ANAHEIM, Calif. -- For Albert Pujols, the home runs keep coming and the records keep falling.
The Angels slugger hit a three-run homer Tuesday night, the 610th of his career, snapping his tie for eighth on the career list with Sammy Sosa to become baseball's all-time leader for home runs by a player born outside the U.S.
Los Angeles also got a three-run homer from Kaleb Cowart, pummeling the Texas Rangers 10-1 to keep the Angels a half-game back of the Minnesota Twins for the second AL wild card.
Pujols' record home run was his 19th of the season.
"It's pretty special," Pujols said. "Obviously, all the great players from the Dominican Republic, Latin America, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, they've gone through the big leagues and to be able to accomplish something like this is very humbling."
Rangers right-hander Tyson Ross (3-3) allowed three runs and seven hits in 3⅔ innings. Los Angeles righty Ricky Nolasco allowed a run over 4⅔ innings, and Keynan Middleton (5-1) followed with 1⅓ scoreless innings for the victory.
The Angels have won 10 of their past 13 games and pounded out 16 hits Tuesday. Cowart's home run came in the fifth to give the Angels a 6-1 lead. It was his third home run of the season.
"We had a really good offensive game," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Even starting off where we left some ducks on the pond, but we came back and really got some clutch hits."
The Rangers got nine hits but left 10 runners on base.
"We managed some baserunners, but kind of that nemesis of ours, the offense gets tough for us and we're incapable of coming up with the big hit," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said.
Pujols hit his homer in the seventh against right-hander Nick Gardewine, who was making his major league debut. The three runs were unearned because of an error by shortstop Elvis Andrus.
ROSS IN JEOPARDY
In his three starts since coming off the disabled list following rib surgery, Ross has posted a 5.93 ERA, and he could be pitching himself out of the Texas rotation. The Rangers fell three games back of Minnesota for the last AL wild card.
"Obviously, we're in a situation where we have to get some quality starts," Banister said. "That's where we're at. We'll sit down and put our heads together and evaluate where we're at."
PUJOLS STILL IMPRESSES
As impressive as his power numbers are, the Angels are almost equally impressed with his work ethic.
"He's accomplished so much, I think at some point he'll reflect on it," Scioscia said. "He passes great names every time he hits a home run.
"But right now I think Albert is just consumed with helping us win. He has great pride to go out there every day and play hard. He understands his numbers, even though he never chases them. He just plays. And that's what makes him special."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rangers: Placed INF/OF Joey Gallo on the seven-day concussion list. Gallo suffered the injury and a broken nose in a collision with RHP Matt Bush chasing a pop-up on Sunday. He is tied for second in the AL in home runs with 35. He was replaced on the roster by INF Phil Gosselin from Triple-A Round Rock.
Angels: 3B Yunel Escobar (right oblique strain) did a full workout and is scheduled to have another Wednesday before a possible rehab assignment. He last played on Aug. 6. OF Ben Revere left the game after fouling a ball off his left knee. It was bruised, and the Angels called him day-to-day.
UP NEXT
Rangers: RHP Andrew Cashner (7-9, 3.31 ERA) looks to continue his turnaround in the third of four games against the Angels. He has gone 4-2 with a 2.38 ERA over his past seven starts. He has not faced the Angels since 2015.
Angels: LHP Andrew Heaney (0-0, 9.00) is scheduled to make his second start of the season and first at home since April 5, 2016, when he suffered the injury that led to Tommy John surgery. He allowed five runs in five innings in his first start back against Baltimore.
The Angels slugger hit a three-run homer Tuesday night, the 610th of his career, snapping his tie for eighth on the career list with Sammy Sosa to become baseball's all-time leader for home runs by a player born outside the U.S.
Los Angeles also got a three-run homer from Kaleb Cowart, pummeling the Texas Rangers 10-1 to keep the Angels a half-game back of the Minnesota Twins for the second AL wild card.
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"It's pretty special," Pujols said. "Obviously, all the great players from the Dominican Republic, Latin America, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, they've gone through the big leagues and to be able to accomplish something like this is very humbling."
Rangers right-hander Tyson Ross (3-3) allowed three runs and seven hits in 3⅔ innings. Los Angeles righty Ricky Nolasco allowed a run over 4⅔ innings, and Keynan Middleton (5-1) followed with 1⅓ scoreless innings for the victory.
The Angels have won 10 of their past 13 games and pounded out 16 hits Tuesday. Cowart's home run came in the fifth to give the Angels a 6-1 lead. It was his third home run of the season.
"We had a really good offensive game," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Even starting off where we left some ducks on the pond, but we came back and really got some clutch hits."
The Rangers got nine hits but left 10 runners on base.
"We managed some baserunners, but kind of that nemesis of ours, the offense gets tough for us and we're incapable of coming up with the big hit," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said.
Pujols hit his homer in the seventh against right-hander Nick Gardewine, who was making his major league debut. The three runs were unearned because of an error by shortstop Elvis Andrus.
ROSS IN JEOPARDY
In his three starts since coming off the disabled list following rib surgery, Ross has posted a 5.93 ERA, and he could be pitching himself out of the Texas rotation. The Rangers fell three games back of Minnesota for the last AL wild card.
"Obviously, we're in a situation where we have to get some quality starts," Banister said. "That's where we're at. We'll sit down and put our heads together and evaluate where we're at."
PUJOLS STILL IMPRESSES
As impressive as his power numbers are, the Angels are almost equally impressed with his work ethic.
"He's accomplished so much, I think at some point he'll reflect on it," Scioscia said. "He passes great names every time he hits a home run.
