ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Trout took slight comfort in reaching a couple statistical milestones on the final day of the Los Angeles Angels' worst season of the 21st century.
He's determined to make sure next October means a whole lot more.
Trout stole his 30th base and drove in his 100th run, and the Angels wrapped up just their third losing season in 13 years with an 8-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
"I knew about them for sure, and it's always cool to get 30 stolen bases," Trout said. "It's not where we want to be, but it's good to end it on a positive note."
Jhoulys Chacin pitched seven scoreless innings of four-hit ball for the Angels (74-88), who won nine of their final 11 games and still finished 12th in the 15-team AL.
"We finished strong," said Trout, who completed his second 100-RBI season. "There's a lot of positive things we can take away from this year. It seemed like every other week, our lineup or our pitching staff took a big hit, but we played good for the last few weeks."
Trout concluded another MVP-caliber campaign stuck on 29 homers, but he got his stolen base in the first inning and an RBI single in the sixth before leaving to a standing ovation. Trout went 1 for 2 and added two walks to his Angels-record total of 116, tops in the majors.
"This guy is the MVP," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "I don't think there's any question."
Los Angeles finished fourth in the AL West, failing to finish in the top three for the first time since 1999.
The Astros (84-78) missed the postseason for the 10th time in 11 years, though they won only two fewer games than last season's playoff team.
Houston's Brady Rodgers (0-1) gave up five hits and four runs in his first big league start for his hometown team. The 26-year-old farmhand, who made his MLB debut last month, relished the chance to face Trout.
"It was pretty cool, a pretty special moment that I'll always remember," Rodgers said. "Hopefully we have a lot of battles in our future. I'm definitely looking forward to the competition between him and I."
Jose Altuve went 1 for 4 with a broken-bat single in the ninth inning, ensuring his second AL batting title at .338.
"It's nice for him to end on a high note," Houston manager A.J. Hinch said of Altuve. "The bat breaking is probably not his favorite. He loves his bats. But what a sensational season for him."
Carlos Perez had a two-run double during the Angels' four-run second inning, Kole Calhoun added a two-run double in the sixth and Jefry Marte homered in the seventh.
NO EXTRAS
The Angels became the second team since 1913 to play an entire season without an extra-inning win. Only the 1969 Montreal Expos have done it in that stretch. Los Angeles played only four extra-inning games, the second-fewest since 1913 behind the 1936 St. Louis Browns (3).
JHO'S SURGE
Chacin (4-4), a midseason acquisition, finished an inconsistent year with a dominant effort in his first victory since Aug. 21. He improved to 4-2 with a 3.37 ERA in his career at Angel Stadium.
DAVIDSON'S FAREWELL
Before the game, the Angels announced home plate umpire Bob Davidson is retiring after 28 seasons. The 64-year-old Davidson saluted the stands during a warm ovation. Davidson, who broke into the majors in 1982, is perhaps best known for his aggressive balk calls.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: RF George Springer played in every game this season, although his finale was brief: He led off the game with a single and promptly left for a pinch-runner. He is the first Houston player to appear in every game since Carlos Lee in 2007. Springer led the majors with 744 plate appearances.
Angels: RHP Jered Weaver took a curtain call when he was recognized on the scoreboard. Weaver, who skipped this start with back pain, is a free agent this winter who might not return to the Angels, his only big league team for 11 seasons. "Hopefully there's more," Scioscia said.
Houston Astros
He's determined to make sure next October means a whole lot more.
Trout stole his 30th base and drove in his 100th run, and the Angels wrapped up just their third losing season in 13 years with an 8-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
"I knew about them for sure, and it's always cool to get 30 stolen bases," Trout said. "It's not where we want to be, but it's good to end it on a positive note."
Jhoulys Chacin pitched seven scoreless innings of four-hit ball for the Angels (74-88), who won nine of their final 11 games and still finished 12th in the 15-team AL.
"We finished strong," said Trout, who completed his second 100-RBI season. "There's a lot of positive things we can take away from this year. It seemed like every other week, our lineup or our pitching staff took a big hit, but we played good for the last few weeks."
Trout concluded another MVP-caliber campaign stuck on 29 homers, but he got his stolen base in the first inning and an RBI single in the sixth before leaving to a standing ovation. Trout went 1 for 2 and added two walks to his Angels-record total of 116, tops in the majors.
"This guy is the MVP," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "I don't think there's any question."
Los Angeles finished fourth in the AL West, failing to finish in the top three for the first time since 1999.
The Astros (84-78) missed the postseason for the 10th time in 11 years, though they won only two fewer games than last season's playoff team.
Houston's Brady Rodgers (0-1) gave up five hits and four runs in his first big league start for his hometown team. The 26-year-old farmhand, who made his MLB debut last month, relished the chance to face Trout.
"It was pretty cool, a pretty special moment that I'll always remember," Rodgers said. "Hopefully we have a lot of battles in our future. I'm definitely looking forward to the competition between him and I."
Jose Altuve went 1 for 4 with a broken-bat single in the ninth inning, ensuring his second AL batting title at .338.
"It's nice for him to end on a high note," Houston manager A.J. Hinch said of Altuve. "The bat breaking is probably not his favorite. He loves his bats. But what a sensational season for him."
Carlos Perez had a two-run double during the Angels' four-run second inning, Kole Calhoun added a two-run double in the sixth and Jefry Marte homered in the seventh.
NO EXTRAS
The Angels became the second team since 1913 to play an entire season without an extra-inning win. Only the 1969 Montreal Expos have done it in that stretch. Los Angeles played only four extra-inning games, the second-fewest since 1913 behind the 1936 St. Louis Browns (3).
