OAKLAND, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia had no idea he called upon an American League-record 12 pitchers to win on Labor Day.
"Both teams or us?" he asked. "If I had needed a couple more innings, we would have used probably 13 or 14. Hopefully not too often."
Instead of extending the game Monday, Kole Calhoun delivered with a two-run triple in the 11th inning as the Angels outlasted the Oakland Athletics 11-9.
Fernando Salas (1-0), the ninth Angels pitcher, tossed a perfect 10th for the victory. Keynan Middleton came in as the third pitcher of the 11th and got his third career save as Los Angeles tried to move up in the wild-card race.
"That's big. It takes momentum into tomorrow," Calhoun said.
The A's have lost a season-high seven in a row.
Three Angels pitchers didn't record an out. The 12 pitchers overall topped the previous AL mark of 11 done four times, most recently by Tampa Bay in 2013. The Colorado Rockies set a major league record by using 13 pitchers in 2015 during a 16-inning game.
"Thank God for September," said Jesse Chavez, who pitched the fourth for Los Angeles and praised the versatile staff. "That just goes back to how we are in spring training. ... We don't let anybody feel neglected."
Angels star Mike Trout fouled a ball off his lower right leg in the 11th but stayed in the game after being checked by Scioscia and a trainer.
Matt Olson homered twice for Oakland, including a tying, two-run drive with two outs in the ninth against Blake Parker.
"Losing a game like that isn't fun by any means," Olson said. "But it says something the way we stayed in that game the entire time, still fighting in the bottom of the 11th right there."
Blake Treinen (1-3) gave up Calhoun's go-ahead hit.
Martin Maldonado hit two home runs for the Angels, his second multihomer game this season. Luis Valbuena added a three-run drive.
Albert Pujols had three hits and drove in a run. He has 12 RBIs over his past five games and 23 in the past 21.
While Los Angeles starter Parker Bridwell didn't get a decision while pitching into the fourth, the Angels improved to 14-2 in his outings this year.
Khris Davis hit a three-run double and Bruce Maxwell added an RBI single in the first inning to A's starter Chris Smith a nice cushion. But Smith couldn't hold the lead and has surrendered 10 home runs over his past five starts.
A's hitting coach Darren Bush was ejected in the fifth after Matt Chapman was called out on strikes.
GOING THE DISTANCE
The Angels' past four games have gone: 4 hours, 33 minutes, 4:09, 3:49 and 4:38 on Monday. The club will have optional batting practice Tuesday "so they can regroup, rebound," Scioscia said.
HELPING HAND
Chavez made a thoughtful pregame gesture on his way to the field to throw in warm-ups: He carried a load of food for Diamond Level concession worker Connie Burgin, who called the former A's player a "sweetie." She said she didn't ask for assistance, that he kindly offered. After the game, Chavez noted that his long arms were an asset in this situation and he saw that the woman was trying to pick up the large tray.
"He's the best," Scioscia said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: RHP Bud Norris threw a bullpen session as he works back from his second stint on the disabled list with right knee inflammation. He could be activated as soon as Wednesday when eligible. ... 3B Yunel Escobar took some swings as part of his rehab from a strained right oblique. ... The Angels claimed RHP Dayan Diaz from the Astros and designated for assignment RHP Daniel Wright to clear room on the 40-man roster. Diaz was optioned to rookie-level Orem.
Athletics: RHP Paul Blackburn, on the DL since Aug. 23 with a bruised pitching hand, might not play again this season given that the bone bruise is deep enough it's comparable to a fracture. Blackburn is set to compete for a rotation spot in spring training 2018, manager Bob Melvin said.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Garrett Richards (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second start of the year five months to the day after an April 5 outing at Oakland in which he strained his right biceps muscle in his season debut. He is expected to throw just 50 pitches.
Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (4-4, 4.54) had a no-decision against the Angels on the road his last time out in a 10-8 loss Wednesday.
