ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Albert Pujols' home runs these days come with a baseball history lesson.
Pujols hit his 537th home run Thursday night to move ahead of Mickey Mantle into 16th place on the career list, and Mike Trout also homered for the Los Angeles Angels in a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Pujols' 17th home run of the season, which came in the ninth inning off Preston Guilmet, was his 1,122nd extra-base hit, tying Manny Ramirez for 14th place in that category. The 35-year-old first baseman has 1,635 RBI, one short of Ernie Banks who is 29th on the all-time list.
"We hear about Mickey Mantle again; (Pujols) tied him and now he's ahead of him," said Angels manager Mike Scioscia. "Every time he hits one, it's fun to follow the names that keep coming into the conversation."
Pujols' homer was his ninth in 13 games.
"I'm catching more breaks, I guess," he said. "I've been swinging the bat well all year long and if you stay with that approach, sooner or later they're going to fall. I'm not going out there and trying to hit a home run every time, just trying to put on a good swing and let the rest take care of itself."
Trout drove in two runs with his 17th home run and a double. The homer, his sixth in 11 games, drove in the Angels' first run off Rays starter Alex Colome. Trout's two-out double off Brad Boxberger drove in another run in the seventh after rookie Kyle Kubitza's single had given Los Angeles its first lead of the game, 3-2.
The Angels had 14 hits in winning for only the second time in eight games.
"We had great at-bats one through nine," said Trout. "It was fun to watch, fun to be a part of it. That's how we need to be every night."
Garrett Richards (6-4) pitched seven innings for the Angels, giving up two runs and four hits while striking out seven.
Former Angel Kevin Jepsen (1-4) took the loss after giving up three runs in the decisive seventh. The Rays' bullpen gave up five runs 3 2/3 innings.
"(We) brought our guys in and it just didn't work out tonight. We'll still take those chances anytime we get them with our bullpen. We have a ton of confidence in them."
Steven Souza Jr.'s 12th home run gave the Rays a 2-0 lead in the second. That score stood until Trout's homer in the sixth.
Colome gave up one run and four hits while striking out four in 5 1/3 innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: 1B C.J. Cron's left hand was sore after being struck by a pitch Wednesday night. He grounded out as a pinch hitter in the ninth.
Rays: LHP Drew Smyly began sock tossing Thursday, the first step in his return from a torn labrum. Smyly is not eligible to come off the DL until July 5 and might miss the rest of the season.
UP NEXT
Angels: LHP Hector Santiago (4-3) will face Oakland in the opener of a five-game homestand Friday night.
Rays: RHP Matt Andriese, called up from the minors last Thursday, will start Friday night's home game against the Chicago White Sox.
RAYS ROSTER MOVES
The Rays optioned Guilmet and designated C Bobby Wilson for assignment after Thursday night's game and placed RHP Andrew Bellatti on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 10. They recalled Andriese and LHPs Enny Romero and C.J. Riefenhauser.
DANCIN' WITH A STAR
Singer-actress Paula Abdul made a series of dance moves toward the plate before throwing the ceremonial first pitch. She was at the game as the goodwill ambassador for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
Pujols hit his 537th home run Thursday night to move ahead of Mickey Mantle into 16th place on the career list, and Mike Trout also homered for the Los Angeles Angels in a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Pujols' 17th home run of the season, which came in the ninth inning off Preston Guilmet, was his 1,122nd extra-base hit, tying Manny Ramirez for 14th place in that category. The 35-year-old first baseman has 1,635 RBI, one short of Ernie Banks who is 29th on the all-time list.
"We hear about Mickey Mantle again; (Pujols) tied him and now he's ahead of him," said Angels manager Mike Scioscia. "Every time he hits one, it's fun to follow the names that keep coming into the conversation."
Pujols' homer was his ninth in 13 games.
"I'm catching more breaks, I guess," he said. "I've been swinging the bat well all year long and if you stay with that approach, sooner or later they're going to fall. I'm not going out there and trying to hit a home run every time, just trying to put on a good swing and let the rest take care of itself."
Trout drove in two runs with his 17th home run and a double. The homer, his sixth in 11 games, drove in the Angels' first run off Rays starter Alex Colome. Trout's two-out double off Brad Boxberger drove in another run in the seventh after rookie Kyle Kubitza's single had given Los Angeles its first lead of the game, 3-2.
The Angels had 14 hits in winning for only the second time in eight games.
"We had great at-bats one through nine," said Trout. "It was fun to watch, fun to be a part of it. That's how we need to be every night."
Garrett Richards (6-4) pitched seven innings for the Angels, giving up two runs and four hits while striking out seven.
Former Angel Kevin Jepsen (1-4) took the loss after giving up three runs in the decisive seventh. The Rays' bullpen gave up five runs 3 2/3 innings.
