ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels are a game behind Minnesota for the second AL wild card. That's not the only reason C.J. Cron was so excited about his two home runs.
Mike Trout promised Cron season tickets to the Phoenix Suns if he ended his power outage by going deep twice, and Cron did just that as the Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2 on Tuesday night.
"I think I just won a couple thousand bucks there and I'll be going to all the games so I'm pretty pumped about it. I'm going to hold him to his word," said Cron, who had a three-run drive in the first inning. "Try to get on the floor or something."
Martin Maldonado also homered and Ben Revere had two RBI for the Angels, who have won three of four.
Cameron Maybin started the first inning with a double and scored on Revere's single. Andrelton Simmons added a sacrifice fly.
Cron's 11th homer landed in the Angels' bullpen in left field, and the early 5-0 advantage led to A's relievers getting loose nearby. Cron added a long solo shot to center in the eighth for his eighth career multihomer game.
Cron, who has settled into an everyday role with Yunel Escobar on the disabled list for a strained oblique, acknowledged he was aiming for the fences and those NBA tickets with the game all but decided.
"I took a pretty good cut the slider right before," Cron said. "Fortunately, he gave me a good pitch to hit there."
Angels starter Troy Scribner lasted only 2 2/3 innings in his fourth major league start, giving up two runs and four hits. Scribner was pulled after loading the bases, and Jose Alvarez got the Angels out of the jam by getting Matt Joyce to pop up.
Jesse Chavez (7-10) struck out five and gave up one hit in four scoreless innings of long relief.
"On a night where a starter maybe struggles a little bit and he does what he did tonight, that's going to be really important for us," manager Mike Scioscia said.
Oakland starter Chris Smith (0-4) didn't fare much better than Scribner. Smith went 3 2/3 innings and allowed seven runs -- six earned -- on five hits and two walks.
Maldonado added a solo homer in the fourth to extend the Angels' lead to 6-2. Revere got his second RBI on a single that scored Maybin.
"We need to win ballgames," Cron said. "The pitching staff has been great all year, and when we score eight we're going to win the game. Just another example of that tonight."
Oakland got home runs from Joyce and Matt Olson in the second to make it 5-2.
Umpires used video review to examine Olson's 10th homer of the year after Scioscia came onto the field for a conversation, and replay confirmed the ball hit the yellow line over the advertising in right field.
"He can hit," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "He's finally getting comfortable and getting to play a good portion of the time. This is the first real opportunity he's gotten and he's taking advantage of it."
TROUT DONATES TO HURRICANE RELIEF
Trout sat out his second straight game because of a stiff neck caused by a hard collision with the outfield wall on Sunday. He said he could have played, but wanted to be cautious and expects to be back on Wednesday.
The slugger stayed busy on Tuesday, announcing that he would donate $27,000 to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
"We play the Astros and we go to that city a few times a year. Seeing the city, how beautiful it is, and just seeing the pictures and seeing how devastated (it is) . The floods are just overtaking everything, so it's the least I can do," said Trout, who wears No. 27. "Every little bit helps."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: Melvin hinted that C Josh Phegley (oblique) and OF Jake Smolinski (shoulder) could return from the disabled list when rosters expand on Friday. Phegley has missed the last 33 games with a strained muscle, while Smolinski has not played this season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery in March. "You may see them soon," Melvin said.
Angels: RHP Bud Norris (knee) was placed on the 10-day DL. ... RHP Andrew Bailey (shoulder) will miss the rest of the season. Bailey was limited to four appearances because of ongoing issues with his right shoulder. He allowed one hit in four scoreless innings of relief.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (4-4, 4.24 ERA) has lost four of his last five road starts, including a 2-1 defeat at Angel Stadium on April 27.
Angels: RHP Parker Bridwell (7-2, 2.89) dropped his last outing 2-1 at home to Houston, marking only the second defeat for the Angels this season in his 13 starts.
