ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Cameron Maybin stood at third base in the tie game, eyed the infield playing in and then immediately broke on contact.
He dove head-first into home, slid his out-stretched left hand around catcher Russell Martin's tag and scored what proved the final run Monday night in the Los Angeles Angels' 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
"It's just a matter of using my size and athleticism, stretch as long as I can," Maybin said. "I have about a 6-8, 6-9 wing span. That's something you learn from playing basketball -- how long your arms are."
Right-hander Jesse Chavez, who came in relief to take the loss in Friday's 13-inning loss to Toronto, went six innings for the Angels, holding the Blue Jays to one run on four hits. Chavez (2-3) walked four but struck out seven.
"Today was just a normal day," Chavez said. "I felt good, felt normal."
Bud Norris pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his second save.
Martin's solo home run in the fourth accounted for Toronto's only run. It was his second of the season.
The Blue Jays have scored four runs or less in 14 of their 18 games this season.
"We're not clicking as a unit," said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. "That's the bottom line."
The Angels tied the score in the bottom of the fourth when a Mike Trout double turned into a triple after right-fielder Jose Bautista slipped. Albert Pujols singled to score Trout. The Angels' winning rally in the fifth came against Francisco Liriano (1-2) after Maybin's leadoff single. A walk and sacrifice bunt put runners at second and third.
The Blue Jays played the infield in and Yunel Escobar hit a bouncer to second baseman Devon Travis. He fired home, but Maybin avoided the tag by Martin.
"I wasn't sure if I got the plate or not right away, so I just went back and touched it," Maybin said. "(Martin) never touch me."
Liriano went 5 1/3 innings, allowing the two runs on five hits and four walks, with two strikeouts.
"His stuff was good, but his balls-to-strikes ratio wasn't," Gibbons said. "But he held them down and gave us a shot."
The victory allowed the Angels to split the four-game series against Toronto.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: Josh Donaldson (right calf strain) was eligible to come off the disabled list Monday, but remains out with an uncertain return. Gibbons said he did speak to his third baseman from Anaheim Monday and Donaldson said from the team's training facility he was feeling better.
Angels: The team reinstated right-hander Vicente Campos from the disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Salt Lake City. The Angels hope he has better luck there than at Single-A Inland Empire, where Sunday he gave up three runs on two homers in 1 2/3 innings.
RETURN ENGAGEMENT
Chavez coming back three days as a starter after appearing as a reliever against the same team is an oddity, but Angels manager Mike Scioscia said his right-hander handled it well. Said Scioscia: "The four walks were a little uncharacteristic of the way Jesse normally goes about things. But he made pitches when he had to."
DOUBLE EJECTION
Gibbons was ejected for the second time this season, and in two games, unhappy about the strike zone on Liriano and a strike three called against Martin. Said Gibbons: "I thought it was kind of a moving zone. It didn't look like (Liriano) was moving it everywhere."
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: Marco Estrada, who has the lowest ERA (2.63) in the Toronto rotation, will start Tuesday in St. Louis. He has not allowed an earned run in the combined 13 innings of his last two starts.
Angels: JC Ramirez (0-2) is scheduled to make his third start for the Angels Tuesday at home against the A's. The converted reliever has struggled in his first two starts (6.97 ERA) but will be pitching with an extra day's rest.
Toronto Blue Jays
He dove head-first into home, slid his out-stretched left hand around catcher Russell Martin's tag and scored what proved the final run Monday night in the Los Angeles Angels' 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
"It's just a matter of using my size and athleticism, stretch as long as I can," Maybin said. "I have about a 6-8, 6-9 wing span. That's something you learn from playing basketball -- how long your arms are."
Right-hander Jesse Chavez, who came in relief to take the loss in Friday's 13-inning loss to Toronto, went six innings for the Angels, holding the Blue Jays to one run on four hits. Chavez (2-3) walked four but struck out seven.
"Today was just a normal day," Chavez said. "I felt good, felt normal."
Bud Norris pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his second save.
Martin's solo home run in the fourth accounted for Toronto's only run. It was his second of the season.
The Blue Jays have scored four runs or less in 14 of their 18 games this season.
"We're not clicking as a unit," said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. "That's the bottom line."
The Angels tied the score in the bottom of the fourth when a Mike Trout double turned into a triple after right-fielder Jose Bautista slipped. Albert Pujols singled to score Trout. The Angels' winning rally in the fifth came against Francisco Liriano (1-2) after Maybin's leadoff single. A walk and sacrifice bunt put runners at second and third.
The Blue Jays played the infield in and Yunel Escobar hit a bouncer to second baseman Devon Travis. He fired home, but Maybin avoided the tag by Martin.
"I wasn't sure if I got the plate or not right away, so I just went back and touched it," Maybin said. "(Martin) never touch me."
Liriano went 5 1/3 innings, allowing the two runs on five hits and four walks, with two strikeouts.