"But right now I think Albert is just consumed with helping us win. He has great pride to go out there every day and play hard. He understands his numbers, even though he never chases them. He just plays. And that's what makes him special."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rangers: Placed INF/OF Joey Gallo on the seven-day concussion list. Gallo suffered the injury and a broken nose in a collision with RHP Matt Bush chasing a pop-up on Sunday. He is tied for second in the AL in home runs with 35. He was replaced on the roster by INF Phil Gosselin from Triple-A Round Rock.
Angels: 3B Yunel Escobar (right oblique strain) did a full workout and is scheduled to have another Wednesday before a possible rehab assignment. He last played on Aug. 6. OF Ben Revere left the game after fouling a ball off his left knee. It was bruised, and the Angels called him day-to-day.
UP NEXT
Rangers: RHP Andrew Cashner (7-9, 3.31 ERA) looks to continue his turnaround in the third of four games against the Angels. He has gone 4-2 with a 2.38 ERA over his past seven starts. He has not faced the Angels since 2015.
Angels: LHP Andrew Heaney (0-0, 9.00) is scheduled to make his second start of the season and first at home since April 5, 2016, when he suffered the injury that led to Tommy John surgery. He allowed five runs in five innings in his first start back against Baltimore.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Texas - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| DeShields grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Choo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Andrus singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Beltré walked, Andrus to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Mazara struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tyson Ross pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Revere grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols doubled to deep right center, Trout scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Calhoun singled to shallow right, Pujols to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Simmons flied out to center, Calhoun to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Valbuena walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Cron grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Napoli walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Odor flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Chirinos flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Napoli to second on wild pitch by Nolasco. | 0 | 1 |
| Robinson struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tyson Ross pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Cowart grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Revere singled to shallow left. | 0 | 1 |
| Revere stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Trout walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| DeShields flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Choo singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Andrus struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Beltré struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyson Ross pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Simmons struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Valbuena walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Cron walked, Valbuena to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Mazara flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Napoli struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Odor singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Chirinos popped out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tyson Ross pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Cowart singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Revere flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Trout singled to left, Cowart to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols popped out to catcher, Cowart to third, Trout to second on error by catcher Chirinos. | 0 | 1 |
| Calhoun doubled to deep right center, Cowart and Trout scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Bibens-Dirkx relieved Ross. | 0 | 3 |
| Simmons struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Robinson grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| DeShields singled to right center. | 0 | 3 |
| Choo singled to right center, DeShields to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Andrus hit sacrifice fly to center, DeShields scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Beltré walked, Choo to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Middleton relieved Nolasco. | 1 | 3 |
| Mazara grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Valbuena flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Cron doubled to deep left. | 1 | 3 |
| Maldonado singled to left, Cron to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Cowart homered to right (396 feet), Cron and Maldonado scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Barnette relieved Bibens-Dirkx. | 1 | 6 |
| Maybin hit for Revere. | 1 | 6 |
| Maybin flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| Trout flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Keynan Middleton pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Maybin in left field. | 1 | 6 |
| Napoli grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| Odor flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| Chirinos reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Robinson struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tony Barnette pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Pujols grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| Calhoun doubled to deep center. | 1 | 6 |
| Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| Valbuena singled to center, Calhoun scored. | 1 | 7 |
| Cron lined out to left. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cam Bedrosian pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Bedrosian relieved Middleton. | 1 | 7 |
| DeShields flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Choo struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Andrus singled to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Beltré flied out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nick Gardewine pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Gardewine relieved Barnette. | 1 | 7 |
| Maldonado grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Cowart lined out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Maybin singled to right. | 1 | 7 |
| Trout grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Maybin safe at second on error by shortstop Andrus. | 1 | 7 |
| Maybin to third, Trout to second on wild pitch by Gardewine. | 1 | 7 |
| Pujols homered to center (415 feet), Maybin and Trout scored. | 1 | 10 |
| Calhoun walked. | 1 | 10 |
| Pennington hit for Simmons. | 1 | 10 |
| Pennington singled to left, Calhoun to third. | 1 | 10 |
| Mariñez relieved Gardewine. | 1 | 10 |
| Valbuena grounded out to second. | 1 | 10 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Pennington at shortstop. | 1 | 10 |
| Álvarez relieved Bedrosian. | 1 | 10 |
| Mazara doubled to left. | 1 | 10 |
| Napoli struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Odor struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Chirinos grounded out to first. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jhan Marinez pitching for Texas | TEX | LAA |
| Rua in left field. | 1 | 10 |
| Gosselin at third base. | 1 | 10 |
| Robinson at shortstop. | 1 | 10 |
| Cron hit by pitch. | 1 | 10 |
| Maldonado singled to left, Cron to second. | 1 | 10 |
| Cowart flied out to left. | 1 | 10 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Trout lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | TEX | LAA |
| Robinson singled to center. | 1 | 10 |
| DeShields grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Robinson out at second. | 1 | 10 |
| Choo grounded out to second. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| DeShields CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .279 | .348 | .372 |
| Choo DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .261 | .372 | .402 |
| Andrus SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .296 | .339 | .472 |
Rua LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .265 | .330 |
| Beltré 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .306 | .384 | .536 |
Gosselin 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mazara RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .261 | .338 | .437 |
| Napoli 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .204 | .285 | .449 |
| Odor 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .221 | .262 | .426 |
| Chirinos C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .242 | .336 | .511 |
| Robinson LF-SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .213 | .373 | .426 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 170 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Mazara (23, Álvarez) RBI: Andrus (66) SF: Andrus GIDP: DeShields Rangers RISP: 0-6 (Napoli 0-1, Chirinos 0-1, Robinson 0-1, Odor 0-1, Mazara 0-2) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Chirinos (5, bobble); Andrus (15, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 37,033 (81.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:58 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Gabe Morales, Second Base - Adrian Johnson, Third Base - Stu Scheurwater |
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