ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels are finally getting the offensive production they've craved all season.
Mike Trout, C.J. Cron and Kaleb Cowart all homered in a seven-run third inning, JC Ramirez pitched eight strong innings and the Angels defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0 Wednesday night.
It was the fifth consecutive game the Angels scored at least six runs.
"We've got some guys swinging the bats better," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We're getting our lineup a little deeper and pressuring teams."
Trout and Cron hit two-run homers and Cowart a solo shot in the third, all seven runs coming against right-hander Jake Thompson. It was the 20th home run of the season for Trout. Martin Maldonado hit two doubles in the inning.
"One bad inning really cost us," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said, "and we didn't swing the bats very well."
Ramirez (10-9) gave up six hits and two walks, while striking out three in the longest outing of his career. Edward Paredes threw a scoreless ninth to give the Angels their ninth shutout of the season.
This is the first season Ramirez has been used as a starter.
"JC just keeps going," Scioscia said. "For him being in uncharted waters . now getting into some innings he's never really been this deep as a starter. He just keeps doing it. His confidence is very high. That was a great eight innings he gave us."
The victory was the fourth in five games as Los Angeles pulled three games behind the final American League wild-card spot.
"We're just trying to win series," Trout said. "We're getting hot. It's good to see. We knew we were capable of doing it. It's fun to be out there."
Thompson (1-1) went five innings for the Phillies. Only two of the seven runs were earned -- thanks to Cesar Hernandez's fielding error. It was Thompson's second start since replacing Jeremy Hellickson in the rotation after he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on July 28.
"He didn't have good command," Mackanin said. "He was spraying the ball all over the place."
The Phillies lost to the Angels for the 11th consecutive time. Philadelphia was on a five-game winning streak until dropping the last two to Los Angeles.
The Angels hit three home runs in one inning for the first time this season.
TROUT HOMER
Trout's 20th home run put him in some elite company. He joined Alex Rodriguez, Tony Conigliaro and Mickey Mantle as the only players in American League history to hit at least 20 homers six times before their age 26 season. He turns 26 on Tuesday.
"It means a lot just to have your name with the all-time greats," Trout said. "Obviously you don't think about this stuff until it happens, but it's pretty special to me."
THOMPSON UNCERTAIN
The way the Angels battered the right-hander around in the third inning left Mackanin uncertain if he would remain in the Philadelphia rotation.
"We'll talk about that," Mackanin said. "I'm not sure. We'll see what we've got."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: With Nick Williams sick and Aaron Altherr still bothered by a sore hamstring, bother outfielders were out of the lineup. ... OF Daniel Nava (hamstring) was activated and started in right.
Angels: LHP Tyler Skaggs (oblique) is scheduled to come off the disabled list Saturday and make his first start since April 29. ... OF Cameron Maybin (right knee sprain) ran the bases for a second consecutive day and is nearing a rehab assignment. ... 3B Yunel Escobar sat out the game with lower back soreness.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Jerad Eickhoff (2-7, 4.56 ERA) is scheduled to make his first career start against the Angels on Thursday. Since coming off the DL with an upper back strain, he is 2-0 with a 3.27 ERA in four starts.
Angels: RHP Parker Bridwell (5-1, 2.83) is also scheduled to make his first career start against the Phillies. Bridwell is 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA in his last four starts. Angels are 8-1 in games he has pitched.
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Mike Trout, C.J. Cron and Kaleb Cowart all homered in a seven-run third inning, JC Ramirez pitched eight strong innings and the Angels defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0 Wednesday night.
It was the fifth consecutive game the Angels scored at least six runs.
"We've got some guys swinging the bats better," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We're getting our lineup a little deeper and pressuring teams."
Trout and Cron hit two-run homers and Cowart a solo shot in the third, all seven runs coming against right-hander Jake Thompson. It was the 20th home run of the season for Trout. Martin Maldonado hit two doubles in the inning.
"One bad inning really cost us," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said, "and we didn't swing the bats very well."
Ramirez (10-9) gave up six hits and two walks, while striking out three in the longest outing of his career. Edward Paredes threw a scoreless ninth to give the Angels their ninth shutout of the season.
This is the first season Ramirez has been used as a starter.
"JC just keeps going," Scioscia said. "For him being in uncharted waters . now getting into some innings he's never really been this deep as a starter. He just keeps doing it. His confidence is very high. That was a great eight innings he gave us."
The victory was the fourth in five games as Los Angeles pulled three games behind the final American League wild-card spot.
"We're just trying to win series," Trout said. "We're getting hot. It's good to see. We knew we were capable of doing it. It's fun to be out there."
Thompson (1-1) went five innings for the Phillies. Only two of the seven runs were earned -- thanks to Cesar Hernandez's fielding error. It was Thompson's second start since replacing Jeremy Hellickson in the rotation after he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on July 28.
"He didn't have good command," Mackanin said. "He was spraying the ball all over the place."
The Phillies lost to the Angels for the 11th consecutive time. Philadelphia was on a five-game winning streak until dropping the last two to Los Angeles.
The Angels hit three home runs in one inning for the first time this season.
