ARLINGTON, Texas -- J.C. Ramirez provided a much-needed boost in the Texas heat on Sunday afternoon to the Los Angeles Angels' beleaguered starting rotation and struggling offensive attack.
Ramirez outpitched All-Star Yu Darvish and Albert Pujols hit his 604th career home run as Ramirez and three relievers held the Rangers to two hits in a 3-0 win.
Ramirez (8-7) allowed both hits in his six innings. Bud Norris earned his 13th save with a perfect ninth inning in only the second shutout of Texas this season, the first since mid-April. The Angels went into the game last in the American League in total bases.
Ramirez made his 16th straight start since mid-April after his previous 108 career appearances in the major leagues were in relief. The 28-year-old was moved into the starting rotation after Los Angeles lost multiple starters to injury.
"We're not going to reach our goal unless these guys go out and give us an opportunity to win like J.C. did this afternoon," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Ramirez credited a switch to a four-seam fastball from a two-seamer following a recent talk with pitching coach Charles Nagy for his Sunday success.
Ramirez's plan for the All-Star break? "I'm going to Vegas for a couple of days," he said. "I need my mind to get away from baseball."
Darvish (6-8) gave up two runs while pitching 7 1/3 innings. He allowed three hits, fanning six and walking four in a start that cost him a potential appearance in Tuesday night's All-Star Game. Darvish last week complied with a club request not to pitch in Miami two days after starting.
"We ran into a guy today who was on top of his game," Texas manager Jeff Banister said. "Darvish threw the ball extremely well. He made two mistakes."
Pujols hit a two-out home run on a curveball into the Angels' bullpen in left-center in the first inning. He took a .206 career batting average vs. Darvish in 34 at-bats into the game. Three of his eight career hits off the four-time All-Star have been homers.
The Angels added a run in the fifth inning after Ben Revere stole third base following Darvish's throw behind him to second base. Juan Graterol followed with a sacrifice fly.
Ramirez ends the season's first half with a major league career-high 103 innings. His previous high as a reliever was 78 2/3 innings last season, which was divided between the Angels and Cincinnati.
The Rangers are 1-8 in Darvish's last nine starts. Texas has scored 15 runs in his eight losses this season.
"It's part of baseball," Darvish said through an interpreter. "I don't really think about it."
READY, BREAK
The Rangers end the first half 43-45, 16 1/2 games out of first place in the AL West. They were 42-46 two years ago at the break but only three games out. They grabbed the division lead on Sept. 15 and won by two games.
The Angels are 45-47, 19-20 without reigning league MVP Mike Trout in the lineup. They've been within three games of .500 since April 23, when they were 8-12.
ANGELS' RISP DROUGHT ENDS
Andrelton Simmons' ninth-inning double that scored pinch-runner Eric Young from second base ended Los Angeles' 0-for-10 streak with runners in scoring position during the series. In Friday night's 10-0 Angels loss, they failed to get a runner beyond first base.
SHORT HOPS
Rougned Odor went 0-for-4, ending a career-long 10-game hitting streak. . The Angels will have six off days during the first 35 days of the season's second half after having only six to date in 98 days.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Trout is scheduled to make rehab starts on Sunday and Monday with high-A Inland Empire with the Angels hoping to return him to their active roster on Friday.
Rangers: RHP Keone Kela (shoulder soreness) can come off the disabled list on Monday and is expected to rejoin the club on Friday.
UP NEXT
Angels: No starter has been announced for Friday's home game vs. Tampa Bay.
Rangers: LHP Martin Perez (4-6) will open the three-game series at Kansas City on Friday.
Ramirez outpitched All-Star Yu Darvish and Albert Pujols hit his 604th career home run as Ramirez and three relievers held the Rangers to two hits in a 3-0 win.
Ramirez (8-7) allowed both hits in his six innings. Bud Norris earned his 13th save with a perfect ninth inning in only the second shutout of Texas this season, the first since mid-April. The Angels went into the game last in the American League in total bases.
Ramirez made his 16th straight start since mid-April after his previous 108 career appearances in the major leagues were in relief. The 28-year-old was moved into the starting rotation after Los Angeles lost multiple starters to injury.
"We're not going to reach our goal unless these guys go out and give us an opportunity to win like J.C. did this afternoon," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Ramirez credited a switch to a four-seam fastball from a two-seamer following a recent talk with pitching coach Charles Nagy for his Sunday success.
Ramirez's plan for the All-Star break? "I'm going to Vegas for a couple of days," he said. "I need my mind to get away from baseball."
Darvish (6-8) gave up two runs while pitching 7 1/3 innings. He allowed three hits, fanning six and walking four in a start that cost him a potential appearance in Tuesday night's All-Star Game. Darvish last week complied with a club request not to pitch in Miami two days after starting.
"We ran into a guy today who was on top of his game," Texas manager Jeff Banister said. "Darvish threw the ball extremely well. He made two mistakes."
Pujols hit a two-out home run on a curveball into the Angels' bullpen in left-center in the first inning. He took a .206 career batting average vs. Darvish in 34 at-bats into the game. Three of his eight career hits off the four-time All-Star have been homers.
The Angels added a run in the fifth inning after Ben Revere stole third base following Darvish's throw behind him to second base. Juan Graterol followed with a sacrifice fly.
