BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Angels
spent the night launching baseballs over the outfield wall, combining
for 10 home runs in a game decided by the grandest hit of all.
Manny Machado capped a three-homer night with a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning, providing the Orioles with a 9-7 victory Friday night.
"It's like a game where everybody's dunking," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "No (jump) shots tonight."
Machado hit his seventh career slam off Keynan Middleton (4-1), who entered with two on and one out in the ninth. After Tim Beckham singled to load the bases, Machado hit a drive far over the center-field wall to give the Orioles their first lead.
Machado also hit a two-run homer in the third and a solo shot in the fifth to finish with seven RBI.
Albert Pujols set the tone for the game in the first inning with a milestone homer off Jeremy Hellickson. There would be plenty more long balls on a steamy night at Camden Yards.
"Obviously a good hitters' park," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We hit the ball good tonight; they did too. They got the last big hit."
Machado's third slam of the year came on a fastball that caught way too much of the plate.
"I was looking for a pitch and I got it," he said. "I made a good swing on it. Off the bat, I knew it was going to go far."
Said Middleton: "I was trying to go fastball away, and I left the fastball over the middle."
Pujols' two-run drive was the 609th of his career, tied with Sammy Sosa for eighth on the all-time list. Pujols and Sosa share the distinction of hitting more home runs than any other foreign-born player.
After Pujols and Kole Calhoun connected in succession in the first inning, C.J. Cron and Kaleb Cowart homered in the second for a 5-0 lead. The Orioles used homers by Mark Trumbo, Machado and Caleb Joseph and cut the gap to a run before a two-run drive by Mike Trout made it 7-4 in the fifth.
All five L.A. home runs came off Hellickson, the first time the right-hander yielded more than three in a game.
But his hard-hitting teammates made up the deficit.
"It's going to make my night a little better," Hellickson said. "It would still have been nice to do my part in that win."
Darren O'Day (4-1) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
ROCKY SEASON DEBUT
Pitching for the first time since April 2016 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Angels starter Andrew Heaney gave up five runs and seven hits -- including four home runs -- in five innings.
"I just really never got into a rhythm. My tempo was pretty terrible," he said. "All of those things lead to bad pitches and lead to big innings. That's on me."
Scioscia said, ""It was good to see him out there. As he gets into his next start he'll get better."
LUCKY FRIDAY
The Orioles lost 10 straight games on Friday since June 2 before rallying in this one.
WELCOME TO THE BIGS
Orioles Rule 5 pick Anthony Santander played in his first major league game, going 1 for 4 with a fine diving catch in right field. He was on the disabled list with a strained forearm from March 30 through Wednesday.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: LF Cameron Maybin was held out with a knee issue. "He's OK. His knee was just a little bit stiff," Scioscia said.
Orioles: 1B Chris Davis was feeling ill and did not play. ... SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) took batting practice and could start his rehabilitation assignment on Monday or Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Angels: JC Ramirez (10-10, 4.26 ERA) starts Saturday night. He gave up a grand slam to Machado last week and has a 7.27 ERA in his career against Baltimore.
Orioles: Kevin Gausman (9-8, 5.08 ERA) has lost once in 10 starts since June 21, against the Angels last Wednesday night.
Manny Machado capped a three-homer night with a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning, providing the Orioles with a 9-7 victory Friday night.
"It's like a game where everybody's dunking," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "No (jump) shots tonight."
Machado hit his seventh career slam off Keynan Middleton (4-1), who entered with two on and one out in the ninth. After Tim Beckham singled to load the bases, Machado hit a drive far over the center-field wall to give the Orioles their first lead.
Machado also hit a two-run homer in the third and a solo shot in the fifth to finish with seven RBI.
Albert Pujols set the tone for the game in the first inning with a milestone homer off Jeremy Hellickson. There would be plenty more long balls on a steamy night at Camden Yards.
"Obviously a good hitters' park," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We hit the ball good tonight; they did too. They got the last big hit."
Machado's third slam of the year came on a fastball that caught way too much of the plate.
"I was looking for a pitch and I got it," he said. "I made a good swing on it. Off the bat, I knew it was going to go far."
Said Middleton: "I was trying to go fastball away, and I left the fastball over the middle."
Pujols' two-run drive was the 609th of his career, tied with Sammy Sosa for eighth on the all-time list. Pujols and Sosa share the distinction of hitting more home runs than any other foreign-born player.
After Pujols and Kole Calhoun connected in succession in the first inning, C.J. Cron and Kaleb Cowart homered in the second for a 5-0 lead. The Orioles used homers by Mark Trumbo, Machado and Caleb Joseph and cut the gap to a run before a two-run drive by Mike Trout made it 7-4 in the fifth.
All five L.A. home runs came off Hellickson, the first time the right-hander yielded more than three in a game.
But his hard-hitting teammates made up the deficit.
"It's going to make my night a little better," Hellickson said. "It would still have been nice to do my part in that win."
Darren O'Day (4-1) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
ROCKY SEASON DEBUT
Pitching for the first time since April 2016 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Angels starter Andrew Heaney gave up five runs and seven hits -- including four home runs -- in five innings.
"I just really never got into a rhythm. My tempo was pretty terrible," he said. "All of those things lead to bad pitches and lead to big innings. That's on me."
Scioscia said, ""It was good to see him out there. As he gets into his next start he'll get better."
LUCKY FRIDAY
The Orioles lost 10 straight games on Friday since June 2 before rallying in this one.