"(We) brought our guys in and it just didn't work out tonight. We'll still take those chances anytime we get them with our bullpen. We have a ton of confidence in them."
Steven Souza Jr.'s 12th home run gave the Rays a 2-0 lead in the second. That score stood until Trout's homer in the sixth.
Colome gave up one run and four hits while striking out four in 5 1/3 innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: 1B C.J. Cron's left hand was sore after being struck by a pitch Wednesday night. He grounded out as a pinch hitter in the ninth.
Rays: LHP Drew Smyly began sock tossing Thursday, the first step in his return from a torn labrum. Smyly is not eligible to come off the DL until July 5 and might miss the rest of the season.
UP NEXT
Angels: LHP Hector Santiago (4-3) will face Oakland in the opener of a five-game homestand Friday night.
Rays: RHP Matt Andriese, called up from the minors last Thursday, will start Friday night's home game against the Chicago White Sox.
RAYS ROSTER MOVES
The Rays optioned Guilmet and designated C Bobby Wilson for assignment after Thursday night's game and placed RHP Andrew Bellatti on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 10. They recalled Andriese and LHPs Enny Romero and C.J. Riefenhauser.
DANCIN' WITH A STAR
Singer-actress Paula Abdul made a series of dance moves toward the plate before throwing the ceremonial first pitch. She was at the game as the goodwill ambassador for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
7:10PM,EDT,June 11,2015
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| Aybar walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout continues to bat after dropped foul ball by right fielder Souza Jr.. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Butler reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Butler caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| Giavotella grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Navarro grounded out to second, Joyce to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| DeJesus flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. homered to right (368 feet), Forsythe scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Franklin reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Rivera grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| Kubitza grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Aybar lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Trout reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| Kiermaier popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| Calhoun grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Giavotella singled to left center. | 0 | 2 |
| Joyce struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Giavotella caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| DeJesus grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Forsythe grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| Navarro singled to left center. | 0 | 2 |
| Iannetta grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Navarro out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Kubitza struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| Cabrera bunt ground out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Franklin struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Rivera doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 2 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| Aybar grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Trout homered to left (393 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Gomes relieved Colomé. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Calhoun singled to center, Pujols to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Giavotella flied out to center, Pujols thrown out at home. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| Butler grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Longoria fouled out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| DeJesus grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Jepsen pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| Joyce walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Navarro reached on infield single to third, Joyce to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Iannetta struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| Kubitza singled to right, Joyce scored, Navarro to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Boxberger relieved Jepsen. | 2 | 2 |
| Aybar grounded into fielder's choice to second, Navarro scored, Kubitza out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| Aybar stole second. | 3 | 2 |
| Trout doubled to left, Aybar scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Guilmet relieved Boxberger. | 4 | 2 |
| Pujols flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| Forsythe flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. flied out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Preston Guilmet pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Giavotella singled to left. | 4 | 2 |
| Joyce struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Navarro singled to center, Giavotella to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Iannetta grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| Franklin struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Rivera struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Preston Guilmet pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| Kubitza walked. | 4 | 2 |
| Aybar struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Trout flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Pujols homered to left (377 feet), Kubitza scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Cedeño relieved Guilmet. | 6 | 2 |
| Calhoun singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Giavotella reached on infield single to shortstop, Calhoun to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Cron grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| Butler singled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Longoria flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Butler to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 2 |
| DeJesus flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Forsythe flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Aybar SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .267 | .311 | .316 |
| Trout CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .292 | .376 | .571 |
| Pujols 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .267 | .318 | .534 |
| Calhoun RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .272 | .331 | .392 |
| Giavotella 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .281 | .337 | .368 |
| Joyce DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | .183 | .265 | .320 |
a-Cron PH-DH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .204 | .237 | .269 |
| Navarro LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .308 | .400 | .346 |
| Iannetta C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .164 | .264 | .270 |
| Kubitza 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .500 | .571 | .500 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 176 | |||
| a-grounded to third for M Joyce in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Trout (12, Boxberger) HR: Trout (17, 6th inning off Colomé 0 on, 1 Out); Pujols (17, 9th inning off Guilmet 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Trout 2 (36), Kubitza (1), Aybar (19), Pujols 2 (32) 2-out RBI: Trout, Pujols 2 GIDP: Iannetta Angels RISP: 2-9 (Trout 1-1, Kubitza 1-1, Iannetta 0-3, Aybar 0-1, Giavotella 0-1, Pujols 0-1, Cron 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Aybar (4, 2nd base off Boxberger/Rivera) CS: Giavotella (1, 2nd base by Colomé/Rivera) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 10,779 (34.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:20 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Hickox, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Dana DeMuth, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
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