Ramirez ends the season's first half with a major league career-high 103 innings. His previous high as a reliever was 78 2/3 innings last season, which was divided between the Angels and Cincinnati.
The Rangers are 1-8 in Darvish's last nine starts. Texas has scored 15 runs in his eight losses this season.
"It's part of baseball," Darvish said through an interpreter. "I don't really think about it."
READY, BREAK
The Rangers end the first half 43-45, 16 1/2 games out of first place in the AL West. They were 42-46 two years ago at the break but only three games out. They grabbed the division lead on Sept. 15 and won by two games.
The Angels are 45-47, 19-20 without reigning league MVP Mike Trout in the lineup. They've been within three games of .500 since April 23, when they were 8-12.
ANGELS' RISP DROUGHT ENDS
Andrelton Simmons' ninth-inning double that scored pinch-runner Eric Young from second base ended Los Angeles' 0-for-10 streak with runners in scoring position during the series. In Friday night's 10-0 Angels loss, they failed to get a runner beyond first base.
SHORT HOPS
Rougned Odor went 0-for-4, ending a career-long 10-game hitting streak. . The Angels will have six off days during the first 35 days of the season's second half after having only six to date in 98 days.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Trout is scheduled to make rehab starts on Sunday and Monday with high-A Inland Empire with the Angels hoping to return him to their active roster on Friday.
Rangers: RHP Keone Kela (shoulder soreness) can come off the disabled list on Monday and is expected to rejoin the club on Friday.
UP NEXT
Angels: No starter has been announced for Friday's home game vs. Tampa Bay.
Rangers: LHP Martin Perez (4-6) will open the three-game series at Kansas City on Friday.
3:05PM,EDT,July 9,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Maybin grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols homered to left center (407 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Escobar grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Choo struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Andrus grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Mazara grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Valbuena grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Simmons struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Revere lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Beltré walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Odor flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Beltré out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Franklin walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Graterol struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Franklin to second on balk by Darvish. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Chirinos flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Gallo walked. | 1 | 0 |
| DeShields sacrificed to catcher, Gallo to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Choo grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Pujols flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Escobar popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Valbuena struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Andrus grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Mazara doubled to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| Beltré popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Odor grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Simmons struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Revere singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Revere stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Franklin walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Revere safe at third, Franklin safe at second on throwing error by second baseman Odor. | 1 | 0 |
| Graterol hit sacrifice fly to center, Revere scored, Franklin to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Robinson walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Chirinos grounded into double play, third to second to first, Robinson out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Gallo walked. | 2 | 0 |
| DeShields singled to center, Gallo to third. | 2 | 0 |
| DeShields stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Choo grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Calhoun grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Pujols walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Escobar grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Pujols out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Andrus grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Mazara flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Beltré walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Odor struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Valbuena flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Simmons fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Revere grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Hernandez relieved Ramírez. | 2 | 0 |
| Robinson struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Chirinos struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Gallo walked. | 2 | 0 |
| DeShields grounded into fielder's choice to third, Gallo out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Franklin popped out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Graterol walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Maybin doubled to deep right, Graterol to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Claudio relieved Darvish. | 2 | 0 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Leclerc relieved Claudio. | 2 | 0 |
| Pujols intentionally walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Escobar flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Cam Bedrosian pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Bedrosian relieved Hernandez. | 2 | 0 |
| Choo struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Andrus popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Mazara flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Leclerc pitching for Texas | LAA | TEX |
| Valbuena singled to deep right. | 2 | 0 |
| Young Jr. ran for Valbuena. | 2 | 0 |
| Young Jr. stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Simmons doubled to deep left center, Young Jr. scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Simmons caught stealing third, pitcher to shortstop to third to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Revere struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Franklin grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TEX |
| Cron at first base. | 3 | 0 |
| Norris relieved Bedrosian. | 3 | 0 |
| Beltré grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Odor struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Robinson grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Maybin CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .245 | .347 | .381 |
| Calhoun RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .242 | .317 | .381 |
| Pujols DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .241 | .288 | .387 |
| Escobar 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .284 | .343 | .414 |
| Valbuena 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .185 | .267 | .318 |
Young Jr. PR
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .336 | .396 |
Cron 1B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .265 | .303 |
| Simmons SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .290 | .341 | .438 |
| Revere LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .229 | .254 | .307 |
| Franklin 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .167 | .375 | .167 |
| Graterol C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .245 | .255 | .264 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 125 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Maybin (16, Darvish); Simmons (21, Leclerc) HR: Pujols (13, 1st inning off Darvish 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Pujols (54), Graterol (6), Simmons (39) SF: Graterol 2-out RBI: Pujols GIDP: Escobar Angels RISP: 1-5 (Calhoun 0-2, Escobar 0-1, Simmons 1-1, Maybin 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Revere 2 (9, 2nd base off Darvish/Chirinos, 3rd base off Darvish/Chirinos); Young Jr. (8, 2nd base off Leclerc/Chirinos) CS: Simmons (3, 3rd base by Leclerc) Picked Off: Simmons (2nd base by Leclerc) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Valbuena-Simmons-Ramírez, Escobar-Franklin-Valbuena). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 28,384 (59% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Nic Lentz, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Alan Porter |
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