SEATTLE -- Matt Shoemaker turned his head just enough to avoid taking Kyle Seager's 105 mph line drive square in the face, then stumbled before falling to the infield grass.
"That was probably the scariest thing I've ever seen on a baseball field," Seager said.
Shoemaker was hospitalized with a small skull fracture and small hematoma from the line drive during the Los Angeles Angels' 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
Shoemaker was struck on the right side of his head with one out in the second inning, getting his face out of the way but failing to get his mitt up in time to stop the hard-hit ball.
After the game, the Angels announced that a CT scan revealed Shoemaker suffered the small fracture and hematoma. He was to be seen by a neurologist and remain in Seattle overnight for observation.
"It just gives you that feeling where you have a pit in your stomach," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Shoemaker was down for several minutes and bleeding from the spot where he was hit. Teammates knelt around the mound and Seager anxiously watched while Shoemaker was tended to. Shoemaker never lost consciousness.
He was tended to in the Angels clubhouse for a short time before being taken to a local hospital.
"The fact of the matter is he was conscious and at least all his reactions were what they were supposed to be on the assessment. I think we could exhale a little bit," Scioscia said. "Just to get him up and walking off the field let you feel a little bit better about what could have been happening. It's tough."
Shoemaker is in his third full season with the Angels, emerging as a rookie in 2014 when he went 16-4 with a 3.04 ERA. He's struggled at times this year but went into Sunday's game having won his last three decisions.
"I had a good view of it and when you see it square someone up like that it's scary," Angels catcher Jett Bandy said. "First thing first, you forget about baseball and you think about his health."
Albert Pujols and C.J. Cron hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and six relievers combined to shut down Seattle after Shoemaker was struck.
Pujols hit his 29th homer of the season off Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma (14-11) with two outs in the first and Cron followed with his 15th home run moments later. The Angels hit seven first-inning home runs in the three-game series.
Pujols added an RBI single in the sixth inning off Iwakuma, and Andrelton Simmons had an RBI single in the eighth inning off reliever Dan Altavilla. Iwakuma went seven innings, giving up eight hits and the three runs.
After Shoemaker walked off the field with trainers on both sides, the Angels leaned on their bullpen. Deolis Guerra (3-0) was the first of the relievers to enter, followed by Jose Alvarez, Mike Morin, Cody Ege and JC Ramirez. Robinson Cano hit his 31st homer off Ege in the sixth and Nelson Cruz hit his 35th in the eighth off Ramirez, both solo shots.
But that was all the Angels allowed, and Andrew Bailey pitched the ninth for his first save.
"Those guys all went out there and took the ball and did a great job," Scioscia said. "Your thoughts are elsewhere at that point until you can understand exactly what is happening with Matt."
PLAYOFF PICTURE
The Angels took two of three in the series, providing another damaging blow to Seattle's fleeting postseason hopes. The Mariners have dropped seven of eight with AL West-leading Texas coming in for a four-game series starting Monday, likely Seattle's last opportunity to get back into the wild-card race.
ROSTER SHUFFLE
Seattle added depth to its overused bullpen by activating RHP Drew Storen and recalling LHP David Rollins on Sunday. Storen had been sidelined by shoulder inflammation, and the pair gives manager Scott Servais a few more options for the later innings with Seattle's starters struggling to get deep into games of late.
UP NEXT
Angels: Jered Weaver (10-11) makes his 27th start as the Angels open a series in Oakland. Weaver got the win in his last start against Cincinnati.
Mariners: Felix Hernandez (9-5) looks to rebound from one of his worst outings of the season as Seattle opens a series against Texas. Hernandez allowed six earned runs in four innings in a loss to the Rangers last Wednesday.
Los Angeles Angels
"That was probably the scariest thing I've ever seen on a baseball field," Seager said.
Shoemaker was hospitalized with a small skull fracture and small hematoma from the line drive during the Los Angeles Angels' 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
Shoemaker was struck on the right side of his head with one out in the second inning, getting his face out of the way but failing to get his mitt up in time to stop the hard-hit ball.
After the game, the Angels announced that a CT scan revealed Shoemaker suffered the small fracture and hematoma. He was to be seen by a neurologist and remain in Seattle overnight for observation.
"It just gives you that feeling where you have a pit in your stomach," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Shoemaker was down for several minutes and bleeding from the spot where he was hit. Teammates knelt around the mound and Seager anxiously watched while Shoemaker was tended to. Shoemaker never lost consciousness.
He was tended to in the Angels clubhouse for a short time before being taken to a local hospital.
"The fact of the matter is he was conscious and at least all his reactions were what they were supposed to be on the assessment. I think we could exhale a little bit," Scioscia said. "Just to get him up and walking off the field let you feel a little bit better about what could have been happening. It's tough."
Shoemaker is in his third full season with the Angels, emerging as a rookie in 2014 when he went 16-4 with a 3.04 ERA. He's struggled at times this year but went into Sunday's game having won his last three decisions.
"I had a good view of it and when you see it square someone up like that it's scary," Angels catcher Jett Bandy said. "First thing first, you forget about baseball and you think about his health."
Albert Pujols and C.J. Cron hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and six relievers combined to shut down Seattle after Shoemaker was struck.
Pujols hit his 29th homer of the season off Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma (14-11) with two outs in the first and Cron followed with his 15th home run moments later. The Angels hit seven first-inning home runs in the three-game series.