TROUT HOMER
Trout's 20th home run put him in some elite company. He joined Alex Rodriguez, Tony Conigliaro and Mickey Mantle as the only players in American League history to hit at least 20 homers six times before their age 26 season. He turns 26 on Tuesday.
"It means a lot just to have your name with the all-time greats," Trout said. "Obviously you don't think about this stuff until it happens, but it's pretty special to me."
THOMPSON UNCERTAIN
The way the Angels battered the right-hander around in the third inning left Mackanin uncertain if he would remain in the Philadelphia rotation.
"We'll talk about that," Mackanin said. "I'm not sure. We'll see what we've got."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: With Nick Williams sick and Aaron Altherr still bothered by a sore hamstring, bother outfielders were out of the lineup. ... OF Daniel Nava (hamstring) was activated and started in right.
Angels: LHP Tyler Skaggs (oblique) is scheduled to come off the disabled list Saturday and make his first start since April 29. ... OF Cameron Maybin (right knee sprain) ran the bases for a second consecutive day and is nearing a rehab assignment. ... 3B Yunel Escobar sat out the game with lower back soreness.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Jerad Eickhoff (2-7, 4.56 ERA) is scheduled to make his first career start against the Angels on Thursday. Since coming off the DL with an upper back strain, he is 2-0 with a 3.27 ERA in four starts.
Angels: RHP Parker Bridwell (5-1, 2.83) is also scheduled to make his first career start against the Phillies. Bridwell is 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA in his last four starts. Angels are 8-1 in games he has pitched.
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10:07PM,EDT,August 2,2017
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim,California
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim,California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Philadelphia - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | PHI | LAA |
| Hernández walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Herrera lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jake Thompson pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | LAA |
| Revere singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Revere stole second, Revere safe at third on throwing error by catcher Rupp. | 0 | 0 |
| Valbuena flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | PHI | LAA |
| Kim bunt grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Franco flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Nava singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Rupp fouled out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Thompson pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | LAA |
| Simmons popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cron singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Cowart grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cron out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | PHI | LAA |
| Knapp singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Knapp out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Thompson pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | LAA |
| Maldonado doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Flores grounded out to second, Maldonado to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Revere safe at first on error by second baseman Hernández, Maldonado scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Trout homered to center (420 feet), Revere scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Pujols singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Valbuena grounded out to first, Pujols to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Simmons singled to center, Pujols scored, Simmons to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 4 |
| Cron homered to left (443 feet), Simmons scored. | 0 | 6 |
| Cowart homered to center (407 feet). | 0 | 7 |
| Maldonado doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 7 |
| Flores flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| 7 Runs, 7 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | PHI | LAA |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Joseph lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Kim lined out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Thompson pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | LAA |
| Revere grounded out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| Trout walked. | 0 | 7 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Valbuena flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | PHI | LAA |
| Franco grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Nava grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Rupp struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jake Thompson pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | LAA |
| Simmons struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Cron hit by pitch. | 0 | 7 |
| Cowart grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cron out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | PHI | LAA |
| Knapp struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Hernández singled to center. | 0 | 7 |
| Galvis grounded into fielder's choice to first, Hernández out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| Herrera reached on infield single to third, Galvis to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Joseph popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Adam Morgan pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | LAA |
| Morgan relieved Thompson. | 0 | 7 |
| Maldonado flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| Flores grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Revere grounded out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | PHI | LAA |
| Kim grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Franco popped out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Nava grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Adam Morgan pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | LAA |
| Trout grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Pujols grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Valbuena struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | PHI | LAA |
| Rupp grounded out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| Knapp walked. | 0 | 7 |
| Hernández singled to right, Knapp to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Galvis flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| Herrera flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jesen Therrien pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | LAA |
| Therrien relieved Morgan. | 0 | 7 |
| Simmons singled to center. | 0 | 7 |
| Cron lined out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| Cowart struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Maldonado popped out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Paredes pitching for Los Angeles | PHI | LAA |
| Robinson in center field. | 0 | 7 |
| Paredes relieved Ramírez. | 0 | 7 |
| Joseph grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Kim struck out looking. | 0 | 7 |
| Franco flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hernández 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .293 | .358 | .417 |
| Galvis SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .251 | .303 | .414 |
| Herrera CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .277 | .320 | .448 |
| Joseph 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .256 | .315 | .455 |
| Kim LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .125 | .417 | .250 |
| Franco 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .224 | .282 | .396 |
| Nava RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .303 | .399 | .406 |
| Rupp C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .230 | .316 | .431 |
| Knapp DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .255 | .364 | .376 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 108 | |||
| BATTING GIDP: Hernández Phillies RISP: 0-5 (Herrera 0-2, Galvis 0-1, Joseph 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Hernández (11, 2nd base off Ramírez/Maldonado) CS: Galvis (2, 2nd base by Ramírez/Maldonado) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Rupp (5, throw); Hernández (7, ground ball) DP: 2 (Hernández-Galvis-Joseph 2). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 34,623 (76.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:33 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian O'Nora, First Base - Ben May, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Quinn Wolcott |
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