WELCOME TO THE BIGS
Orioles Rule 5 pick Anthony Santander played in his first major league game, going 1 for 4 with a fine diving catch in right field. He was on the disabled list with a strained forearm from March 30 through Wednesday.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: LF Cameron Maybin was held out with a knee issue. "He's OK. His knee was just a little bit stiff," Scioscia said.
Orioles: 1B Chris Davis was feeling ill and did not play. ... SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) took batting practice and could start his rehabilitation assignment on Monday or Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Angels: JC Ramirez (10-10, 4.26 ERA) starts Saturday night. He gave up a grand slam to Machado last week and has a 7.27 ERA in his career against Baltimore.
Orioles: Kevin Gausman (9-8, 5.08 ERA) has lost once in 10 starts since June 21, against the Angels last Wednesday night.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Revere doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols homered to left (350 feet), Revere scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Calhoun homered to right center (397 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Valbuena lined out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Andrew Heaney pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Beckham popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Cron homered to left (417 feet). | 4 | 0 |
| Maldonado lined out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Cowart homered to right (424 feet). | 5 | 0 |
| Revere flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| Trout lined out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Heaney pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Jones popped out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| Mancini grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Trumbo homered to left (365 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| Santander popped out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Pujols lined out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Simmons grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Heaney pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Joseph homered to left (361 feet). | 5 | 2 |
| Gentry lined out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Beckham singled to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Machado homered to center (418 feet), Beckham scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Schoop safe at first on error by third baseman Valbuena. | 5 | 4 |
| Jones singled to left, Schoop to second. | 5 | 4 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Valbuena flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| Cron grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 4 |
| Maldonado grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Heaney pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Santander struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Gentry singled to left. | 5 | 4 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Cowart bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 4 |
| Revere doubled to deep left. | 5 | 4 |
| Trout homered to left (381 feet), Revere scored. | 7 | 4 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 7 | 4 |
| Calhoun singled to center. | 7 | 4 |
| Castro relieved Hellickson. | 7 | 4 |
| Simmons flied out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Heaney pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Machado homered to left (398 feet). | 7 | 5 |
| Schoop flied out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| Jones lined out to center. | 7 | 5 |
| Mancini lined out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Valbuena grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 5 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Maldonado grounded out to third. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cam Bedrosian pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Bedrosian relieved Heaney. | 7 | 5 |
| Trumbo flied out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| Santander struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Joseph flied out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Cowart grounded out to first. | 7 | 5 |
| Revere singled to right. | 7 | 5 |
| Trout grounded into fielder's choice to third, Revere safe at second on error by second baseman Schoop. | 7 | 5 |
| Pujols grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to second to first, Trout out at second. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Parker relieved Bedrosian. | 7 | 5 |
| Gentry flied out to left. | 7 | 5 |
| Beckham grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 5 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Richard Bleier pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Bleier relieved Castro. | 7 | 5 |
| Calhoun grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 5 |
| Simmons grounded out to third. | 7 | 5 |
| Valbuena walked. | 7 | 5 |
| O'Day relieved Bleier. | 7 | 5 |
| Pennington ran for Valbuena. | 7 | 5 |
| Cron singled to left, Pennington to third. | 7 | 5 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Pennington at second base. | 7 | 5 |
| Cowart at third base. | 7 | 5 |
| Petit relieved Parker. | 7 | 5 |
| Schoop popped out to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Jones singled to shallow right. | 7 | 5 |
| Mancini flied out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| Trumbo grounded into fielder's choice to third, Jones out at second. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Cowart singled to left. | 7 | 5 |
| Cowart caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 7 | 5 |
| Revere grounded out to first. | 7 | 5 |
| Trout hit by pitch. | 7 | 5 |
| Trout caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Santander singled to right. | 7 | 5 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Smith hit for Gentry. | 7 | 5 |
| Smith walked, Santander to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Flaherty ran for Smith. | 7 | 5 |
| Middleton relieved Petit. | 7 | 5 |
| Beckham singled to right, Santander to third, Flaherty to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Machado homered to center (424 feet), Santander, Flaherty and Beckham scored. | 7 | 9 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Revere LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .254 | .285 | .329 |
| Trout CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .338 | .465 | .684 |
| Pujols DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .230 | .274 | .380 |
| Calhoun RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .243 | .321 | .382 |
| Simmons SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .293 | .346 | .445 |
| Valbuena 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .191 | .264 | .390 |
Pennington PR-2B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .311 | .325 |
| Cron 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .260 | .307 | .450 |
| Maldonado C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .229 | .294 | .381 |
| Cowart 2B-3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .293 | .349 | .500 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 144 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Revere 2 (11, Hellickson 2) HR: Pujols (18, 1st inning off Hellickson 1 on, 1 Out); Calhoun (15, 1st inning off Hellickson 0 on, 1 Out); Cron (10, 2nd inning off Hellickson 0 on, 0 Out); Cowart (2, 2nd inning off Hellickson 0 on, 1 Out); Trout (24, 5th inning off Hellickson 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Pujols 2 (74), Calhoun (50), Cron (33), Cowart (6), Trout 2 (57) GIDP: Pujols Angels RISP: 2-5 (Maldonado 0-1, Trout 1-2, Pujols 1-2) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Cowart (2, 2nd base by O'Day/Joseph); Trout (3, 2nd base by O'Day/Joseph) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Valbuena (3, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The start of the game is being delayed due to rain. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 26,185 (57% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:13 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Ripperger, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Chad Whitson, Third Base - Vic Carapazza |
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