"Both teams or us?" he asked. "If I had needed a couple more innings, we would have used probably 13 or 14. Hopefully not too often."
ADVERTISEMENT
Fernando Salas (1-0), the ninth Angels pitcher, tossed a perfect 10th for the victory. Keynan Middleton came in as the third pitcher of the 11th and got his third career save as Los Angeles tried to move up in the wild-card race.
"That's big. It takes momentum into tomorrow," Calhoun said.
The A's have lost a season-high seven in a row.
Three Angels pitchers didn't record an out. The 12 pitchers overall topped the previous AL mark of 11 done four times, most recently by Tampa Bay in 2013. The Colorado Rockies set a major league record by using 13 pitchers in 2015 during a 16-inning game.
"Thank God for September," said Jesse Chavez, who pitched the fourth for Los Angeles and praised the versatile staff. "That just goes back to how we are in spring training. ... We don't let anybody feel neglected."
Angels star Mike Trout fouled a ball off his lower right leg in the 11th but stayed in the game after being checked by Scioscia and a trainer.
Matt Olson homered twice for Oakland, including a tying, two-run drive with two outs in the ninth against Blake Parker.
"Losing a game like that isn't fun by any means," Olson said. "But it says something the way we stayed in that game the entire time, still fighting in the bottom of the 11th right there."
Blake Treinen (1-3) gave up Calhoun's go-ahead hit.
Martin Maldonado hit two home runs for the Angels, his second multihomer game this season. Luis Valbuena added a three-run drive.
Albert Pujols had three hits and drove in a run. He has 12 RBIs over his past five games and 23 in the past 21.
While Los Angeles starter Parker Bridwell didn't get a decision while pitching into the fourth, the Angels improved to 14-2 in his outings this year.
Khris Davis hit a three-run double and Bruce Maxwell added an RBI single in the first inning to A's starter Chris Smith a nice cushion. But Smith couldn't hold the lead and has surrendered 10 home runs over his past five starts.
A's hitting coach Darren Bush was ejected in the fifth after Matt Chapman was called out on strikes.
GOING THE DISTANCE
The Angels' past four games have gone: 4 hours, 33 minutes, 4:09, 3:49 and 4:38 on Monday. The club will have optional batting practice Tuesday "so they can regroup, rebound," Scioscia said.
HELPING HAND
Chavez made a thoughtful pregame gesture on his way to the field to throw in warm-ups: He carried a load of food for Diamond Level concession worker Connie Burgin, who called the former A's player a "sweetie." She said she didn't ask for assistance, that he kindly offered. After the game, Chavez noted that his long arms were an asset in this situation and he saw that the woman was trying to pick up the large tray.
"He's the best," Scioscia said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: RHP Bud Norris threw a bullpen session as he works back from his second stint on the disabled list with right knee inflammation. He could be activated as soon as Wednesday when eligible. ... 3B Yunel Escobar took some swings as part of his rehab from a strained right oblique. ... The Angels claimed RHP Dayan Diaz from the Astros and designated for assignment RHP Daniel Wright to clear room on the 40-man roster. Diaz was optioned to rookie-level Orem.
Athletics: RHP Paul Blackburn, on the DL since Aug. 23 with a bruised pitching hand, might not play again this season given that the bone bruise is deep enough it's comparable to a fracture. Blackburn is set to compete for a rotation spot in spring training 2018, manager Bob Melvin said.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Garrett Richards (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second start of the year five months to the day after an April 5 outing at Oakland in which he strained his right biceps muscle in his season debut. He is expected to throw just 50 pitches.
Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (4-4, 4.54) had a no-decision against the Angels on the road his last time out in a 10-8 loss Wednesday.
