TORONTO -- Albert Pujols followed up a milestone homer by joining a select group of run producers.
Pujols reached the 100-RBI mark for the 13th time, the fifth player in history to achieve the feat, Mike Trout had three hits and matched his season-high with four RBI, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Thursday night.
"Albert and Mike had a great series putting up some runs for us and a bunch of RBI," Angels right-hander Jered Weaver said. "That was awesome."
Trout went 7 for 12 with five RBI in the series, as the Angels took two of three. Pujols went 6 for 12 with four RBI.
"They're both locked in," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "One's going to the Hall of Fame, one eventually probably will. They're swinging it good."
Weaver pitched 5 2/3 innings to snap a three-start losing streak as the Angels won consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 2/3 and prevented J.A. Happ from becoming the first 18-game winner in the majors.
After winning 11 straight decisions, Happ (17-4) suffered his first lost since June 10 at Detroit. He allowed four runs and six hits in five innings.
One day after his 584th home run moved him past Mark McGwire into sole possession of 10th place on the all-time list, Pujols joined Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Alex Rodriguez and Babe Ruth as the only players to collect 100 or more RBI in 13 seasons.
"I'm just very blessed to have the opportunity to accomplish that," said Pujols, adding that he had received a congratulatory text from McGwire, his teammate with St. Louis in 2001.
Pujols leads baseball with 40 RBI since the All-Star break.
"He's hit the ball hard all year," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Early in the year, not a lot to show for it."
Josh Donaldson homered for the Blue Jays, who missed an opportunity to open a one-game lead over Boston in the AL East. The Red Sox lost 2-1 at Tampa Bay earlier Thursday. Toronto has lost four of six.
"There's no doubt we've cooled off," Gibbons said. "That's due to change, it always does. There's not a lot of season left but we're due."
Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista was activated off the 15-day disabled list and started at DH, batting leadoff. He finished 1 for 4 with two RBI. He had a sacrifice fly in the second and an RBI double in the ninth.
Los Angeles trailed 2-0 on Donaldson's fifth-inning homer, his 29th. Trout tied it with a two-run single in the sixth and Pujols followed with a go-ahead single.
Up with the bases loaded for the second straight at-bat, Trout hit a two-run single off Joaquin Benoit in the seventh.
"(Trout) is as good as there is and he's hitting the ball hard," Scioscia said. "He came up in the right spots tonight and got hits."
Weaver (9-11) allowed two runs, one earned, and five hits.
TOUGH ON TORONTO
Weaver is 11-2 in 14 career starts against Toronto, including 4-0 in five starts against the Blue Jays since 2013. He's 5-1 in six career outings at Rogers Centre.
HOMER PRONE
Weaver has allowed 31 home runs this season, tied with James Shields for second-most in baseball. Cleveland's Josh Tomlin has given up 32.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: 3B Yunel Escobar (concussion) has not resumed physical activity and won't be activated when eligible Saturday, Scioscia said. Escobar fouled a ball off his face while attempting to bunt last Friday.
Blue Jays: 2B Devon Travis (sore right ring finger) missed his third straight game but hopes to return Friday. ... OF Michael Saunders (hamstring) was unavailable. ... INF Ryan Goins was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo to make room for Bautista.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Ricky Nolasco (4-11, 5.22) starts Friday as Los Angeles returns home for a three-game series with the Tigers. Nolasco is 0-2 with a 4.32 ERA in three starts against Detroit this season.
Blue Jays: LHP Francisco Liriano (6-12, 5.21) starts the opener of a three-game series against Minnesota on Friday. He's 2-1 with a 5.66 ERA in four career starts against the Twins.
Los Angeles Angels
Pujols reached the 100-RBI mark for the 13th time, the fifth player in history to achieve the feat, Mike Trout had three hits and matched his season-high with four RBI, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Thursday night.
"Albert and Mike had a great series putting up some runs for us and a bunch of RBI," Angels right-hander Jered Weaver said. "That was awesome."
Trout went 7 for 12 with five RBI in the series, as the Angels took two of three. Pujols went 6 for 12 with four RBI.
"They're both locked in," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "One's going to the Hall of Fame, one eventually probably will. They're swinging it good."
Weaver pitched 5 2/3 innings to snap a three-start losing streak as the Angels won consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 2/3 and prevented J.A. Happ from becoming the first 18-game winner in the majors.
After winning 11 straight decisions, Happ (17-4) suffered his first lost since June 10 at Detroit. He allowed four runs and six hits in five innings.
One day after his 584th home run moved him past Mark McGwire into sole possession of 10th place on the all-time list, Pujols joined Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Alex Rodriguez and Babe Ruth as the only players to collect 100 or more RBI in 13 seasons.
"I'm just very blessed to have the opportunity to accomplish that," said Pujols, adding that he had received a congratulatory text from McGwire, his teammate with St. Louis in 2001.
Pujols leads baseball with 40 RBI since the All-Star break.
"He's hit the ball hard all year," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Early in the year, not a lot to show for it."
Josh Donaldson homered for the Blue Jays, who missed an opportunity to open a one-game lead over Boston in the AL East. The Red Sox lost 2-1 at Tampa Bay earlier Thursday. Toronto has lost four of six.
"There's no doubt we've cooled off," Gibbons said. "That's due to change, it always does. There's not a lot of season left but we're due."
Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista was activated off the 15-day disabled list and started at DH, batting leadoff. He finished 1 for 4 with two RBI. He had a sacrifice fly in the second and an RBI double in the ninth.
Los Angeles trailed 2-0 on Donaldson's fifth-inning homer, his 29th. Trout tied it with a two-run single in the sixth and Pujols followed with a go-ahead single.
Up with the bases loaded for the second straight at-bat, Trout hit a two-run single off Joaquin Benoit in the seventh.
"(Trout) is as good as there is and he's hitting the ball hard," Scioscia said. "He came up in the right spots tonight and got hits."
Weaver (9-11) allowed two runs, one earned, and five hits.
TOUGH ON TORONTO
Weaver is 11-2 in 14 career starts against Toronto, including 4-0 in five starts against the Blue Jays since 2013. He's 5-1 in six career outings at Rogers Centre.
HOMER PRONE
Weaver has allowed 31 home runs this season, tied with James Shields for second-most in baseball. Cleveland's Josh Tomlin has given up 32.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: 3B Yunel Escobar (concussion) has not resumed physical activity and won't be activated when eligible Saturday, Scioscia said. Escobar fouled a ball off his face while attempting to bunt last Friday.
Blue Jays: 2B Devon Travis (sore right ring finger) missed his third straight game but hopes to return Friday. ... OF Michael Saunders (hamstring) was unavailable. ... INF Ryan Goins was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo to make room for Bautista.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Ricky Nolasco (4-11, 5.22) starts Friday as Los Angeles returns home for a three-game series with the Tigers. Nolasco is 0-2 with a 4.32 ERA in three starts against Detroit this season.
Blue Jays: LHP Francisco Liriano (6-12, 5.21) starts the opener of a three-game series against Minnesota on Friday. He's 2-1 with a 5.66 ERA in four career starts against the Twins.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols singled to shallow left, Trout to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cron grounded into double play, second to first, Pujols out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Encarnación doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Martin walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Simmons grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bandy grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Buss struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Pillar grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton Jr. doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Carrera safe at first on error by second baseman Petit, Upton Jr. to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Barney walked, Carrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista hit sacrifice fly to right, Upton Jr. scored, Carrera to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Donaldson lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Cowart struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Petit struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Calhoun grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Encarnación grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Martin flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Trout flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Cron flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Pillar popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Upton Jr. lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Carrera grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Simmons grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bandy struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Buss struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Barney struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Bautista flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Donaldson homered to center (456 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Encarnación struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Cowart hit a ground rule double to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Petit walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Calhoun reached on infield single to pitcher, Cowart to third, Petit to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Trout singled to shallow left, Cowart and Petit scored, Calhoun to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Calhoun to third, Trout to second on wild pitch by Happ. | 2 | 2 |
| Pujols singled to center, Calhoun scored, Trout to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Biagini relieved Happ. | 3 | 2 |
| Cron grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Trout scored, Pujols out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| Simmons lined out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Martin popped out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| Tulowitzki fouled out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Pillar singled to shallow left. | 4 | 2 |
| Upton Jr. singled to center, Pillar to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Upton Jr. stole second. | 4 | 2 |
| Carrera walked. | 4 | 2 |
| Valdez relieved Weaver. | 4 | 2 |
| Barney grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Bandy singled to shallow left. | 4 | 2 |
| Buss reached on bunt single to third, Bandy to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Cowart bunt popped out to pitcher. | 4 | 2 |
| Petit fouled out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Cecil relieved Biagini. | 4 | 2 |
| Calhoun walked, Bandy to third, Buss to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Benoit relieved Cecil. | 4 | 2 |
| Trout singled to shallow left, Bandy and Buss scored, Calhoun to second, Calhoun thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Valdez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Bautista grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Donaldson struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Encarnación lined out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Cron singled to shallow right. | 6 | 2 |
| Simmons singled to shallow right, Cron to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Bandy lined into double play, shortstop to second, Cron doubled off second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Ramírez relieved Valdez. | 6 | 2 |
| Martin grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| Pillar grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Grilli relieved Benoit. | 6 | 2 |
| Buss flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Cowart struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Petit walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Calhoun popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Salas pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Salas relieved Ramírez. | 6 | 2 |
| Upton Jr. doubled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Carrera struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| Barney struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| Bautista doubled to left, Upton Jr. scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Donaldson lined out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Angels
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .268 | .351 | .411 |
| Trout CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .316 | .432 | .555 |
| Pujols DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .259 | .322 | .441 |
| Cron 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .272 | .327 | .455 |
| Simmons SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .277 | .311 | .339 |
| Bandy C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .278 | .323 | .483 |
| Buss LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .238 | .256 | .429 |
| Cowart 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .227 | .227 | .318 |
| Petit 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .263 | .317 | .380 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 143 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Cowart (2, Happ) RBI: Trout 4 (82), Pujols (100) 2-out RBI: Trout 2 GIDP: Cron 2 Angels RISP: 4-9 (Bandy 0-1, Calhoun 1-1, Cowart 0-1, Cron 0-2, Trout 2-2, Pujols 1-1, Petit 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Petit (6, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 46,273 (93.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:06 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Jim Wolf, Second Base - Adrian Johnson, Third Base - Chad Whitson |
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