ANAHEIM,
Calif. -- Angels manager Mike Scioscia rearranged his batting order,
and the results weren't exactly overwhelming -- except for a
game-changing home run by the new cleanup hitter.
Albert Pujols drove in the tying and go-ahead runs in the sixth inning against Jeremy Hellickson with his 539th career homer, David Freese also hit a two-run shot and Garrett Richards pitched seven innings of four-hit ball to help Los Angeles beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Scioscia wanted a different look offensively after watching his team total just five runs over the previous three games. Mike Trout and Pujols were moved back to third and fourth, respectively, while Kole Calhoun replaced Trout in the second spot after batting cleanup in 24 of the previous 27 games and hitting .235 with three homers and 14 RBI during that stretch.
"You don't change your approach because of where you're hitting in the lineup," said Pujols, who started in the cleanup spot for the 240th time in his career and first time since May 21, 2010, with the St. Louis Cardinals.
"It doesn't matter if you hit eighth, leadoff ... you've still got to go out there and play. I wish you guys flip that page and stay focused on the things we have to concentrate on, and that's winning -- not about where I hit, or Trout hitting third. I mean, if that's your wish, you got it tonight."
Pujols was 1 for 3, while Trout went 1 for 3 and Calhoun 0 for 4.
"The lineup wasn't a factor tonight, because we didn't get much going," Scioscia said. "I don't think we had a leadoff runner on for most of the night and that's a tough way to go. So we'll continue to try to try to move forward and find solutions and see if we can apply more pressure on teams."
The Angels managed only three hits through the first five innings -- two-out singles by Trout, Carlos Perez and Kyle Kubitza in the first, second and fifth. But Hellickson (4-4) walked Trout with two out in the sixth after getting ahead of him 1-2, and Pujols drove a 2-1 pitch to left-center for his 19th homer of the season and 11th in 18 games.
"It's really tough, but we stuck to our game plan all night," Arizona catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said. "The plan was not to let guys on base in front of those two guys so that they could do a lot of damage. Trout's a great hitter and he had a great at-bat there. You never want two-out walks, but I'm not upset with a two-out walk to a guy like Trout."
Hellickson allowed two runs and four hits in six innings, striking out six and walking one for Arizona. The right-hander, who came in with a 5.29 ERA, hasn't pitched seven full innings in any of last 22 starts since Aug. 6, 2014.
"It's very frustrating, to say the least," said Hellickson, who retired the first two batters in every inning he pitched. "The way Richards was throwing, I've got to keep the ball in the yard right there. I'm just really mad at myself right now.
"I wanted to throw a fastball down and away to Pujols, but I just left it up a little too much," Hellickson added.
Richards (7-4) yielded an unearned run and three walks, struck out four and retired his final 11 batters after a shaky start as the Angels snapped Arizona's four-game winning streak.
The right-hander, coming off a 6-2 road victory against Tampa Bay in which he allowed two runs over seven innings, has won back-to-back starts for the first time since April 24-30 against Texas and Oakland.
Freese capped the scoring in the eighth against Randall Delgado with his 10th homer after a two-out walk to Pujols. Huston Street pitched a perfect ninth for his 20th save in 22 attempts.
Thanks in part to a fielding error by rookie Taylor Featherston in his fourth start at second base in the big leagues, Richards found himself in a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the first after just nine pitches. He got a visit from pitching coach Mike Butcher before striking out Yasmany Tomas and retiring Jake Lamb on a grounder.
Butcher went to the mound again in the second after Chris Owings led off with a single and advanced to third on a pair of passed balls by Perez with one out and Nick Ahmed at the plate -- the second one coming on ball four to the D-backs' No. 9 hitter. A.J. Pollock drove in Owings with a sacrifice fly.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Chase Anderson (2-1) will make his 13th start of the season as the scene shifts to Phoenix for the final two games of this four-game showdown. He is 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA in eight starts since losing 5-4 to Colorado on April 27 at Chase Field. Last Friday at San Francisco, Anderson pitched seven innings of one-hit ball in a 1-0 victory.
Angels: LHP Hector Santiago (4-3) is coming off his third straight no-decision since beating Detroit 2-0 with 7 1/3 innings of three-hit ball at home.
Albert Pujols drove in the tying and go-ahead runs in the sixth inning against Jeremy Hellickson with his 539th career homer, David Freese also hit a two-run shot and Garrett Richards pitched seven innings of four-hit ball to help Los Angeles beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Scioscia wanted a different look offensively after watching his team total just five runs over the previous three games. Mike Trout and Pujols were moved back to third and fourth, respectively, while Kole Calhoun replaced Trout in the second spot after batting cleanup in 24 of the previous 27 games and hitting .235 with three homers and 14 RBI during that stretch.
"You don't change your approach because of where you're hitting in the lineup," said Pujols, who started in the cleanup spot for the 240th time in his career and first time since May 21, 2010, with the St. Louis Cardinals.
"It doesn't matter if you hit eighth, leadoff ... you've still got to go out there and play. I wish you guys flip that page and stay focused on the things we have to concentrate on, and that's winning -- not about where I hit, or Trout hitting third. I mean, if that's your wish, you got it tonight."
Pujols was 1 for 3, while Trout went 1 for 3 and Calhoun 0 for 4.
"The lineup wasn't a factor tonight, because we didn't get much going," Scioscia said. "I don't think we had a leadoff runner on for most of the night and that's a tough way to go. So we'll continue to try to try to move forward and find solutions and see if we can apply more pressure on teams."
