NEW YORK -- Mike Trout
drew a no-pitch intentional walk his first time up, a decision by Mets
manager Terry Collins that prompted scattered boos around the ballpark.
All those fans who hoped to see Trout hit, well, they didn't have to wait long.
Trout homered , doubled and drove in three early runs, C.J. Cron hit a grand slam and the Los Angeles Angels bolted to a big lead in beating New York 12-5 Sunday.
"We weren't missing pitches," Trout said.
Aiming to avoid a three-game sweep, the Angels built a 9-0 lead by the third inning. Andrelton Simmons and Jefry Marte also homered for Los Angeles.
"We know we can hit. We have a confident offense," Cron said. "It hasn't been the best stretch for some of us."
Cron and Marte have slumped this season. No such trouble for Trout, who homered for the sixth time in nine games.
The reigning AL MVP hit his 14th homer, raised his batting average to .350, drew two walks, scored twice and stole a base.
A day after Collins said he was tempted to intentionally walk Trout with the bases loaded while trying to navigate with a ninth-inning lead, the skipper passed the Angels star to load the bases with no outs in the first.
"I don't get frustrated," Trout said.
Many of Trout's family members and friends made the 130-mile drive from his New Jersey hometown to see this series, and wanted to watch him swing. They got to see plenty from Trout soon enough -- he batted three times before some of the Mets starters came to the plate even once.
Matt Reynolds , Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce hit home runs as the Mets tried to rally.
Cron's long slam highlighted a five-run first, and Trout hit a two-run homer and Marte followed with a home run in the second that chased Tommy Milone (1-2). Trout lined an RBI double off the center field wall in the third.
Jesse Chavez (4-5) pitched into the sixth and left soon after Bruce's three-run drive made it 9-5.
A bases-loaded walk to Marte set up Cron's his first homer of the season and second career slam, making it 5-0 before Milone retired anyone. Cron connected in his 79th at-bat after hitting 16 homers in each of the last two years.
Milone drew mock cheers when he finally fanned Kole Calhoun for the first out. Claimed off waivers from Milwaukee this month, the lefty was tagged for a career high-tying eight runs and three homers.
"It seemed like anytime I threw the ball over the plate, they were hitting it. That's obvious," Milone said.
Despite Milone's rough outing, Collins said he probably would stay in the rotation. That would give Zack Wheeler an extra day to rest and Jacob deGrom more time to heal a blister.
"That being the case, right now Tommy's going to go back out. We think that's our best option," Collins said.
Simmons hit a three-run shot in the seventh.
SLAMMED
The Mets have yielded four slams this year, tied with San Diego for most in the majors. Three of the slams against the Mets have come in the first inning.
SCRATCHED
Mets INF Jose Reyes was scratched because of tightness in his left ribcage. Reynolds started in his place at shortstop.
"He wanted to play," Collins said. "Believe me, he wanted to play. He said, `I think I'll be OK,' and I said, `You haven't been paying attention to what's gone on here.' Every time we play somebody that's got a tweak, we end up losing him for three weeks, so we didn't play him today. ... He'll be fine Tuesday."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Albert Pujols missed his third game in a row because of tendinitis in his right hamstring. Manager Mike Scioscia said the slugger worked out, felt better and was day to day. ... RHP Cam Bedrosian (groin) is scheduled to throw Monday off a mound for the first time since going on the disabled list April 22.
Mets: LHP Steven Matz (elbow) is scheduled to start Tuesday night for Triple-A Las Vegas. ... RHP Seth Lugo (elbow) is set to start Tuesday night for Class A St. Lucie.
UP NEXT
Angels: Continue their 10-game trip when RHP JC Ramirez (3-3, 3.97 ERA starts at Tampa Bay. Jake Odorizzi (3-2, 3.16) pitches for the Rays on Monday night.
Mets: Off Monday, then RHP Matt Harvey (2-3, 5.56) starts vs. San Diego RHP Jhoulys Chacin 4-3, 4.61) on Tuesday night. It will be Harvey's first start at Citi Field since being suspended by the Mets for missing a game. Harvey has allowed a home run in five straight starts, the longest string of his career.
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Los Angeles Angels
All those fans who hoped to see Trout hit, well, they didn't have to wait long.
Trout homered , doubled and drove in three early runs, C.J. Cron hit a grand slam and the Los Angeles Angels bolted to a big lead in beating New York 12-5 Sunday.
"We weren't missing pitches," Trout said.
Aiming to avoid a three-game sweep, the Angels built a 9-0 lead by the third inning. Andrelton Simmons and Jefry Marte also homered for Los Angeles.
"We know we can hit. We have a confident offense," Cron said. "It hasn't been the best stretch for some of us."
Cron and Marte have slumped this season. No such trouble for Trout, who homered for the sixth time in nine games.
The reigning AL MVP hit his 14th homer, raised his batting average to .350, drew two walks, scored twice and stole a base.
