ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A first-inning home run by Albert Pujols and two scoreless innings from the back of the Los Angeles Angels' bullpen amounted to all the support C.J. Wilson needed to get one of his most satisfying victories of the season.
Wilson pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, leading the Angels to a 1-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. The only hits off him were a leadoff single in the first inning by Billy Burns and a two-out double in the fifth by Marcus Semien.
"Obviously there are a lot of guys in their lineup that have seen me a ton of times, and they've had so many at-bats against me that I had to be really, really careful," Wilson said. "When you have a one-run lead, you can't make any mistakes. So I was determined to pitch tough no matter what the count was and just try to get an out on every pitch."
Wilson (4-5) struck out eight and walked three in his first scoreless outing since April 7, when he allowed two hits over eight innings in a victory at Seattle.
"This was one of the harder games I've had to work through because I had to make so many pitches with the game on the line," Wilson said. "The fun games are the ones where you have a six-run lead, they roll over on everything and you cruise through it. This isn't fun. It's draining. It's a lot of work, but this is what you do all the work and preparation for and watch all the video."
The left-hander was 1/3 with a 6.00 ERA his previous five starts -- including a loss at Yankee Stadium last Sunday, when he gave up a season-worst six runs along with seven hits and three homers in seven innings.
Joe Smith pitched a perfect eighth and Huston Street got three outs for his 19th save in 21 attempts, one night after he needed 26 pitches to preserve a 5-4 victory against his former club.
Kendall Graveman (3-3) went the distance for the first time in nine major league starts, allowing eight hits and striking out eight without walking a batter. The 24-year-old right-hander threw 111 pitches, helping out manager Bob Melvin's battered bullpen. On April 20 in Anaheim, Graveman threw 73 pitches in three-plus innings and left with a 5-3 lead after walking his first two batters in the fourth.
Two nights after passing Mickey Mantle for 16th place on the all-time home run list, Pujols hit the 538th of his career and raised his RBI total to 1,636 -- tying Ernie Banks for 29th place on that list.
Pujols' drive into the left field bullpen gave him 18 homers for the season, tying Mike Trout for the club lead. The three-time NL MVP became the sixth player in Angels history to homer at least 10 times in a 15-game span, and the first since Mo Vaughn did it from May 8-25, 2000.
"I probably threw too many fastballs in that sequence. That's on me," Graveman said. "The first four innings we pitched one way and the last four we pitched a different way. After the fourth I was able to get some more off-balance swings and some that were off the barrel. So it was good to be able to do that. It was a good sign."
Wilson's biggest out came in the fifth, when he got Sam Fuld to chase an outside breaking pitch in the dirt for the third out after giving up a walk to Brett Lawrie and Semien's two-out double to left-center. Fuld, who came in 4 for 11 against Wilson with three RBI and no strikeouts, was in the starting lineup against a lefty for only the second time all season.
"In that situation, I just wanted to throw the ball on the fringes and not throw a meatball with guys on base," Wilson said. "I'd walked him early in the game, which I was extremely frustrated about because I was trying to throw him strikes. ... He's a line-drive hitter, so I'm trying to make sure he hits the ball either way up in the air or on the ground to someone."
Angels third baseman David Freese, who was kept out of the starting lineup the previous three games because of tightness in his right hamstring, was 2 for 3.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: RHP A.J. Griffin, who hasn't pitched for the club since undergoing Tommy John surgery, was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Nashville. Closer Sean Doolittle (left shoulder strain) was transferred to the 60-day DL to clear a spot for Griffin on the 40-man roster.
Angels: OF Collin Cowgill (sprained right wrist) is scheduled to be examined by a specialist in next week in Arizona.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP Sonny Gray (7-3) is 4-1 with a 2.52 ERA in seven career starts against the Angels, including back-to-back wins in April. His 1.74 ERA through Friday was the second-best in the majors, and a percentage point behind Pittsburgh's Gerrit Cole.
Angels: RHP Matt Shoemaker (4-4) has allowed three earned runs in 18 2/3 innings over his last three starts. He is 0-3 with a 5.26 ERA in five home starts this season, including a 6-3 loss to the A's on April 20, when he worked three-plus innings and gave up home runs to Vogt and Marcus Semien.
Wilson pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, leading the Angels to a 1-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. The only hits off him were a leadoff single in the first inning by Billy Burns and a two-out double in the fifth by Marcus Semien.
"Obviously there are a lot of guys in their lineup that have seen me a ton of times, and they've had so many at-bats against me that I had to be really, really careful," Wilson said. "When you have a one-run lead, you can't make any mistakes. So I was determined to pitch tough no matter what the count was and just try to get an out on every pitch."
Wilson (4-5) struck out eight and walked three in his first scoreless outing since April 7, when he allowed two hits over eight innings in a victory at Seattle.
"This was one of the harder games I've had to work through because I had to make so many pitches with the game on the line," Wilson said. "The fun games are the ones where you have a six-run lead, they roll over on everything and you cruise through it. This isn't fun. It's draining. It's a lot of work, but this is what you do all the work and preparation for and watch all the video."
The left-hander was 1/3 with a 6.00 ERA his previous five starts -- including a loss at Yankee Stadium last Sunday, when he gave up a season-worst six runs along with seven hits and three homers in seven innings.
