ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Trout
delivered his 1,000th career hit with a cracking double down the line.
Two innings later, he homered on his birthday for the fourth time in his
six big league seasons.
Moments after that, Manny Machado made sure Trout's birthday gifts didn't include a victory.
Trout reached another milestone and hit another homer on his 26th birthday, but Machado hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the seventh inning of the Baltimore Orioles' 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
"A lot of good things happened tonight," manager Buck Showalter said after Baltimore got back to .500 for the first time since June 29. "Everybody got to see a 1,000th hit, and we won the game, so it's another milestone."
After surviving a pregame shower of eggs, cream, shampoo and various unmentionables from his teammates, Trout doubled in the fourth inning to become the 11th player with 1,000 hits in an Angels uniform. The two-time AL MVP then tied it in the sixth, sending his 23rd homer of the season high off the left-field pole.
"It means a lot," Trout said. "A lot of milestones with hits. You see (Adrian) Beltre, he just hit his 3,000th. Pretty incredible. I felt pretty good. I just wanted to get it over with. A lot of people talking about it."
But Machado connected moments later against J.C. Ramirez (10-10) for his fifth career grand slam.
Dylan Bundy (11-8) recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts while pitching seven innings of five-hit ball for the Orioles.
"Just a real mature effort," Showalter said. "He managed the game real well. It was fun to watch."
Baltimore (56-56) won the opener of a three-game series between two teams on the fringe of the AL wild-card race. The Orioles have won eight of 10, while Los Angeles has followed up a 6-1 stretch with three straight losses.
TROUT'S TIME
Trout got a standing ovation after reaching the latest milestone of his precocious career with his 1,000th hit. The Big A crowd also sang "Happy Birthday" to Trout a few minutes earlier.
Trout joined Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx and Mickey Mantle as the only players to compile 1,000 hits, 500 runs and 500 walks by their age-25 season. Trout already was the only player to get 150 homers, 400 extra-base hits and 150 stolen bases before his 26th birthday.
"When you hear your name with the greats, the Hall of Famers when you do something, it makes you feel good," he said. "It makes you feel special just to be a part of such a good company, but for me, it's just going out there and playing. I'm not trying to chase any numbers."
AUGUST 7
Baltimore went ahead with RBI by Joey Rickard and Adam Jones in the fifth, but Trout tied it with another birthday homer. He also did it in 2012, 2013 and 2015, becoming the youngest player in big league history to accomplish the feat four times.
"I'm not thinking about homers," Trout said. "I just go out there, try to hit the ball hard, and that one went out of the park."
FOR GROOVE
Every player from both clubs took the field before the game for a moment of silence and a poignant video tribute to Don Baylor, who died of cancer Monday. Baylor played six seasons for each club, enjoying most of his best playing days in these uniforms -- including his 1979 MVP season with the then-California Angels. Baylor was Angels manager Mike Scioscia's hitting coach in 2014 and 2015.
"He was an incredible human being," Scioscia said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Longtime Angels slugger and Anaheim native Mark Trumbo remained out since July 29 with a rib injury. He could return during this series.
Angels: LF Cameron Maybin went 1 for 4 in his first game since spraining his left knee ligament July 18.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Jeremy Hellickson (7-5, 4.45 ERA) looked sharp in his Baltimore debut last week, throwing seven scoreless innings against Kansas City in his first appearance since arriving in a trade with Philadelphia.
Angels: Parker Bridwell (5-1, 3.20 ERA) faces the team that drafted him in 2010 and traded him for scraps in April. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA in his last five starts, and the Angels are 9-1 when he pitches.
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Moments after that, Manny Machado made sure Trout's birthday gifts didn't include a victory.
Trout reached another milestone and hit another homer on his 26th birthday, but Machado hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the seventh inning of the Baltimore Orioles' 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
"A lot of good things happened tonight," manager Buck Showalter said after Baltimore got back to .500 for the first time since June 29. "Everybody got to see a 1,000th hit, and we won the game, so it's another milestone."
After surviving a pregame shower of eggs, cream, shampoo and various unmentionables from his teammates, Trout doubled in the fourth inning to become the 11th player with 1,000 hits in an Angels uniform. The two-time AL MVP then tied it in the sixth, sending his 23rd homer of the season high off the left-field pole.
"It means a lot," Trout said. "A lot of milestones with hits. You see (Adrian) Beltre, he just hit his 3,000th. Pretty incredible. I felt pretty good. I just wanted to get it over with. A lot of people talking about it."
But Machado connected moments later against J.C. Ramirez (10-10) for his fifth career grand slam.
Dylan Bundy (11-8) recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts while pitching seven innings of five-hit ball for the Orioles.
"Just a real mature effort," Showalter said. "He managed the game real well. It was fun to watch."
Baltimore (56-56) won the opener of a three-game series between two teams on the fringe of the AL wild-card race. The Orioles have won eight of 10, while Los Angeles has followed up a 6-1 stretch with three straight losses.
TROUT'S TIME
Trout got a standing ovation after reaching the latest milestone of his precocious career with his 1,000th hit. The Big A crowd also sang "Happy Birthday" to Trout a few minutes earlier.