A day after Collins said he was tempted to intentionally walk Trout with the bases loaded while trying to navigate with a ninth-inning lead, the skipper passed the Angels star to load the bases with no outs in the first.
"I don't get frustrated," Trout said.
Many of Trout's family members and friends made the 130-mile drive from his New Jersey hometown to see this series, and wanted to watch him swing. They got to see plenty from Trout soon enough -- he batted three times before some of the Mets starters came to the plate even once.
Matt Reynolds , Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce hit home runs as the Mets tried to rally.
Cron's long slam highlighted a five-run first, and Trout hit a two-run homer and Marte followed with a home run in the second that chased Tommy Milone (1-2). Trout lined an RBI double off the center field wall in the third.
Jesse Chavez (4-5) pitched into the sixth and left soon after Bruce's three-run drive made it 9-5.
A bases-loaded walk to Marte set up Cron's his first homer of the season and second career slam, making it 5-0 before Milone retired anyone. Cron connected in his 79th at-bat after hitting 16 homers in each of the last two years.
Milone drew mock cheers when he finally fanned Kole Calhoun for the first out. Claimed off waivers from Milwaukee this month, the lefty was tagged for a career high-tying eight runs and three homers.
"It seemed like anytime I threw the ball over the plate, they were hitting it. That's obvious," Milone said.
Despite Milone's rough outing, Collins said he probably would stay in the rotation. That would give Zack Wheeler an extra day to rest and Jacob deGrom more time to heal a blister.
"That being the case, right now Tommy's going to go back out. We think that's our best option," Collins said.
Simmons hit a three-run shot in the seventh.
SLAMMED
The Mets have yielded four slams this year, tied with San Diego for most in the majors. Three of the slams against the Mets have come in the first inning.
SCRATCHED
Mets INF Jose Reyes was scratched because of tightness in his left ribcage. Reynolds started in his place at shortstop.
"He wanted to play," Collins said. "Believe me, he wanted to play. He said, `I think I'll be OK,' and I said, `You haven't been paying attention to what's gone on here.' Every time we play somebody that's got a tweak, we end up losing him for three weeks, so we didn't play him today. ... He'll be fine Tuesday."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Albert Pujols missed his third game in a row because of tendinitis in his right hamstring. Manager Mike Scioscia said the slugger worked out, felt better and was day to day. ... RHP Cam Bedrosian (groin) is scheduled to throw Monday off a mound for the first time since going on the disabled list April 22.
Mets: LHP Steven Matz (elbow) is scheduled to start Tuesday night for Triple-A Las Vegas. ... RHP Seth Lugo (elbow) is set to start Tuesday night for Class A St. Lucie.
UP NEXT
Angels: Continue their 10-game trip when RHP JC Ramirez (3-3, 3.97 ERA starts at Tampa Bay. Jake Odorizzi (3-2, 3.16) pitches for the Rays on Monday night.
Mets: Off Monday, then RHP Matt Harvey (2-3, 5.56) starts vs. San Diego RHP Jhoulys Chacin 4-3, 4.61) on Tuesday night. It will be Harvey's first start at Citi Field since being suspended by the Mets for missing a game. Harvey has allowed a home run in five straight starts, the longest string of his career.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Milone pitching for New York | LAA | NYM |
| Maybin singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons doubled to right, Maybin to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout intentionally walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte walked, Maybin scored, Simmons to third, Trout to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Cron homered to left (409 feet), Simmons, Trout and Marte scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Espinosa singled to right. | 5 | 0 |
| Espinosa stole second. | 5 | 0 |
| Maldonado singled to left, Espinosa thrown out at home, Espinosa to third advancing on play. | 5 | 0 |
| Chavez struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYM |
| Conforto struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| Flores singled to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Bruce grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Flores out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for New York | LAA | NYM |
| Maybin struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| Simmons safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Flores. | 5 | 0 |
| Trout homered to right center (410 feet), Simmons scored. | 7 | 0 |
| Marte homered to left center (390 feet). | 8 | 0 |
| Montero relieved Milone. | 8 | 0 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| Calhoun walked. | 8 | 0 |
| Espinosa walked, Calhoun to second. | 8 | 0 |
| Maldonado flied out to center. | 8 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYM |
| Walker grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| Duda flied out to left. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | LAA | NYM |
| Chavez struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| Maybin walked. | 8 | 0 |
| Simmons flied out to center. | 8 | 0 |
| Trout doubled to deep center, Maybin scored. | 9 | 0 |
| Marte struck out looking. | 9 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYM |
| Plawecki flied out to right. | 9 | 0 |
| Reynolds homered to left center (394 feet). | 9 | 1 |
| Montero grounded out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | LAA | NYM |
| Cron popped out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Calhoun lined out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Espinosa lined out to right. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYM |
| Flores flied out to left. | 9 | 1 |