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Mike Trout promised Cron season tickets to the Phoenix Suns if he ended his power outage by going deep twice, and Cron did just that as the Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2 on Tuesday night.
"I think I just won a couple thousand bucks there and I'll be going to all the games so I'm pretty pumped about it. I'm going to hold him to his word," said Cron, who had a three-run drive in the first inning. "Try to get on the floor or something."
Martin Maldonado also homered and Ben Revere had two RBI for the Angels, who have won three of four.
Cameron Maybin started the first inning with a double and scored on Revere's single. Andrelton Simmons added a sacrifice fly.
Cron's 11th homer landed in the Angels' bullpen in left field, and the early 5-0 advantage led to A's relievers getting loose nearby. Cron added a long solo shot to center in the eighth for his eighth career multihomer game.
Cron, who has settled into an everyday role with Yunel Escobar on the disabled list for a strained oblique, acknowledged he was aiming for the fences and those NBA tickets with the game all but decided.
"I took a pretty good cut the slider right before," Cron said. "Fortunately, he gave me a good pitch to hit there."
Angels starter Troy Scribner lasted only 2 2/3 innings in his fourth major league start, giving up two runs and four hits. Scribner was pulled after loading the bases, and Jose Alvarez got the Angels out of the jam by getting Matt Joyce to pop up.
Jesse Chavez (7-10) struck out five and gave up one hit in four scoreless innings of long relief.
"On a night where a starter maybe struggles a little bit and he does what he did tonight, that's going to be really important for us," manager Mike Scioscia said.
Oakland starter Chris Smith (0-4) didn't fare much better than Scribner. Smith went 3 2/3 innings and allowed seven runs -- six earned -- on five hits and two walks.
Maldonado added a solo homer in the fourth to extend the Angels' lead to 6-2. Revere got his second RBI on a single that scored Maybin.
"We need to win ballgames," Cron said. "The pitching staff has been great all year, and when we score eight we're going to win the game. Just another example of that tonight."
Oakland got home runs from Joyce and Matt Olson in the second to make it 5-2.
Umpires used video review to examine Olson's 10th homer of the year after Scioscia came onto the field for a conversation, and replay confirmed the ball hit the yellow line over the advertising in right field.
"He can hit," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "He's finally getting comfortable and getting to play a good portion of the time. This is the first real opportunity he's gotten and he's taking advantage of it."
TROUT DONATES TO HURRICANE RELIEF
Trout sat out his second straight game because of a stiff neck caused by a hard collision with the outfield wall on Sunday. He said he could have played, but wanted to be cautious and expects to be back on Wednesday.
The slugger stayed busy on Tuesday, announcing that he would donate $27,000 to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
"We play the Astros and we go to that city a few times a year. Seeing the city, how beautiful it is, and just seeing the pictures and seeing how devastated (it is) . The floods are just overtaking everything, so it's the least I can do," said Trout, who wears No. 27. "Every little bit helps."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: Melvin hinted that C Josh Phegley (oblique) and OF Jake Smolinski (shoulder) could return from the disabled list when rosters expand on Friday. Phegley has missed the last 33 games with a strained muscle, while Smolinski has not played this season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery in March. "You may see them soon," Melvin said.
Angels: RHP Bud Norris (knee) was placed on the 10-day DL. ... RHP Andrew Bailey (shoulder) will miss the rest of the season. Bailey was limited to four appearances because of ongoing issues with his right shoulder. He allowed one hit in four scoreless innings of relief.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (4-4, 4.24 ERA) has lost four of his last five road starts, including a 2-1 defeat at Angel Stadium on April 27.