Pujols added an RBI single in the sixth inning off Iwakuma, and Andrelton Simmons had an RBI single in the eighth inning off reliever Dan Altavilla. Iwakuma went seven innings, giving up eight hits and the three runs.
After Shoemaker walked off the field with trainers on both sides, the Angels leaned on their bullpen. Deolis Guerra (3-0) was the first of the relievers to enter, followed by Jose Alvarez, Mike Morin, Cody Ege and JC Ramirez. Robinson Cano hit his 31st homer off Ege in the sixth and Nelson Cruz hit his 35th in the eighth off Ramirez, both solo shots.
But that was all the Angels allowed, and Andrew Bailey pitched the ninth for his first save.
"Those guys all went out there and took the ball and did a great job," Scioscia said. "Your thoughts are elsewhere at that point until you can understand exactly what is happening with Matt."
PLAYOFF PICTURE
The Angels took two of three in the series, providing another damaging blow to Seattle's fleeting postseason hopes. The Mariners have dropped seven of eight with AL West-leading Texas coming in for a four-game series starting Monday, likely Seattle's last opportunity to get back into the wild-card race.
ROSTER SHUFFLE
Seattle added depth to its overused bullpen by activating RHP Drew Storen and recalling LHP David Rollins on Sunday. Storen had been sidelined by shoulder inflammation, and the pair gives manager Scott Servais a few more options for the later innings with Seattle's starters struggling to get deep into games of late.
UP NEXT
Angels: Jered Weaver (10-11) makes his 27th start as the Angels open a series in Oakland. Weaver got the win in his last start against Cincinnati.
Mariners: Felix Hernandez (9-5) looks to rebound from one of his worst outings of the season as Seattle opens a series against Texas. Hernandez allowed six earned runs in four innings in a loss to the Rangers last Wednesday.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Calhoun flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols homered to left (368 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Cron homered to center (392 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Gamel struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Canó lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Bandy singled to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| Pennington struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Ortega grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Bandy out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Cruz grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Seager reached on infield single to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Guerra relieved Shoemaker. | 2 | 0 |
| Lind grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, Seager out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Cowart lined out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Calhoun grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Trout walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Trout caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Deolis Guerra pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Martín grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Iannetta lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Marte doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Gamel struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Simmons grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Álvarez relieved Guerra. | 2 | 0 |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Canó singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Cruz flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Seager walked, Canó to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Lind walked, Canó to third, Seager to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Martín lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Bandy singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Pennington grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, Bandy out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ortega grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Morin pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Morin relieved Álvarez. | 2 | 0 |
| Iannetta singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Marte grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Iannetta out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Gamel grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Cowart singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Calhoun singled to center, Cowart to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Pujols singled to left, Cowart scored, Calhoun to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Cron lined out to center, Calhoun to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Simmons flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cody Ege pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Ege relieved Morin. | 3 | 0 |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Canó homered to right center (393 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Cruz singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Seager lined out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Bandy singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Pennington sacrificed to pitcher, Bandy to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Ortega lined out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Cowart struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Ramírez relieved Ege. | 3 | 1 |
| Martín singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Martín stole second. | 3 | 1 |
| Iannetta struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Marte grounded out to second, Martín to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Gamel lined out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dan Altavilla pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Altavilla relieved Iwakuma. | 3 | 1 |
| Calhoun grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Trout walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Pujols singled to center, Trout to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Trout stole third, Pujols to second on wild pitch by Altavilla. | 3 | 1 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Simmons singled to left, Trout scored, Pujols thrown out at home. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Smith grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Canó grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Cruz homered to left (381 feet). | 4 | 2 |
| Seager lined out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Storen relieved Altavilla. | 4 | 2 |
| Bandy struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Pennington lined out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| Ortega grounded out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Bailey pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Bailey relieved Ramírez. | 4 | 2 |
| Lind grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Martín flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Lee hit for Iannetta. | 4 | 2 |
| Lee grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Angels
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .269 | .349 | .422 |
| Trout CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .321 | .440 | .576 |
| Pujols DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .268 | .326 | .467 |
| Cron 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .288 | .335 | .500 |
| Simmons SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .280 | .317 | .342 |
| Bandy C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .260 | .309 | .439 |
| Pennington 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .205 | .263 | .339 |
| Ortega LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .216 | .250 | .276 |
| Cowart 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .265 | .280 | .388 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 115 | |||
| BATTING HR: Pujols (29, 1st inning off Iwakuma 0 on, 2 Out); Cron (15, 1st inning off Iwakuma 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Pujols 2 (108), Cron (61), Simmons (31) S: Pennington 2-out RBI: Pujols, Cron, Simmons GIDP: Ortega, Pennington Angels RISP: 2-8 (Ortega 0-1, Cron 0-2, Cowart 0-1, Simmons 1-2, Trout 0-1, Pujols 1-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Trout (22, 3rd base off Altavilla/Iannetta) CS: Trout (5, 2nd base by Iwakuma/Iannetta) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Cowart-Simmons-Cron, Simmons-Cron). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP SHOEMAKER (HEAD INJURY) LEFT GAME BOTTOM 2 |
Game Information
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 24,033 (50.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 61 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ramon DeJesus, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - David Rackley, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |
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