| Bruce lined out to shortstop. | 9 | 1 |
| Walker grounded out to first. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | LAA | NYM |
| Maldonado singled to center. | 9 | 1 |
| Chavez sacrificed to pitcher, Maldonado to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Maybin grounded out to first, Maldonado to third. | 9 | 1 |
| Simmons grounded out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYM |
| Granderson homered to right center (398 feet). | 9 | 2 |
| Duda grounded out to second. | 9 | 2 |
| Plawecki lined out to center. | 9 | 2 |
| Reynolds grounded out to second. | 9 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Neil Ramirez pitching for New York | LAA | NYM |
| Ramírez relieved Montero. | 9 | 2 |
| Trout walked. | 9 | 2 |
| Marte struck out swinging, Trout stole second. | 9 | 2 |
| Cron grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 2 |
| Calhoun popped out to second. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYM |
| Lagares hit for Ramírez. | 9 | 2 |
| Lagares struck out looking. | 9 | 2 |
| Conforto doubled to deep right. | 9 | 2 |
| Flores singled to left, Conforto to third. | 9 | 2 |
| Bruce homered to right center (393 feet), Conforto and Flores scored. | 9 | 5 |
| Walker grounded out to second. | 9 | 5 |
| Granderson doubled to deep right. | 9 | 5 |
| Marte at first base. | 9 | 5 |
| Parker relieved Chavez. | 9 | 5 |
| Valbuena at third base. | 9 | 5 |
| Duda walked. | 9 | 5 |
| Plawecki flied out to center. | 9 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hansel Robles pitching for New York | LAA | NYM |
| Robles relieved Ramírez. | 9 | 5 |
| Espinosa walked. | 9 | 5 |
| Maldonado popped out to first. | 9 | 5 |
| Espinosa caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 9 | 5 |
| Valbuena walked. | 9 | 5 |
| Maybin doubled to deep center, Valbuena to third. | 9 | 5 |
| Simmons homered to left (366 feet), Valbuena and Maybin scored. | 12 | 5 |
| Trout struck out looking. | 12 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYM |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 12 | 5 |
| T.J. Rivera hit for Robles. | 12 | 5 |
| T.J. Rivera struck out swinging. | 12 | 5 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Josh Edgin pitching for New York | LAA | NYM |
| Edgin relieved Robles. | 12 | 5 |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 12 | 5 |
| Revere hit for Parker. | 12 | 5 |
| Revere singled to right. | 12 | 5 |
| Calhoun hit by pitch, Revere to second. | 12 | 5 |
| Espinosa flied out to right. | 12 | 5 |
| Maldonado lined out to right. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Deolis Guerra pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYM |
| Guerra relieved Parker. | 12 | 5 |
| Flores flied out to left. | 12 | 5 |
| Bruce walked. | 12 | 5 |
| Walker flied out to left. | 12 | 5 |
| Granderson flied out to center. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Paul Sewald pitching for New York | LAA | NYM |
| Sewald relieved Edgin. | 12 | 5 |
| Valbuena walked. | 12 | 5 |
| Maybin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Valbuena out at second. | 12 | 5 |
| Simmons grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Maybin out at second. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYM |
| Norris relieved Guerra. | 12 | 5 |
| Duda struck out swinging. | 12 | 5 |
| Plawecki grounded out to second. | 12 | 5 |
| Reynolds flied out to right. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Angels
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybin LF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | .235 | .357 | .318 |
| Simmons SS | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .256 | .319 | .363 |
| Trout CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | .350 | .466 | .757 |
| Marte 3B-1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | .185 | .264 | .346 |
| Cron 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .232 | .281 | .305 |
Parker P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Revere PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .253 | .261 | .391 |
Guerra P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Norris P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Calhoun RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .215 | .289 | .331 |
| Espinosa 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .152 | .242 | .280 |
| Maldonado C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .281 | .349 | .377 |
| Chavez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Valbuena 3B
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .176 | .311 | .294 |
| Totals | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 182 | |||
| a-singled to right for B Parker in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Simmons (6, Milone); Trout (11, Montero); Maybin (8, Robles) HR: Cron (1, 1st inning off Milone 3 on, 0 Out); Trout (14, 2nd inning off Milone 1 on, 1 Out); Marte (3, 2nd inning off Milone 0 on, 1 Out); Simmons (4, 7th inning off Robles 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Marte 2 (13), Cron 4 (8), Trout 3 (34), Simmons 3 (16) S: Chavez 2-out RBI: Trout, Simmons 3 GIDP: Simmons Angels RISP: 3-11 (Maldonado 1-3, Cron 1-2, Calhoun 0-1, Marte 0-1, Simmons 1-2, Espinosa 0-1, Maybin 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Espinosa (1, 2nd base off Milone/Plawecki); Trout (9, 2nd base off Ramírez/Plawecki) CS: Espinosa (2, 2nd base by Robles/Plawecki) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Cron-Simmons-Cron). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Citi Field, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 39,501 (94.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:17 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gabe Morales, First Base - Ben May, Second Base - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
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