4:05PM,EDT,September 4,2017
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland,California
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland,California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Semien reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce walked, Semien to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie singled to left, Semien to third, Joyce to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis doubled to deep center, Semien, Joyce and Lowrie scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Olson grounded out to second, Davis to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Maxwell singled to center, Davis scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Chapman struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Calhoun singled to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Simmons singled to left, Calhoun to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Valbuena homered to left center (383 feet), Calhoun and Simmons scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Maldonado homered to center (431 feet). | 4 | 4 |
| Phillips fouled out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Powell flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Semien struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Joyce struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Trout walked. | 4 | 4 |
| Upton doubled to deep left, Trout to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Calhoun walked. | 4 | 4 |
| Simmons grounded into double play, third to second to first, Calhoun out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Lowrie fouled out to left. | 4 | 4 |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Olson homered to center (396 feet). | 4 | 5 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Valbuena walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Cron lined out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| Maldonado homered to center (447 feet), Valbuena scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Phillips singled to left. | 6 | 5 |
| Castro relieved Smith. | 6 | 5 |
| Trout walked, Phillips to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Phillips stole third. | 6 | 5 |
| Trout stole second. | 6 | 5 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Phillips scored, Trout to third on wild pitch by Castro. | 7 | 5 |
| Pujols singled to center, Trout scored. | 8 | 5 |
| Calhoun popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Maxwell singled to right. | 8 | 5 |
| Maxwell to second on wild pitch by Bridwell. | 8 | 5 |
| Chapman singled to right, Maxwell to third. | 8 | 5 |
| Chavez relieved Bridwell. | 8 | 5 |
| Powell struck out looking. | 8 | 5 |
| Semien grounded into fielder's choice to third, Maxwell scored, Chapman out at second. | 8 | 6 |
| Joyce flied out to center. | 8 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Simon Castro pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Simmons doubled to deep center. | 8 | 6 |
| Valbuena grounded out to first, Simmons to third. | 8 | 6 |
| Cron singled to center, Simmons scored. | 9 | 6 |
| Maldonado grounded out to shortstop, Cron to second. | 9 | 6 |
| Phillips grounded out to second. | 9 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Paredes pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Paredes relieved Chavez. | 9 | 6 |
| Lowrie singled to center. | 9 | 6 |
| Davis singled to left, Lowrie to second. | 9 | 6 |
| Gurka relieved Paredes. | 9 | 6 |
| Olson singled to right, Lowrie to third, Davis to second. | 9 | 6 |
| Ramirez relieved Gurka. | 9 | 6 |
| Healy grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Lowrie scored, Olson out at second, Davis to third. | 9 | 7 |
| Maxwell walked. | 9 | 7 |
| Chapman struck out looking. | 9 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Santiago Casilla pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Casilla relieved Castro. | 9 | 7 |
| Trout grounded out to third. | 9 | 7 |
| Upton lined out to right. | 9 | 7 |
| Pujols singled to deep left center. | 9 | 7 |
| Calhoun singled to left center, Pujols to second. | 9 | 7 |
| Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cam Bedrosian pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Bedrosian relieved Ramirez. | 9 | 7 |
| Powell singled to left. | 9 | 7 |
| Semien struck out swinging. | 9 | 7 |
| Joyce singled to left center, Powell to third. | 9 | 7 |
| Powell out at home on runner's fielder's choice. | 9 | 7 |
| Lowrie walked, Joyce to second. | 9 | 7 |
| Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Coulombe pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Coulombe relieved Casilla. | 9 | 7 |
| Valbuena grounded out to third. | 9 | 7 |
| Hendriks relieved Coulombe. | 9 | 7 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 9 | 7 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Petit relieved Bedrosian. | 9 | 7 |
| Olson grounded out to third. | 9 | 7 |
| Healy reached on infield single to second. | 9 | 7 |
