ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mike Trout wasn't getting a chance to hit another go-ahead homer for the Los Angeles Angels.
Instead, Albert Pujols did -- and made the Texas Rangers pay.
On the fifth-year anniversary of his last call-up from the minor leagues, two-time AL MVP Trout -- who had already homered earlier -- was walked in the eighth inning of a tie game. Pujols then hit the next pitch for a three-run homer that pushed the Angels to a 6-3 victory Friday night.
"We weren't giving into Trout at all," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "Look, there was a situation there, he had hit the ball hard a couple of times, and we were not going to give in there. Move on to Pujols."
Pujols' third homer of the season came off Jeremy Jeffress (0-2), who had already allowed a single to Kole Calhoun before pitching around Trout.
"Albert is going to be Albert. Big situations, he comes up clutch, and his first few at-bats, missing a few pitches he usually hits," Trout said. "But he was aggressive on that at-bat and got a pitch to hit."
Trout went 3 for 4, made an acrobatic catch in the bottom of the seventh, an inning after his two-run homer for a 3-1 lead. The 25-year-old Trout is hitting .355 with seven homers and 17 RBI.
"He's been spectacular, but the beauty of Mike is that he's not chasing numbers. He's not doing anything but playing baseball," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's not doing anything but thinking about helping us win."
Los Angeles quickly led 1-0 after Yunel Escobar went deep on the first pitch of the game.
Deolis Guerra (1-1) picked up the win after a striking out two in a scoreless seventh inning.
Jose Alvarez worked a perfect ninth, getting his first save in his 157th career game. The right-hander made his MLB debut for Detroit in 2013, and has been with the Angels since.
Angels starter Tyler Skaggs limited Texas to one run and four hits in five innings. He struck out six and left the game after throwing just 76 pitches due to right-side tightness. He felt a pinch between his rib and hip on a curveball that struck out Joey Gallo.
"Everything felt fine but I knew if I pitched through it would get worse," said Skaggs, who threw to only one batter after that.
Nick Martinez allowed five hits and three runs in six innings in his second start in place of A.J. Griffin (gout), who pitched in a minor-league game Friday. Martinez struck out seven without a walk.
Elvis Andrus had an RBI double and scored on Mike Napoli's single in the Texas sixth to tie the game 3-3.
Escobar started things with his ninth career leadoff home run, and Martinez also allowed Trout's two-run shot.
"Maybe the wrong location to throw that pitch. He was able to get on top of that," Martinez said of Trout's home run. "He hits the low ball fairly well. It seems to be his strength."
SELDOM SAC
Texas got its first run on Carlos Gomez's sacrifice fly in the first. That was Texas' first sacrifice fly this season and ended a streak of 49 games without one dating to Sept. 2, 2016. That streak had tied the 1967 Angels for the most in MLB history since the stat was re-introduced in 1954.
NOT THE CLOSER
Sam Dyson came off the DL (bruised right hand) earlier Friday and pitched for the first time since losing his closer role after his third blown save April 16. Dyson allowed an infield single to Trout in a scoreless ninth. "Look, I felt like Sam was much better," Banister said. "Nothing hard."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: 1B C.J. Cron, who had fouled a pitch off his foot during the at-bat, left the game in the eighth inning running out an infield single. Scioscia said Cron was "hobbled pretty good."
Rangers: RHP Tyson Ross (thoracic outlet syndrome ) is going to pitch from a mound this weekend after dealing with back spasms. ... 3B Adrian Beltre (calf strain) went home to California to spend some time with his family and won't travel to Houston or Seattle, instead returning to Arlington for rehab.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Jesse Chavez allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings against Texas on April 12.
Rangers: RHP Yu Darvish got an extra day of rest after striking out eight in a win against Kansas City on Sunday.
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Los Angeles Angels
Instead, Albert Pujols did -- and made the Texas Rangers pay.
On the fifth-year anniversary of his last call-up from the minor leagues, two-time AL MVP Trout -- who had already homered earlier -- was walked in the eighth inning of a tie game. Pujols then hit the next pitch for a three-run homer that pushed the Angels to a 6-3 victory Friday night.
"We weren't giving into Trout at all," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "Look, there was a situation there, he had hit the ball hard a couple of times, and we were not going to give in there. Move on to Pujols."
Pujols' third homer of the season came off Jeremy Jeffress (0-2), who had already allowed a single to Kole Calhoun before pitching around Trout.
"Albert is going to be Albert. Big situations, he comes up clutch, and his first few at-bats, missing a few pitches he usually hits," Trout said. "But he was aggressive on that at-bat and got a pitch to hit."
Trout went 3 for 4, made an acrobatic catch in the bottom of the seventh, an inning after his two-run homer for a 3-1 lead. The 25-year-old Trout is hitting .355 with seven homers and 17 RBI.
"He's been spectacular, but the beauty of Mike is that he's not chasing numbers. He's not doing anything but playing baseball," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's not doing anything but thinking about helping us win."
Los Angeles quickly led 1-0 after Yunel Escobar went deep on the first pitch of the game.
Deolis Guerra (1-1) picked up the win after a striking out two in a scoreless seventh inning.
Jose Alvarez worked a perfect ninth, getting his first save in his 157th career game. The right-hander made his MLB debut for Detroit in 2013, and has been with the Angels since.
Angels starter Tyler Skaggs limited Texas to one run and four hits in five innings. He struck out six and left the game after throwing just 76 pitches due to right-side tightness. He felt a pinch between his rib and hip on a curveball that struck out Joey Gallo.
"Everything felt fine but I knew if I pitched through it would get worse," said Skaggs, who threw to only one batter after that.
