ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Garrett Richards largely dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers until Chase Utley slapped his 109th and final pitch into left field, driving in the tying run.
It was disheartening and deflating -- just like the Los Angeles Angels' entire stretch run.
A few minutes later, Kole Calhoun and Albert Pujols showed there's still hope.
Pujols drove in Calhoun with the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, and the Angels snapped their eight-game skid in the Freeway Series with a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers on Wednesday night.
The Angels had lost 12 of their previous 18 games while sliding to the brink of irrelevance in the playoff race. But Pujols insists his team won't give up, and he came up big to make sure the Angels avoided a six-game season sweep by the Dodgers.
"In that situation, I have experience," Pujols said. "One out, the infield in, I think I've got enough experience to calm myself and get a good pitch to hit."
Calhoun doubled into the right-field corner leading off the eighth against Luis Avilan (2-5) and advanced when Andre Ethier bobbled it. After Pedro Baez struck out Mike Trout, Pujols bounced a one-out single through the middle.
Richards matched his career high with 11 strikeouts during 7 2/3 innings of four-hit ball, snapping his slider with authority as the Angels beat their local rivals for the first time since last year.
"I just felt good with all my stuff," said Richards after barely missing his 14th victory. "I got ahead early and put guys away."
The Angels hadn't even led a game against the Dodgers this season until Taylor Featherston tripled and scored on Calhoun's sacrifice fly in the third inning.
David Freese had an early RBI double for the Angels, who pulled within 3 1/2 games of Texas for the second AL wild-card spot with the Rangers' loss, although Minnesota is between them.
Scott Schebler homered for the Dodgers on Richards' first pitch, but the NL West leaders lost for just the third time in 16 games. The Giants' loss kept the Dodgers 8 1/2 games up in the division race, but the Dodgers' five-game winning streak was snapped despite Utley's clutch two-out, two-strike hit for his new team.
"To win two series on the road has been good for us," third baseman Justin Turner said. "Earlier in the year, we didn't play well on the road, so it's nice to win some series."
Jose Alvarez (4-3) struck out Adrian Gonzalez to end the eighth, and Huston Street pitched the ninth for his 33rd save.
Joe Wieland yielded four hits over four innings in his first big league appearance since May 6 for the Dodgers. After two weeks of inactivity, he was the fill-in starter for Mat Latos, a late scratch with a stiff neck.
FIRST THINGS FIRST
Until Featherston scored, the Angels hadn't led the Dodgers at any point in any game this year, or in seven consecutive meetings dating to last season. They hadn't held on to a lead for a full inning in any of their eight straight losses to the Dodgers.
BROOKLYN UPPER-DECKER
Schebler's homer followed Justin Ruggiano's leadoff homer in the Dodgers' 6-4 win on Tuesday night. The Dodgers hadn't led off consecutive games with homers since July 12-13, 1951, when Carl Furillo did it both games for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: Latos was scratched about three hours before game time. His one-run performance against the Angels last month has been his only outstanding start since joining the Dodgers in a trade.
Angels: Matt Shoemaker played catch Wednesday in the next step in his rehabilitation of a strained right forearm. He still doesn't know when he'll return to the rotation.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: After a day off, Alex Wood (10-9, 3.51 ERA) is likely to start at Arizona on Friday, but manager Don Mattingly hasn't confirmed his reconfigured rotation in the wake of Latos' scratch.
Angels: After a day off, Jered Weaver (6-10, 4.78 ERA) takes the mound for their series opener against AL West-leading Houston.
It was disheartening and deflating -- just like the Los Angeles Angels' entire stretch run.
A few minutes later, Kole Calhoun and Albert Pujols showed there's still hope.
Pujols drove in Calhoun with the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, and the Angels snapped their eight-game skid in the Freeway Series with a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers on Wednesday night.
The Angels had lost 12 of their previous 18 games while sliding to the brink of irrelevance in the playoff race. But Pujols insists his team won't give up, and he came up big to make sure the Angels avoided a six-game season sweep by the Dodgers.
"In that situation, I have experience," Pujols said. "One out, the infield in, I think I've got enough experience to calm myself and get a good pitch to hit."
Calhoun doubled into the right-field corner leading off the eighth against Luis Avilan (2-5) and advanced when Andre Ethier bobbled it. After Pedro Baez struck out Mike Trout, Pujols bounced a one-out single through the middle.
Richards matched his career high with 11 strikeouts during 7 2/3 innings of four-hit ball, snapping his slider with authority as the Angels beat their local rivals for the first time since last year.
"I just felt good with all my stuff," said Richards after barely missing his 14th victory. "I got ahead early and put guys away."
The Angels hadn't even led a game against the Dodgers this season until Taylor Featherston tripled and scored on Calhoun's sacrifice fly in the third inning.
David Freese had an early RBI double for the Angels, who pulled within 3 1/2 games of Texas for the second AL wild-card spot with the Rangers' loss, although Minnesota is between them.
Scott Schebler homered for the Dodgers on Richards' first pitch, but the NL West leaders lost for just the third time in 16 games. The Giants' loss kept the Dodgers 8 1/2 games up in the division race, but the Dodgers' five-game winning streak was snapped despite Utley's clutch two-out, two-strike hit for his new team.