The Angels managed only three hits through the first five innings -- two-out singles by Trout, Carlos Perez and Kyle Kubitza in the first, second and fifth. But Hellickson (4-4) walked Trout with two out in the sixth after getting ahead of him 1-2, and Pujols drove a 2-1 pitch to left-center for his 19th homer of the season and 11th in 18 games.
"It's really tough, but we stuck to our game plan all night," Arizona catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said. "The plan was not to let guys on base in front of those two guys so that they could do a lot of damage. Trout's a great hitter and he had a great at-bat there. You never want two-out walks, but I'm not upset with a two-out walk to a guy like Trout."
Hellickson allowed two runs and four hits in six innings, striking out six and walking one for Arizona. The right-hander, who came in with a 5.29 ERA, hasn't pitched seven full innings in any of last 22 starts since Aug. 6, 2014.
"It's very frustrating, to say the least," said Hellickson, who retired the first two batters in every inning he pitched. "The way Richards was throwing, I've got to keep the ball in the yard right there. I'm just really mad at myself right now.
"I wanted to throw a fastball down and away to Pujols, but I just left it up a little too much," Hellickson added.
Richards (7-4) yielded an unearned run and three walks, struck out four and retired his final 11 batters after a shaky start as the Angels snapped Arizona's four-game winning streak.
The right-hander, coming off a 6-2 road victory against Tampa Bay in which he allowed two runs over seven innings, has won back-to-back starts for the first time since April 24-30 against Texas and Oakland.
Freese capped the scoring in the eighth against Randall Delgado with his 10th homer after a two-out walk to Pujols. Huston Street pitched a perfect ninth for his 20th save in 22 attempts.
Thanks in part to a fielding error by rookie Taylor Featherston in his fourth start at second base in the big leagues, Richards found himself in a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the first after just nine pitches. He got a visit from pitching coach Mike Butcher before striking out Yasmany Tomas and retiring Jake Lamb on a grounder.
Butcher went to the mound again in the second after Chris Owings led off with a single and advanced to third on a pair of passed balls by Perez with one out and Nick Ahmed at the plate -- the second one coming on ball four to the D-backs' No. 9 hitter. A.J. Pollock drove in Owings with a sacrifice fly.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Chase Anderson (2-1) will make his 13th start of the season as the scene shifts to Phoenix for the final two games of this four-game showdown. He is 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA in eight starts since losing 5-4 to Colorado on April 27 at Chase Field. Last Friday at San Francisco, Anderson pitched seven innings of one-hit ball in a 1-0 victory.
Angels: LHP Hector Santiago (4-3) is coming off his third straight no-decision since beating Detroit 2-0 with 7 1/3 innings of three-hit ball at home.
Diamondbacks 1
(31-33, 16-17 away)
10:05PM,EDT,June 16,2015
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 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAA |
| Pollock flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Dorn singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt safe at first on error by second baseman Featherston, Dorn to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta singled to left, Dorn to third, Goldschmidt to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAA |
| Aybar popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAA |
| Owings reached on bunt single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Saltalamacchia lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings to second on passed ball by Pérez. | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed walked, Owings to third on passed ball. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock hit sacrifice fly to right, Owings scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Dorn grounded into fielder's choice to second, Ahmed out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAA |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Joyce popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Kubitza struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAA |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to second, Goldschmidt out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Tomás grounded into double play, third to second to first, Peralta out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAA |
| Featherston popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Aybar grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAA |
| Lamb singled to shallow left. | 1 | 0 |
| Owings popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Saltalamacchia walked, Lamb to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmed flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAA |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Freese lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAA |
| Dorn struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAA |
| Joyce flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Kubitza singled to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| Kubitza to second on wild pitch by Hellickson. | 1 | 0 |
| Featherston struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAA |
| Tomás grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Owings grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAA |
| Aybar struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols homered to center (414 feet), Trout scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Freese lined out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAA |
| Saltalamacchia flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Pollock grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAA |
| Chafin relieved Hellickson. | 1 | 2 |
| Robertson hit for Joyce. | 1 | 2 |
| Robertson lined out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Pérez singled to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Kubitza singled to center, Pérez to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Featherston struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Aybar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kubitza out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAA |
| Robertson in left field. | 1 | 2 |
| Smith relieved Richards. | 1 | 2 |
| Dorn singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Peralta flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomás struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAA |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Delgado relieved Chafin. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Freese homered to right center (389 feet), Pujols scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Robertson reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Pérez lined out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAA |
| Street relieved Smith. | 1 | 4 |
| Lamb grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Owings lined out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Pollock CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .316 | .357 | .484 |
| Dorn 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .385 | .467 | .462 |
| Goldschmidt DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .361 | .481 | .670 |
| Peralta LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .255 | .320 | .433 |
| Tomás RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .318 | .352 | .424 |
| Lamb 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .316 | .400 | .491 |
| Owings 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .238 | .257 | .327 |
| Saltalamacchia C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .125 | .230 | .266 |
| Ahmed SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .221 | .302 | .314 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 122 | |||
| BATTING RBI: Pollock (31) SF: Pollock GIDP: Tomás Diamondbacks RISP: 1-5 (Lamb 0-1, Ahmed 0-1, Tomás 0-1, Pollock 0-1, Peralta 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 40,099 (88.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Doug Eddings, First Base - Jim Wolf, Second Base - Adrian Johnson, Third Base - Bill Miller |
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