Nick Martinez allowed five hits and three runs in six innings in his second start in place of A.J. Griffin (gout), who pitched in a minor-league game Friday. Martinez struck out seven without a walk.
Elvis Andrus had an RBI double and scored on Mike Napoli's single in the Texas sixth to tie the game 3-3.
Escobar started things with his ninth career leadoff home run, and Martinez also allowed Trout's two-run shot.
"Maybe the wrong location to throw that pitch. He was able to get on top of that," Martinez said of Trout's home run. "He hits the low ball fairly well. It seems to be his strength."
SELDOM SAC
Texas got its first run on Carlos Gomez's sacrifice fly in the first. That was Texas' first sacrifice fly this season and ended a streak of 49 games without one dating to Sept. 2, 2016. That streak had tied the 1967 Angels for the most in MLB history since the stat was re-introduced in 1954.
NOT THE CLOSER
Sam Dyson came off the DL (bruised right hand) earlier Friday and pitched for the first time since losing his closer role after his third blown save April 16. Dyson allowed an infield single to Trout in a scoreless ninth. "Look, I felt like Sam was much better," Banister said. "Nothing hard."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: 1B C.J. Cron, who had fouled a pitch off his foot during the at-bat, left the game in the eighth inning running out an infield single. Scioscia said Cron was "hobbled pretty good."
Rangers: RHP Tyson Ross (thoracic outlet syndrome ) is going to pitch from a mound this weekend after dealing with back spasms. ... 3B Adrian Beltre (calf strain) went home to California to spend some time with his family and won't travel to Houston or Seattle, instead returning to Arlington for rehab.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Jesse Chavez allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings against Texas on April 12.
Rangers: RHP Yu Darvish got an extra day of rest after striking out eight in a win against Kansas City on Sunday.
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8:05PM,EDT,April 28,2017
Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington,Texas
Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington,Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Martinez pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Escobar homered to center (451 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout reached on infield single to third, Trout to second on throwing error by third baseman Gallo. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Cron popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tyler Skaggs pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| DeShields singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Andrus singled to center, DeShields to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Gómez hit sacrifice fly to center, DeShields scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrus out at second on runner's fielder's choice. | 1 | 1 |
| Odor struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Martinez pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Simmons grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Maybin grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Espinosa struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Skaggs pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Napoli grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Mazara grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Rua struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nick Martinez pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Maldonado singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Escobar flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Calhoun fouled out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Skaggs pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Gallo grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Lucroy singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| DeShields struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrus struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nick Martinez pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Pujols popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Cron struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Simmons struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Skaggs pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Gómez grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Odor grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Napoli struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nick Martinez pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Maybin grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Espinosa lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Maldonado grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Skaggs pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Mazara grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Rua doubled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Gallo struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Lucroy flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nick Martinez pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Calhoun singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Trout homered to center (417 feet), Calhoun scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Pujols struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Cron lined out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Petit relieved Skaggs. | 3 | 1 |
| DeShields reached on infield single to pitcher, DeShields to second on throwing error by pitcher Petit. | 3 | 1 |
| Andrus doubled to center, DeShields scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Gómez popped out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Odor struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Napoli singled to left, Andrus scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Mazara grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tony Barnette pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Barnette relieved Martínez. | 3 | 3 |
| Simmons lined out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Maybin walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Espinosa lined out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Maldonado popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Deolis Guerra pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Guerra relieved Petit. | 3 | 3 |
| Rua struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Gallo struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Lucroy flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Jeffress relieved Barnette. | 3 | 3 |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| Calhoun singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Trout walked, Calhoun to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Pujols homered to left (418 feet), Calhoun and Trout scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Cron singled to right center. | 6 | 3 |
| Marte ran for Cron. | 6 | 3 |
| Simmons reached on infield single to third, Marte to second, Marte to third, Simmons to second on throwing error by third baseman Gallo. | 6 | 3 |
| Maybin flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| Espinosa intentionally walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Maldonado grounded into fielder's choice to third, Simmons out at third, Espinosa to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Marte at first base. | 6 | 3 |
| Hernandez relieved Guerra. | 6 | 3 |
| DeShields lined out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| Andrus struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Gómez struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Sam Dyson pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Dyson relieved Jeffress. | 6 | 3 |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| Calhoun lined out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Trout reached on infield single to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Álvarez relieved Hernandez. | 6 | 3 |
| Odor grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Napoli grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Mazara popped out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Angels
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escobar 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .235 | .286 | .337 |
| Calhoun RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .237 | .317 | .301 |
| Trout CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .355 | .425 | .710 |
| Pujols DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .247 | .284 | .371 |
| Cron 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .233 | .277 | .267 |
Marte PR-1B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 | .234 | .279 |
| Simmons SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .287 | .361 | .414 |
| Maybin LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .219 | .315 | .297 |
| Espinosa 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .188 | .258 | .338 |
| Maldonado C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .250 | .333 | .286 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 150 | |||
| BATTING HR: Escobar (2, 1st inning off Martínez 0 on, 0 Out); Trout (7, 6th inning off Martínez 1 on, 1 Out); Pujols (3, 8th inning off Jeffress 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Escobar (7), Trout 2 (17), Pujols 3 (21) Angels RISP: 1-5 (Maldonado 0-1, Cron 0-1, Pujols 1-2, Maybin 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Petit (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 1B CRON LEFT GAME (APPARENT INJURY) TOP 8TH |
| SP SKAGGS LEFT GAME (RIGHT SIDE TIGHTNESS) BOT 6TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 28,968 (60.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Todd Tichenor, First Base - Adam Hamari, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
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