ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Heads up, Robby!
No one in the Seattle Mariners' dugout expected a ball to come flying in and hit Robinson Cano -- the All-Star second baseman getting smacked on the left temple as the Los Angeles Angels' infielders were getting loose for the seventh inning of a 4-2 win Saturday.
Cano ended up with a sizable welt as a result of rookie shortstop Taylor Featherston's high throw over first baseman Albert Pujols. Cano felt dizzy and was taken to the clubhouse, where the Mariners' medical staff checked the second baseman for a concussion. No signs of one were found.
"I've been hit in the head before, but I've never had anything happen like this," Cano said. "He's a young guy, but I don't think there's a reason for him to throw that hard between innings. I didn't hear anything. It hurts more when you don't expect it. Hopefully, everything goes well through the night and I feel good enough to play."
Manager Lloyd McClendon sounded more optimistic.
"The Angels doctors checked him out and our staff checked him out. From what we've been told, he should be ready to go tomorrow," McClendon said.
To a man, Cano's teammates were relieved that it wasn't anything more series than a bump on the noggin.
"It was scary," Mariners starter J.A. Happ said. "I kind of saw it happen, and it sounded pretty gross. I saw the throw coming high, but I didn't have time to really react or say anything. I'm just glad he's OK, and I'm sure everybody else is, too."
Garrett Richards (8-5) pitched into the eighth inning, Kole Calhoun hit a two-run homer and third baseman David Freese made a couple of key defensive plays for the Angels.
"Richards is a tough pitcher, and we knew that coming in, so we knew it was going to be a low-scoring game," McClendon said. "He's tough. He lived at 69 most of the day and he had a nasty breaking ball."
Richards allowed two runs and seven hits in 7 2/3 innings, striking out six and walking one. The right-hander has given up four earned runs in 37 innings over his last five starts against Seattle and is 3-0 in those games.
"He was great. Garrett's been throwing the ball well all year long," Pujols said. "The best thing he's doing this year is relying on his off-speed stuff. Today he made some great pitches to get out of some jams. He's a gamer, man."
Huston Street got three outs for his 21st save in 23 chances. Joe Smith ended the eighth by striking out slugger Nelson Cruz representing the tying run.
Happ (3-5) gave up four runs and seven hits in seven innings and struck out six. The lefty is 0-4 with a 5.76 ERA over his last four starts after five consecutive no-decisions. In four career starts against the Angels, he is 0-4 with an 8.00 ERA.
Daniel Robertson, the sixth different player Angels manager Mike Scioscia has used in the leadoff spot, singled in the first and Calhoun hit his seventh home run.
Seattle got on the board in the sixth on Richards' wild pitch to Seth Smith after one-out singles by Mike Zunino and Logan Morrison put runners at the corners. Freese saved another run, making a diving stop to his right of Smith's ground single with the infield shifted way over against the lefty-swinging batter, and Cano grounded into a double play on the next pitch.
Seager led off the Seattle fifth with a single and advanced on a wild pitch before he was tagged out on an unassisted double play by Freese that ended the inning, after Freese caught Miller's line drive toward the hole.
The Angels loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh on a double by Mike Trout, an intentional walk to Pujols and a walk to Freese. Johnny Giavotella hit an RBI single, and Pujols scored on a groundout to make it 4-1.
Zunino hit a leadoff homer in the eighth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: SS Erick Aybar was not in the starting lineup for precautionary reasons because of tightness in his left hamstring, which he felt while running out a sacrifice bunt in the sixth inning of Friday night's 3-1 loss. He pinch-hit in the seventh for Matt Joyce and popped out.
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (10-4) is 5-0 with a 1.04 ERA in his last five starts against the Angels. The 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner and five-time All-Star won his second league ERA title last season with a 2.14 mark, but this year he's at 3.24 despite an AL-beat 10 wins.
Angels: LHP Hector Santiago (4-4) is 0-1 with a 4.57 ERA in four starts since beating Detroit 2-0 with 7 1/3 innings of three-hit ball on May 29 at Anaheim. He has made two career starts against Seattle, both losses, allowing eight earned runs in 9 1/3 innings.
No one in the Seattle Mariners' dugout expected a ball to come flying in and hit Robinson Cano -- the All-Star second baseman getting smacked on the left temple as the Los Angeles Angels' infielders were getting loose for the seventh inning of a 4-2 win Saturday.
Cano ended up with a sizable welt as a result of rookie shortstop Taylor Featherston's high throw over first baseman Albert Pujols. Cano felt dizzy and was taken to the clubhouse, where the Mariners' medical staff checked the second baseman for a concussion. No signs of one were found.
"I've been hit in the head before, but I've never had anything happen like this," Cano said. "He's a young guy, but I don't think there's a reason for him to throw that hard between innings. I didn't hear anything. It hurts more when you don't expect it. Hopefully, everything goes well through the night and I feel good enough to play."
Manager Lloyd McClendon sounded more optimistic.
"The Angels doctors checked him out and our staff checked him out. From what we've been told, he should be ready to go tomorrow," McClendon said.
To a man, Cano's teammates were relieved that it wasn't anything more series than a bump on the noggin.
"It was scary," Mariners starter J.A. Happ said. "I kind of saw it happen, and it sounded pretty gross. I saw the throw coming high, but I didn't have time to really react or say anything. I'm just glad he's OK, and I'm sure everybody else is, too."
Garrett Richards (8-5) pitched into the eighth inning, Kole Calhoun hit a two-run homer and third baseman David Freese made a couple of key defensive plays for the Angels.