| Maxwell grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Healy out at second. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dull pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Dull relieved Hendriks. | 9 | 7 |
| Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 7 |
| Trout flied out to left. | 9 | 7 |
| Upton flied out to center. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Chapman fouled out to catcher. | 9 | 7 |
| Powell flied out to left. | 9 | 7 |
| Semien flied out to left. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chris Hatcher pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Hatcher relieved Dull. | 9 | 7 |
| Pujols singled to center. | 9 | 7 |
| Young Jr. ran for Pujols. | 9 | 7 |
| Calhoun lined out to right, Young Jr. to second on throwing error by right fielder Joyce. | 9 | 7 |
| Simmons grounded out to third, Young Jr. to third. | 9 | 7 |
| Valbuena flied out to right. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Parker relieved Petit. | 9 | 7 |
| Joyce grounded out to second. | 9 | 7 |
| Lowrie singled to left. | 9 | 7 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 9 | 7 |
| Lowrie to second on fielder's indifference. | 9 | 7 |
| Olson homered to left center (385 feet), Lowrie scored. | 9 | 9 |
| Healy grounded out to third. | 9 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Blake Treinen pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Treinen relieved Hatcher. | 9 | 9 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| Revere hit for Maldonado. | 9 | 9 |
| Revere flied out to left. | 9 | 9 |
| Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Salas pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Graterol catching. | 9 | 9 |
| Salas relieved Parker. | 9 | 9 |
| Maxwell grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 9 |
| Chapman struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| Powell grounded out to second. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Blake Treinen pitching for Oakland | LAA | OAK |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| Upton walked. | 9 | 9 |
| Young Jr. hit by pitch, Upton to second. | 9 | 9 |
| Calhoun tripled to right, Upton and Young Jr. scored. | 11 | 9 |
| Simmons grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Calhoun out at home. | 11 | 9 |
| Valbuena struck out swinging. | 11 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Troy Scribner pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | OAK |
| Cowart at third base. | 11 | 9 |
| Scribner relieved Salas. | 11 | 9 |
| Semien struck out swinging. | 11 | 9 |
| Joyce singled to right. | 11 | 9 |
| Álvarez relieved Scribner. | 11 | 9 |
| Lowrie walked, Joyce to second. | 11 | 9 |
| Middleton relieved Álvarez. | 11 | 9 |
| Barreto ran for Lowrie. | 11 | 9 |
| Davis grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Barreto out at second. | 11 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Phillips 2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .190 | .227 | .190 |
| Trout CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | .329 | .464 | .662 |
| Upton LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .282 | .369 | .541 |
| Pujols DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .244 | .289 | .395 |
Young Jr. PR-DH
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .258 | .339 | .392 |
| Calhoun RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .249 | .336 | .395 |
| Simmons SS | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .289 | .339 | .446 |
| Valbuena 3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .201 | .293 | .428 |
Cowart 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .296 | .411 |
| Cron 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .255 | .309 | .456 |
| Maldonado C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .227 | .288 | .385 |
a-Revere PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .259 | .296 | .333 |
Graterol C
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .227 | .274 |
| Totals | 46 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 210 | |||
| a-flied out to left for M Maldonado in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Upton (39, Smith); Simmons (34, Castro) 3B: Calhoun (1, Treinen) HR: Valbuena (18, 2nd inning off Smith 2 on, 1 Out); Maldonado 2 (14, 2nd inning off Smith 0 on, 2 Out; 4th inning off Smith 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Valbuena 3 (53), Maldonado 3 (37), Pujols (91), Cron (47), Calhoun 2 (64) 2-out RBI: Maldonado, Pujols GIDP: Simmons Angels RISP: 4-14 (Cron 1-1, Calhoun 1-1, Phillips 0-1, Valbuena 1-4, Simmons 0-4, Pujols 1-2, Upton 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Phillips (1, 3rd base off Castro/Maxwell); Trout (18, 2nd base off Castro/Maxwell) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (Simmons-Phillips-Cron, Phillips-Simmons-Cron 2). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 14,571 (41.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:38 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jordan Baker, First Base - Tom Woodring, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Scott Barry |
No comments:
Post a Comment