Joe Smith pitched a perfect eighth and Huston Street got three outs for his 19th save in 21 attempts, one night after he needed 26 pitches to preserve a 5-4 victory against his former club.
Kendall Graveman (3-3) went the distance for the first time in nine major league starts, allowing eight hits and striking out eight without walking a batter. The 24-year-old right-hander threw 111 pitches, helping out manager Bob Melvin's battered bullpen. On April 20 in Anaheim, Graveman threw 73 pitches in three-plus innings and left with a 5-3 lead after walking his first two batters in the fourth.
Two nights after passing Mickey Mantle for 16th place on the all-time home run list, Pujols hit the 538th of his career and raised his RBI total to 1,636 -- tying Ernie Banks for 29th place on that list.
Pujols' drive into the left field bullpen gave him 18 homers for the season, tying Mike Trout for the club lead. The three-time NL MVP became the sixth player in Angels history to homer at least 10 times in a 15-game span, and the first since Mo Vaughn did it from May 8-25, 2000.
"I probably threw too many fastballs in that sequence. That's on me," Graveman said. "The first four innings we pitched one way and the last four we pitched a different way. After the fourth I was able to get some more off-balance swings and some that were off the barrel. So it was good to be able to do that. It was a good sign."
Wilson's biggest out came in the fifth, when he got Sam Fuld to chase an outside breaking pitch in the dirt for the third out after giving up a walk to Brett Lawrie and Semien's two-out double to left-center. Fuld, who came in 4 for 11 against Wilson with three RBI and no strikeouts, was in the starting lineup against a lefty for only the second time all season.
"In that situation, I just wanted to throw the ball on the fringes and not throw a meatball with guys on base," Wilson said. "I'd walked him early in the game, which I was extremely frustrated about because I was trying to throw him strikes. ... He's a line-drive hitter, so I'm trying to make sure he hits the ball either way up in the air or on the ground to someone."
Angels third baseman David Freese, who was kept out of the starting lineup the previous three games because of tightness in his right hamstring, was 2 for 3.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: RHP A.J. Griffin, who hasn't pitched for the club since undergoing Tommy John surgery, was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Nashville. Closer Sean Doolittle (left shoulder strain) was transferred to the 60-day DL to clear a spot for Griffin on the 40-man roster.
Angels: OF Collin Cowgill (sprained right wrist) is scheduled to be examined by a specialist in next week in Arizona.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP Sonny Gray (7-3) is 4-1 with a 2.52 ERA in seven career starts against the Angels, including back-to-back wins in April. His 1.74 ERA through Friday was the second-best in the majors, and a percentage point behind Pittsburgh's Gerrit Cole.
Angels: RHP Matt Shoemaker (4-4) has allowed three earned runs in 18 2/3 innings over his last three starts. He is 0-3 with a 5.26 ERA in five home starts this season, including a 6-3 loss to the A's on April 20, when he worked three-plus innings and gave up home runs to Vogt and Marcus Semien.
10:05PM,EDT,June 13,2015
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 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Burns singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Canha flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Zobrist grounded out to third, Burns to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Aybar grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols homered to left (405 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Calhoun flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Phegley grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrie grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Vogt struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Freese singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Freese caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Giavotella struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Navarro singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Pérez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Navarro out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Semien grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Fuld walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Burns grounded into double play, third to second to first, Fuld out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Joyce grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Aybar grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Trout singled to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols grounded into fielder's choice to third, Trout out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Canha lined out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Zobrist flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Calhoun singled to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| Freese singled to right, Calhoun to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Giavotella struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Navarro fouled out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Phegley struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrie walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Vogt struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Semien doubled to left, Lawrie to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Fuld struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Joyce flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Aybar bunt grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Trout grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Burns struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Canha struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Zobrist grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Pujols singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. Pujols caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Freese grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Butler walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Phegley grounded into fielder's choice to third, Butler out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrie safe at first on error by shortstop Aybar, Phegley to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Vogt lined into double play, first to shortstop, Phegley doubled off second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Giavotella lined out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Navarro struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Pérez singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Joyce struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Smith relieved Wilson. | 0 | 1 |
| Semien grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Fuld grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Burns struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Aybar grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Trout grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Street relieved Smith. | 0 | 1 |
| Canha struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Zobrist grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Butler walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Sogard ran for Butler. | 0 | 1 |
| Reddick hit for Phegley. | 0 | 1 |
| Reddick popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Burns CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .310 | .353 | .411 |
| Canha LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .247 | .319 | .432 |
| Zobrist 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .202 | .279 | .330 |
| Butler DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .244 | .298 | .339 |
Sogard PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .290 | .290 |
| Phegley C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .295 | .349 | .474 |
a-Reddick PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .308 | .379 | .529 |
| Lawrie 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .272 | .308 | .402 |
| Vogt 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .279 | .384 | .519 |
| Semien SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .273 | .322 | .416 |
| Fuld RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .205 | .278 | .301 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 134 | |||
| a-popped out to shortstop for J Phegley in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Semien (10, Wilson) GIDP: Burns Athletics RISP: 0-3 (Vogt 0-1, Butler 0-1, Fuld 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Phegley-Semien). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 43,548 (95.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:27 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Conroy, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
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