"Richards is a tough pitcher, and we knew that coming in, so we knew it was going to be a low-scoring game," McClendon said. "He's tough. He lived at 69 most of the day and he had a nasty breaking ball."
Richards allowed two runs and seven hits in 7 2/3 innings, striking out six and walking one. The right-hander has given up four earned runs in 37 innings over his last five starts against Seattle and is 3-0 in those games.
"He was great. Garrett's been throwing the ball well all year long," Pujols said. "The best thing he's doing this year is relying on his off-speed stuff. Today he made some great pitches to get out of some jams. He's a gamer, man."
Huston Street got three outs for his 21st save in 23 chances. Joe Smith ended the eighth by striking out slugger Nelson Cruz representing the tying run.
Happ (3-5) gave up four runs and seven hits in seven innings and struck out six. The lefty is 0-4 with a 5.76 ERA over his last four starts after five consecutive no-decisions. In four career starts against the Angels, he is 0-4 with an 8.00 ERA.
Daniel Robertson, the sixth different player Angels manager Mike Scioscia has used in the leadoff spot, singled in the first and Calhoun hit his seventh home run.
Seattle got on the board in the sixth on Richards' wild pitch to Seth Smith after one-out singles by Mike Zunino and Logan Morrison put runners at the corners. Freese saved another run, making a diving stop to his right of Smith's ground single with the infield shifted way over against the lefty-swinging batter, and Cano grounded into a double play on the next pitch.
Seager led off the Seattle fifth with a single and advanced on a wild pitch before he was tagged out on an unassisted double play by Freese that ended the inning, after Freese caught Miller's line drive toward the hole.
The Angels loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh on a double by Mike Trout, an intentional walk to Pujols and a walk to Freese. Johnny Giavotella hit an RBI single, and Pujols scored on a groundout to make it 4-1.
Zunino hit a leadoff homer in the eighth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: SS Erick Aybar was not in the starting lineup for precautionary reasons because of tightness in his left hamstring, which he felt while running out a sacrifice bunt in the sixth inning of Friday night's 3-1 loss. He pinch-hit in the seventh for Matt Joyce and popped out.
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (10-4) is 5-0 with a 1.04 ERA in his last five starts against the Angels. The 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner and five-time All-Star won his second league ERA title last season with a 2.14 mark, but this year he's at 3.24 despite an AL-beat 10 wins.
Angels: LHP Hector Santiago (4-4) is 0-1 with a 4.57 ERA in four starts since beating Detroit 2-0 with 7 1/3 innings of three-hit ball on May 29 at Anaheim. He has made two career starts against Seattle, both losses, allowing eight earned runs in 9 1/3 innings.
7:15PM,EDT,June 27,2015
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 |
| Seattle - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Morrison lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| S. Smith grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Robertson singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun homered to right (415 feet), Robertson scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Cruz doubled to deep center. | 0 | 2 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Miller struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Giavotella grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Joyce struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Pérez popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Ackley grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Zunino grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Morrison grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Featherston struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Robertson flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Calhoun popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| S. Smith lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Cruz grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Trout popped out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Freese doubled to deep right, Freese out stretching at third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Seager singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Seager to second on wild pitch by Richards. | 0 | 2 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Miller lined into double play, to third, Seager doubled off second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Giavotella grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Joyce struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Pérez lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Ackley struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Zunino singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Morrison singled to right, Zunino to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Zunino scored, Morrison to second on wild pitch by Richards. | 1 | 2 |
| S. Smith reached on infield single to third, Morrison to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Canó grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, S. Smith out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Featherston grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Robertson lined out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Calhoun struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Cruz grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Seager flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Trumbo walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Miller singled to center, Trumbo to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Ackley struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Bloomquist at second base. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout doubled to deep left. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Freese walked, Trout to third, Pujols to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Giavotella singled to right, Trout scored, Pujols to third, Freese to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Aybar hit for Joyce. | 1 | 3 |
| Aybar popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Pérez grounded out to shortstop, Pujols scored, Freese to third, Giavotella to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Featherston flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Zunino homered to center (405 feet). | 2 | 4 |
| Morrison grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| S. Smith fouled out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Bloomquist safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Featherston. | 2 | 4 |
| Smith relieved Richards. | 2 | 4 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mark Lowe pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Lowe relieved Happ. | 2 | 4 |
| Robertson grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Trout walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Pujols singled to right, Trout to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Freese struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Street relieved Smith. | 2 | 4 |
| Seager flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Trumbo flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Miller singled to right center. | 2 | 4 |
| Miller to second on fielder's indifference. | 2 | 4 |
| Ackley walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Zunino grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Ackley out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Morrison 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .245 | .319 | .387 |
| S. Smith LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .262 | .333 | .466 |
| Canó 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .244 | .281 | .352 |
Bloomquist 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .164 | .188 | .179 |
| Cruz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .305 | .370 | .553 |
| Seager 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .262 | .318 | .435 |
| Trumbo RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .159 | .194 | .217 |
| Miller SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .236 | .319 | .395 |
| Ackley CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .199 | .259 | .338 |
| Zunino C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .169 | .238 | .314 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 115 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Cruz (9, Richards) HR: Zunino (8, 8th inning off Richards 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Zunino (17) GIDP: Canó Mariners RISP: 1-10 (Miller 0-2, Seager 0-1, Zunino 0-1, Trumbo 0-2, S. Smith 1-1, Ackley 0-1, Cruz 0-1, Canó 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: Trumbo (Freese at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 2B CANO (HEAD INJURY) LEFT GAME TOP 7TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 40,514 (89.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:38 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Cory Blaser, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Clint Fagan |
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