Angels: RHP Parker Bridwell (7-2, 2.89) dropped his last outing 2-1 at home to Houston, marking only the second defeat for the Angels this season in his 13 starts.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Scribner pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Powell lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Semien fouled out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Maybin doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Revere singled to right, Maybin scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols walked, Revere to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Calhoun grounded into fielder's choice to second, Pujols out at second, Revere to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Simmons hit sacrifice fly to center, Revere scored, Calhoun to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Valbuena walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Cron homered to left (412 feet), Calhoun and Valbuena scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Maldonado flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Troy Scribner pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Joyce homered to right (376 feet). | 1 | 5 |
| Healy flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Olson homered to right (382 feet). | 2 | 5 |
| Chapman fouled out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Cowart singled to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Maybin grounded out to shortstop, Cowart to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Revere fouled out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Pujols grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Troy Scribner pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Maxwell walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Powell popped out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Semien struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Lowrie singled to right, Maxwell to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Davis reached on infield single to shortstop, Maxwell to third, Lowrie to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Álvarez relieved Scribner. | 2 | 5 |
| Joyce fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Calhoun popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Simmons lined out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Valbuena struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Healy flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Olson lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Chapman singled to center. | 2 | 5 |
| Maxwell singled to center, Chapman to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Pinder hit for Powell. | 2 | 5 |
| Chavez relieved Álvarez. | 2 | 5 |
| Pinder struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Pinder in center field. | 2 | 5 |
| Cron flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Maldonado homered to left (429 feet). | 2 | 6 |
| Cowart flied out to left. | 2 | 6 |
| Maybin safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Chapman. | 2 | 6 |
| Castro relieved Smith. | 2 | 6 |
| Revere singled to center, Maybin scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Pujols grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Semien popped out to first. | 2 | 7 |
| Lowrie popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| Davis flied out to right. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Simon Castro pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Calhoun walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Simmons flied out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| Valbuena walked, Calhoun to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Cron walked, Calhoun to third, Valbuena to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Maldonado grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cron out at second. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Joyce grounded out to first. | 2 | 7 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Olson struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Simon Castro pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Cowart struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Maybin struck out looking. | 2 | 7 |
| Revere grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Chapman struck out looking. | 2 | 7 |
| Maxwell walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Pinder grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Maxwell out at second. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Hendriks relieved Castro. | 2 | 7 |
| Pujols lined out to right. | 2 | 7 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Simmons doubled to right center. | 2 | 7 |
| Valbuena fouled out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Semien flied out to right. | 2 | 7 |
| Lowrie singled to center. | 2 | 7 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Joyce walked, Lowrie to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Bedrosian relieved Chavez. | 2 | 7 |
| Healy flied out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Brady pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Brady relieved Hendriks. | 2 | 7 |
| Cron homered to center (427 feet). | 2 | 8 |
| Maldonado flied out to right. | 2 | 8 |
| Cowart flied out to left. | 2 | 8 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Wood relieved Bedrosian. | 2 | 8 |
| Olson grounded out to second. | 2 | 8 |
| Chapman grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 8 |
| Maxwell struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Powell CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .273 | .378 | .338 |
a-Pinder PH-CF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .242 | .293 | .461 |
| Semien SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .255 | .344 | .386 |
| Lowrie 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .270 | .346 | .439 |
| Davis LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .234 | .322 | .514 |
| Joyce RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .233 | .333 | .455 |
| Healy DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .262 | .293 | .458 |
| Olson 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .255 | .342 | .547 |
| Chapman 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .239 | .306 | .495 |
| Maxwell C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .233 | .330 | .302 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 142 | |||
| a-struck out looking for B Powell in the 4th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Joyce (20, 2nd inning off Scribner 0 on, 1 Out); Olson (10, 2nd inning off Scribner 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Joyce (56), Olson (20) 2-out RBI: Olson GIDP: Pinder Athletics RISP: 1-4 (Healy 0-1, Davis 1-1, Joyce 0-1, Pinder 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Chapman (9, throw) DP: 1 (Lowrie-Semien-Olson). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 36,229 (79.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | 90 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Mike Muchlinski, Second Base - Ben May, Third Base - Mike Winters |
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