"To win two series on the road has been good for us," third baseman Justin Turner said. "Earlier in the year, we didn't play well on the road, so it's nice to win some series."
Jose Alvarez (4-3) struck out Adrian Gonzalez to end the eighth, and Huston Street pitched the ninth for his 33rd save.
Joe Wieland yielded four hits over four innings in his first big league appearance since May 6 for the Dodgers. After two weeks of inactivity, he was the fill-in starter for Mat Latos, a late scratch with a stiff neck.
FIRST THINGS FIRST
Until Featherston scored, the Angels hadn't led the Dodgers at any point in any game this year, or in seven consecutive meetings dating to last season. They hadn't held on to a lead for a full inning in any of their eight straight losses to the Dodgers.
BROOKLYN UPPER-DECKER
Schebler's homer followed Justin Ruggiano's leadoff homer in the Dodgers' 6-4 win on Tuesday night. The Dodgers hadn't led off consecutive games with homers since July 12-13, 1951, when Carl Furillo did it both games for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: Latos was scratched about three hours before game time. His one-run performance against the Angels last month has been his only outstanding start since joining the Dodgers in a trade.
Angels: Matt Shoemaker played catch Wednesday in the next step in his rehabilitation of a strained right forearm. He still doesn't know when he'll return to the rotation.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: After a day off, Alex Wood (10-9, 3.51 ERA) is likely to start at Arizona on Friday, but manager Don Mattingly hasn't confirmed his reconfigured rotation in the wake of Latos' scratch.
Angels: After a day off, Jered Weaver (6-10, 4.78 ERA) takes the mound for their series opener against AL West-leading Houston.
10:00PM,EDT,September 9,2015
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 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Schebler homered to center (404 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Utley struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Gonzalez walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Ethier grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gonzalez out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Joe Wieland pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Calhoun grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Van Slyke flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joe Wieland pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Murphy fouled out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Cron flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Aybar doubled to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| Freese doubled to deep center, Aybar scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Pérez struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Barnes grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Utley struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joe Wieland pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Featherston tripled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Calhoun hit sacrifice fly to left, Featherston scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout singled to shallow right. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols grounded out to third, Trout to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Murphy walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Gonzalez walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Ethier grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Gonzalez out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Joe Wieland pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Aybar grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Freese lined out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Pérez lined out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Seager singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Seager picked off first. | 1 | 2 |
| Van Slyke struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Pederson grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Yimi Garcia pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| García relieved Wieland. | 1 | 2 |
| Featherston flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Barnes walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Schebler struck out looking, Barnes stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Utley hit by pitch. | 1 | 2 |
| Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Turner lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Yimi Garcia pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Pujols grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Murphy lined out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Cron hit by pitch. | 1 | 2 |
| Aybar lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Ethier flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Seager flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Van Slyke grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jim Johnson pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Johnson relieved García. | 1 | 2 |
| Freese grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Pérez grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| Featherston grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Cowart at third base. | 1 | 2 |
| Pederson doubled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Barnes sacrificed to third, Pederson to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Utley doubled to shallow left, Pederson scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Álvarez relieved Richards. | 2 | 2 |
| Gonzalez struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Luis Avilan pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Avilán relieved Johnson. | 2 | 2 |
| Calhoun doubled to right, Calhoun to third on error by right fielder Ethier. | 2 | 2 |
| Báez relieved Avilán. | 2 | 2 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Pujols singled to center, Calhoun scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Murphy singled to shallow left, Pujols to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Cowgill ran for Murphy. | 2 | 3 |
| Cron grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cowgill out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | LAA |
| Cowgill in left field. | 2 | 3 |
| Navarro at first base. | 2 | 3 |
| Street relieved Álvarez. | 2 | 3 |
| Turner grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Ethier lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Seager grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Schebler LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .357 | .400 | .786 |
| Utley 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .225 | .297 | .362 |
| Gonzalez DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | .276 | .355 | .491 |
| Turner 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .284 | .355 | .490 |
| Ethier RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .293 | .366 | .483 |
| Seager SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .360 | .429 | .520 |
| Van Slyke 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .254 | .333 | .407 |
| Pederson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .215 | .358 | .433 |
| Barnes C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .222 | .364 | .278 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 122 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Pederson (19, Richards); Utley (18, Richards) HR: Schebler (2, 1st inning off Richards 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Schebler (2), Utley (35) S: Barnes 2-out RBI: Utley GIDP: Ethier Dodgers RISP: 1-5 (Utley 1-1, Turner 0-1, Schebler 0-1, Gonzalez 0-2) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Barnes (1, 2nd base off Richards/Pérez) Picked Off: Seager (1st base by Richards) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Ethier (4, bobble) DP: 1 (Utley-Seager-Van Slyke). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 42,799 (94.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | 93 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - Mark Carlson, Second Base - Tripp Gibson, Third Base - Gabe Morales |
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