ANAHEIM, Calif. -- If only the incoming texts lighting up Cliff Pennington's cellphone were customary congratulations.
Pennington is from The Woodlands, Texas, just outside of Houston, and 12 of his 15 messages Wednesday night were flood pictures. He sure had fun circling the bases after his go-ahead grand slam sent the Los Angeles Angels to a wild 10-8 win over the Oakland Athletics, but his mind is on the safety of family and friends.
"My cousin got rescued on a jet ski two days ago," Pennington said. "He's staying at our house now. When there's stuff like that going on, the game is a getaway to have some fun and let your mind off it."
Pennington said he and Oakland infielder Jed Lowrie, also from Houston, were talking between pitches asking each other if their families were OK.
"When the game is over, it's back to reality and trying to figure out how we can help," Pennington said.
Mike Trout went 4 for 4 with a homer and scored four times in his return to the lineup, Albert Pujols homered twice and Pennington hit his first career slam in the seventh inning.
Pujols drove in four runs and scored three. His two homers moved him into a tie with Jim Thome for seventh place on the career list at 612.
Trout had a triple and two singles for the Angels, who erased a five-run deficit and won their third straight. They remained a game behind Minnesota for the second AL wild card.
Trout snapped an 0-for-17 slump that marked the second-longest hitless skid of his career. He missed the previous two games as a precaution with a stiff neck after crashing into the outfield wall Sunday trying to make a catch.
"He had a good night," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "Unfortunately, it was against us."
Matt Olson and Bruce Maxwell homered as Oakland put up a season-high eight runs in the fourth to build an 8-3 lead. But the Angels scored two in the fifth and five in the seventh, capped by Pennington's drive the barely cleared the right-field wall.
Umpires went to a replay review to check if there was fan interference, but the home run call was upheld.
Chris Hatcher (0-2) walked Luis Valbuena to load the bases with two outs. Pennington then connected on a 2-2 pitch for his third home run of the season.
"He got into a pitch-count battle and Penny finally got a fastball," Melvin said. "I think he threw him almost all breaking balls until the fastball. He put a good swing on it. A lot of things leading up to that, though. A hit by pitch, a walk. You can't keep putting guys on base."
Cam Bedrosian (4-3) worked a scoreless inning and Blake Parker got four outs for his fourth save.
Olson hit a three-run homer in the fourth and Maxwell added a two-run drive to chase starter Parker Bridwell with no outs.
Trout hit a solo home run in his first at-bat, his 27th of the season, and put an exclamation mark on it with a big fist pump.
Pujols had a two-run shot to right field in the third to give the Angels a 3-0 run lead that soon evaporated. He connected for a two-run drive in the fifth to pull them back within three.
"I was joking with (Andrew) Heaney on the bench, that this is probably one of the games you can put in the top 10 of your career whenever you hit a go-ahead grand slam, and there's two guys in this game that had better days today and do it all the time," Pennington said with a laugh. "That's what they do."
Bridwell had his worst outing of the season, allowing seven runs and six hits in three-plus innings. He walked three, all in the fourth.
"Couldn't find my release point," Bridwell said.
Oakland starter Kendall Graveman gave up five runs and six hits in five innings.
MORE MILESTONES
Pujols has 21 home runs, joining Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players in history to hit 20 in 16 of their first 17 seasons. Pujols also reached 1,900 RBI, becoming the 10th player to accomplish that feat.
TOO HOT TO TROT
The Angels didn't take batting practice for the third straight day because of the heat in Anaheim. They hit in the indoor cages. Oakland did the same thing and did not take batting practice for the second consecutive day.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: C Josh Phegley (strained left oblique) joined the team. He has been on the disabled list since July 25 and is expected to be activated when rosters expand Friday.
Angels: INF Yunel Escobar (right oblique strain) felt a twinge after taking a swing in a minor league rehab game Wednesday and will be re-evaluated Thursday. . RHP Garrett Richards (right biceps strain), out since April, threw 40 pitches in two scoreless innings of a rehab start at Triple-A Salt Lake. He allowed five hits.
UP NEXT
Athletics: LHP Sean Manaea (9-8, 4.55 ERA) pitches Friday night at Seattle after beating Texas last time out.