JHO'S SURGE
Chacin (4-4), a midseason acquisition, finished an inconsistent year with a dominant effort in his first victory since Aug. 21. He improved to 4-2 with a 3.37 ERA in his career at Angel Stadium.
DAVIDSON'S FAREWELL
Before the game, the Angels announced home plate umpire Bob Davidson is retiring after 28 seasons. The 64-year-old Davidson saluted the stands during a warm ovation. Davidson, who broke into the majors in 1982, is perhaps best known for his aggressive balk calls.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: RF George Springer played in every game this season, although his finale was brief: He led off the game with a single and promptly left for a pinch-runner. He is the first Houston player to appear in every game since Carlos Lee in 2007. Springer led the majors with 744 plate appearances.
Angels: RHP Jered Weaver took a curtain call when he was recognized on the scoreboard. Weaver, who skipped this start with back pain, is a free agent this winter who might not return to the Angels, his only big league team for 11 seasons. "Hopefully there's more," Scioscia said.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | HOU | LAA |
| Springer reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández ran for Springer. | 0 | 0 |
| Altuve grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kemp out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| White struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brady Rodgers pitching for Houston | HOU | LAA |
| Hernández in right field. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cron grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | HOU | LAA |
| González grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Reed popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Stassi grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brady Rodgers pitching for Houston | HOU | LAA |
| Marte walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons singled to center, Marte to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ortega singled to right, Marte scored, Simmons to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Pérez doubled to left, Simmons and Ortega scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Pennington singled to right center, Pérez to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Escobar hit sacrifice fly to right, Pérez scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Calhoun flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Trout flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | HOU | LAA |
| Moran struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Marisnick grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Hernández singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Kemp walked, Hernández to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Altuve lined out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brady Rodgers pitching for Houston | HOU | LAA |
| Cron flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Marte flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Simmons popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | HOU | LAA |
| White fouled out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| González grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Reed struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brady Rodgers pitching for Houston | HOU | LAA |
| Ortega lined out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Pérez doubled to deep center. | 0 | 4 |
| Pennington walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Escobar flied out to center, Pérez to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Hoyt relieved Rodgers. | 0 | 4 |
| Pennington stole second. | 0 | 4 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | HOU | LAA |
| Stassi reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Moran grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Stassi out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| Marisnick struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| James Hoyt pitching for Houston | HOU | LAA |
| Trout walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Marte struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Simmons grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | HOU | LAA |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Kemp singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Altuve struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| White grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Chapman pitching for Houston | HOU | LAA |
| Chapman relieved Hoyt. | 0 | 4 |
| Ortega reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Pérez walked, Ortega to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Pennington flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Ortega to third, Pérez to second on passed ball by Stassi. | 0 | 4 |
| Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to third, Ortega out at home, Pérez to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Cowart ran for Escobar. | 0 | 4 |
| Calhoun doubled to deep center, Pérez and Cowart scored. | 0 | 6 |
| Buss ran for Calhoun. | 0 | 6 |
| Gustave relieved Chapman. | 0 | 6 |
| Trout singled to right, Buss scored. | 0 | 7 |
| Bandy ran for Trout. | 0 | 7 |
| Cron lined out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | HOU | LAA |
| Cowart at third base. | 0 | 7 |
| Buss in right field. | 0 | 7 |
| Choi at first base. | 0 | 7 |
| Petit at second base. | 0 | 7 |
| Pennington at shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| González grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Reed grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Stassi struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, -1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jandel Gustave pitching for Houston | HOU | LAA |
| Marte homered to left center (406 feet). | 0 | 8 |
| Choi struck out swinging. | 0 | 8 |
| Ortega walked. | 0 | 8 |
| Pérez popped out to second. | 0 | 8 |
| Pennington struck out swinging. | 0 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | HOU | LAA |
| Ramírez relieved Chacín. | 0 | 8 |
| Moran doubled to left. | 0 | 8 |
| Marisnick grounded out to second, Moran to third. | 0 | 8 |
| Hernández hit sacrifice fly to center, Moran scored. | 1 | 8 |
| Kemp flied out to left. | 1 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Sipp pitching for Houston | HOU | LAA |
| Sipp relieved Gustave. | 1 | 8 |
| Cowart grounded out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Buss flied out to center. | 1 | 8 |
| Bandy popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Bailey pitching for Los Angeles | HOU | LAA |
| Bailey relieved Ramírez. | 1 | 8 |
| Altuve singled to right. | 1 | 8 |
| White flied out to right. | 1 | 8 |
| González singled to center, Altuve to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Reed struck out looking. | 1 | 8 |
| Stassi lined out to center. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Houston Astros
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springer RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .261 | .359 | .457 |
Hernández PR-RF
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .230 | .304 | .420 |
| Kemp LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .217 | .296 | .325 |
| Altuve DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .338 | .396 | .531 |
| White 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .217 | .286 | .378 |
| González SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .254 | .293 | .401 |
| Reed 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .164 | .270 | .262 |
| Stassi C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
| Moran 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .130 | .200 | .174 |
| Marisnick CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .209 | .257 | .331 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 114 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Moran (1, Ramírez) RBI: Hernández (11) SF: Hernández GIDP: Moran Astros RISP: 0-4 (Altuve 0-1, Reed 0-1, Stassi 0-1, Marisnick 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING PB: Stassi. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 28,083 (61.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bob Davidson, First Base - Dale Scott, Second Base - Dan Iassogna, Third Base - Lance Barrett |
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