"His stuff was good, but his balls-to-strikes ratio wasn't," Gibbons said. "But he held them down and gave us a shot."
The victory allowed the Angels to split the four-game series against Toronto.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: Josh Donaldson (right calf strain) was eligible to come off the disabled list Monday, but remains out with an uncertain return. Gibbons said he did speak to his third baseman from Anaheim Monday and Donaldson said from the team's training facility he was feeling better.
Angels: The team reinstated right-hander Vicente Campos from the disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Salt Lake City. The Angels hope he has better luck there than at Single-A Inland Empire, where Sunday he gave up three runs on two homers in 1 2/3 innings.
RETURN ENGAGEMENT
Chavez coming back three days as a starter after appearing as a reliever against the same team is an oddity, but Angels manager Mike Scioscia said his right-hander handled it well. Said Scioscia: "The four walks were a little uncharacteristic of the way Jesse normally goes about things. But he made pitches when he had to."
DOUBLE EJECTION
Gibbons was ejected for the second time this season, and in two games, unhappy about the strike zone on Liriano and a strike three called against Martin. Said Gibbons: "I thought it was kind of a moving zone. It didn't look like (Liriano) was moving it everywhere."
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: Marco Estrada, who has the lowest ERA (2.63) in the Toronto rotation, will start Tuesday in St. Louis. He has not allowed an earned run in the combined 13 innings of his last two starts.
Angels: JC Ramirez (0-2) is scheduled to make his third start for the Angels Tuesday at home against the A's. The converted reliever has struggled in his first two starts (6.97 ERA) but will be pitching with an extra day's rest.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Toronto - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | TOR | LAA |
| Pillar walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Pillar caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Carrera struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Morales flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | TOR | LAA |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | TOR | LAA |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Martin singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Coghlan struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Travis flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | TOR | LAA |
| Marte flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin grounded into double play, third to second to first, Simmons out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | TOR | LAA |
| Goins grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Carrera singled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista walked, Carrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Morales grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | TOR | LAA |
| Espinosa grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Maldonado hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to third, Maldonado out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | TOR | LAA |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Martin homered to center (419 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Coghlan flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Travis flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | TOR | LAA |
| Trout tripled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols singled to left, Trout scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Marte grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Pujols out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | TOR | LAA |
| Goins singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Pillar grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Goins out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| Carrera grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | TOR | LAA |
| Maybin singled to deep right. | 1 | 1 |
| Maybin stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| Espinosa walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Maldonado sacrificed to first, Maybin to third, Espinosa to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to second, Maybin scored, Espinosa to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Calhoun flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | TOR | LAA |
| Bautista flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Morales struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Smoak walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | TOR | LAA |
| Manager J Gibbons ejected by T Basner in the 6th. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Marte walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Simmons doubled to shallow left, Marte to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Maybin intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Leone relieved Liriano. | 1 | 2 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Maldonado struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for Los Angeles | TOR | LAA |
| Petit relieved Chavez. | 1 | 2 |
| Coghlan singled to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Travis out on batter's interference. | 1 | 2 |
| Goins popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Pillar flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Toronto | TOR | LAA |
| Escobar flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Smith relieved Leone. | 1 | 2 |
| Escobar grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for Los Angeles | TOR | LAA |
| Carrera singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Bautista fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 2 |
| Hernandez relieved Petit. | 1 | 2 |
| Morales flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Carrera caught stealing second, pitcher to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Toronto | TOR | LAA |
| Grilli relieved Smith. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Marte lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Simmons lined out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Los Angeles | TOR | LAA |
| Norris relieved Hernandez. | 1 | 2 |
| Smoak singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Barney ran for Smoak. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin walked, Barney to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Coghlan struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Travis grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Martin out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Toronto Blue Jays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillar CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .303 | .338 | .487 |
| Carrera LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .311 | .326 | .444 |
| Bautista RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | .129 | .271 | .200 |
| Morales DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .240 | .305 | .387 |
| Smoak 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .271 | .317 | .525 |
Barney PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .323 | .276 |
| Martin C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .180 | .339 | .320 |
| Coghlan 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .167 | .273 | .167 |
| Travis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .127 | .179 | .190 |
| Goins SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .261 | .320 | .478 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 149 | |||
| BATTING HR: Martin (2, 4th inning off Chavez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Martin (2) GIDP: Pillar, Travis Blue Jays RISP: 0-3 (Coghlan 0-1, Travis 0-1, Morales 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Carrera (1, 2nd base by Hernandez); Pillar (3, 2nd base by Chavez/Maldonado) Picked Off: Carrera (1st base by Hernandez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Coghlan-Travis-Smoak, Liriano-Travis-Smoak). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR GIBBONS EJECTED MID 6TH (ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 25,304 (55.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:02 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Toby Basner, First Base - Mike Muchlinski, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Marvin Hudson |
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