Trout joined Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx and Mickey Mantle as the only players to compile 1,000 hits, 500 runs and 500 walks by their age-25 season. Trout already was the only player to get 150 homers, 400 extra-base hits and 150 stolen bases before his 26th birthday.
"When you hear your name with the greats, the Hall of Famers when you do something, it makes you feel good," he said. "It makes you feel special just to be a part of such a good company, but for me, it's just going out there and playing. I'm not trying to chase any numbers."
AUGUST 7
Baltimore went ahead with RBI by Joey Rickard and Adam Jones in the fifth, but Trout tied it with another birthday homer. He also did it in 2012, 2013 and 2015, becoming the youngest player in big league history to accomplish the feat four times.
"I'm not thinking about homers," Trout said. "I just go out there, try to hit the ball hard, and that one went out of the park."
FOR GROOVE
Every player from both clubs took the field before the game for a moment of silence and a poignant video tribute to Don Baylor, who died of cancer Monday. Baylor played six seasons for each club, enjoying most of his best playing days in these uniforms -- including his 1979 MVP season with the then-California Angels. Baylor was Angels manager Mike Scioscia's hitting coach in 2014 and 2015.
"He was an incredible human being," Scioscia said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Longtime Angels slugger and Anaheim native Mark Trumbo remained out since July 29 with a rib injury. He could return during this series.
Angels: LF Cameron Maybin went 1 for 4 in his first game since spraining his left knee ligament July 18.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Jeremy Hellickson (7-5, 4.45 ERA) looked sharp in his Baltimore debut last week, throwing seven scoreless innings against Kansas City in his first appearance since arriving in a trade with Philadelphia.
Angels: Parker Bridwell (5-1, 3.20 ERA) faces the team that drafted him in 2010 and traded him for scraps in April. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA in his last five starts, and the Angels are 9-1 when he pitches.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BAL | LAA |
| Jones grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | LAA |
| Maybin singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BAL | LAA |
| Davis singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Mancini grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Davis out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | LAA |
| Simmons lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Valbuena flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BAL | LAA |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | LAA |
| Maldonado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cowart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BAL | LAA |
| Jones singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded out to third, Jones to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Mancini grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | LAA |
| Trout doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded out to second, Trout to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun hit sacrifice fly to center, Trout scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Simmons singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Valbuena flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BAL | LAA |
| Beckham singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Beckham safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Ramírez. | 0 | 1 |
| Smith walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Castillo flied out to right, Beckham to third, Smith to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Rickard singled to center, Beckham scored, Smith to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Jones hit sacrifice fly to center, Smith scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Rickard stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | LAA |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Maldonado grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Cowart struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BAL | LAA |
| Schoop singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Davis grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Schoop out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| Mancini grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | LAA |
| Maybin flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Trout homered to left (387 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BAL | LAA |
| Beckham popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Smith singled to deep right. | 2 | 2 |
| Castillo singled to left, Smith to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Rickard struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Jones hit by pitch, Smith to third, Castillo to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Machado homered to left (423 feet), Smith, Castillo and Jones scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Schoop grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | LAA |
| Simmons singled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Valbuena struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Cron grounded into double play, third to second to first, Simmons out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | BAL | LAA |
| Álvarez relieved Ramírez. | 6 | 2 |
| Davis popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Beckham grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | BAL | LAA |
| Gentry in left field. | 6 | 2 |
| Givens relieved Bundy. | 6 | 2 |
| Maldonado grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Cowart walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Maybin lined out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Cowart stole second. | 6 | 2 |
| Trout popped out to first. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | BAL | LAA |
| Gentry flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Castillo singled to shallow right. | 6 | 2 |
| Rickard flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Castillo out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | BAL | LAA |
| Brach relieved Givens. | 6 | 2 |
| Pujols flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Calhoun grounded out to first. | 6 | 2 |
| Simmons walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Simmons to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 2 |
| Valbuena popped out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Jones CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .273 | .313 | .453 |
| Machado 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .256 | .318 | .464 |
| Schoop 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .303 | .353 | .553 |
| Davis 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .218 | .319 | .439 |
| Mancini DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .297 | .346 | .517 |
| Beckham SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .281 | .332 | .458 |
| Smith LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .269 | .354 | .462 |
Gentry LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .197 | .279 | .276 |
| Castillo C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .287 | .322 | .453 |
| Rickard RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .256 | .288 | .374 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 116 | |||
| BATTING HR: Machado (21, 7th inning off Ramírez 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: Rickard (18), Jones (54), Machado 4 (65) SF: Jones 2-out RBI: Machado 4 GIDP: Mancini, Davis Orioles RISP: 2-6 (Machado 1-2, Rickard 1-2, Mancini 0-1, Castillo 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Rickard (7, 2nd base off Ramírez/Maldonado) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Machado-Schoop-Davis). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 34,142 (75% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dana DeMuth, First Base - Paul Nauert, Second Base - Ramon DeJesus, Third Base - Carlos Torres |
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