 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 11 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Beltrán struck out swinging. | 11 | 6 |
| Gattis singled to left. | 11 | 6 |
| Gattis to second on wild pitch by Hernandez. | 11 | 6 |
| González struck out swinging. | 11 | 6 |
| Gurriel struck out swinging. | 11 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dayan Diaz pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Maybin walked. | 11 | 6 |
| Maybin stole second, Maybin safe at third on throwing error by catcher Gattis. | 11 | 6 |
| Calhoun singled to center, Maybin scored. | 12 | 6 |
| Pujols grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Calhoun out at second. | 12 | 6 |
| Valbuena struck out swinging. | 12 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Petit relieved Hernandez. | 12 | 6 |
| Bregman flied out to center. | 12 | 6 |
| Aoki singled to right center. | 12 | 6 |
| Springer struck out swinging. | 12 | 6 |
| Reddick singled to right, Aoki to third. | 12 | 6 |
| Altuve fouled out to right. | 12 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Luke Gregerson pitching for Houston | LAA | HOU |
| Gregerson relieved Díaz. | 12 | 6 |
| Cron grounded out to third. Simmons flied out to left. | 12 | 6 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 12 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | HOU |
| Norris relieved Petit. | 12 | 6 |
| Beltrán grounded out to second. | 12 | 6 |
| Gattis struck out looking. | 12 | 6 |
| González flied out to center. | 12 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Angels
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybin CF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .261 | .384 | .388 |
| Calhoun RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .239 | .325 | .382 |
| Pujols DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .240 | .289 | .397 |
| Valbuena 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 | .179 | .298 | .283 |
| Cron 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .221 | .261 | .317 |
| Simmons SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .278 | .336 | .408 |
| Maldonado C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .259 | .333 | .388 |
| Young Jr. LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .318 | .412 | .523 |
| Espinosa 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .164 | .246 | .292 |
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 179 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Simmons 2 (14, Paulino, Hoyt); Cron (4, Feliz) HR: Pujols (10, 1st inning off Paulino 0 on, 2 Out); Young Jr. (2, 5th inning off Feliz 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Pujols (45), Calhoun 3 (30), Valbuena (13), Cron (13), Simmons 2 (28), Young Jr. 4 (7) SF: Simmons 2-out RBI: Pujols, Young Jr. 4 GIDP: Pujols Angels RISP: 8-14 (Maldonado 0-2, Cron 1-2, Calhoun 2-2, Espinosa 0-1, Valbuena 1-1, Simmons 1-1, Young Jr. 2-3, Pujols 0-1, Maybin 1-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Maybin 2 (19, 2nd base off Díaz/Gattis, 2nd base off Paulino/Gattis); Young Jr. (4, 2nd base off Paulino/Gattis); Simmons (8, 3rd base off Hoyt/Gattis) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 32,425 (77.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:39 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ramon DeJesus, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Quinn Wolcott |
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