Angels: LHP Tyler Skaggs (1-4, 4.15) starts Friday night on the road against Rangers ace Cole Hamels (9-2, 3.78).
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Pennington is from The Woodlands, Texas, just outside of Houston, and 12 of his 15 messages Wednesday night were flood pictures. He sure had fun circling the bases after his go-ahead grand slam sent the Los Angeles Angels to a wild 10-8 win over the Oakland Athletics, but his mind is on the safety of family and friends.
"My cousin got rescued on a jet ski two days ago," Pennington said. "He's staying at our house now. When there's stuff like that going on, the game is a getaway to have some fun and let your mind off it."
Pennington said he and Oakland infielder Jed Lowrie, also from Houston, were talking between pitches asking each other if their families were OK.
"When the game is over, it's back to reality and trying to figure out how we can help," Pennington said.
Mike Trout went 4 for 4 with a homer and scored four times in his return to the lineup, Albert Pujols homered twice and Pennington hit his first career slam in the seventh inning.
Pujols drove in four runs and scored three. His two homers moved him into a tie with Jim Thome for seventh place on the career list at 612.
Trout had a triple and two singles for the Angels, who erased a five-run deficit and won their third straight. They remained a game behind Minnesota for the second AL wild card.
Trout snapped an 0-for-17 slump that marked the second-longest hitless skid of his career. He missed the previous two games as a precaution with a stiff neck after crashing into the outfield wall Sunday trying to make a catch.
"He had a good night," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "Unfortunately, it was against us."
Matt Olson and Bruce Maxwell homered as Oakland put up a season-high eight runs in the fourth to build an 8-3 lead. But the Angels scored two in the fifth and five in the seventh, capped by Pennington's drive the barely cleared the right-field wall.
Umpires went to a replay review to check if there was fan interference, but the home run call was upheld.
Chris Hatcher (0-2) walked Luis Valbuena to load the bases with two outs. Pennington then connected on a 2-2 pitch for his third home run of the season.
"He got into a pitch-count battle and Penny finally got a fastball," Melvin said. "I think he threw him almost all breaking balls until the fastball. He put a good swing on it. A lot of things leading up to that, though. A hit by pitch, a walk. You can't keep putting guys on base."
Cam Bedrosian (4-3) worked a scoreless inning and Blake Parker got four outs for his fourth save.
Olson hit a three-run homer in the fourth and Maxwell added a two-run drive to chase starter Parker Bridwell with no outs.
Trout hit a solo home run in his first at-bat, his 27th of the season, and put an exclamation mark on it with a big fist pump.
Pujols had a two-run shot to right field in the third to give the Angels a 3-0 run lead that soon evaporated. He connected for a two-run drive in the fifth to pull them back within three.
"I was joking with (Andrew) Heaney on the bench, that this is probably one of the games you can put in the top 10 of your career whenever you hit a go-ahead grand slam, and there's two guys in this game that had better days today and do it all the time," Pennington said with a laugh. "That's what they do."
Bridwell had his worst outing of the season, allowing seven runs and six hits in three-plus innings. He walked three, all in the fourth.
"Couldn't find my release point," Bridwell said.
Oakland starter Kendall Graveman gave up five runs and six hits in five innings.
MORE MILESTONES
Pujols has 21 home runs, joining Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players in history to hit 20 in 16 of their first 17 seasons. Pujols also reached 1,900 RBI, becoming the 10th player to accomplish that feat.
TOO HOT TO TROT
The Angels didn't take batting practice for the third straight day because of the heat in Anaheim. They hit in the indoor cages. Oakland did the same thing and did not take batting practice for the second consecutive day.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: C Josh Phegley (strained left oblique) joined the team. He has been on the disabled list since July 25 and is expected to be activated when rosters expand Friday.
Angels: INF Yunel Escobar (right oblique strain) felt a twinge after taking a swing in a minor league rehab game Wednesday and will be re-evaluated Thursday. . RHP Garrett Richards (right biceps strain), out since April, threw 40 pitches in two scoreless innings of a rehab start at Triple-A Salt Lake. He allowed five hits.
UP NEXT
Athletics: LHP Sean Manaea (9-8, 4.55 ERA) pitches Friday night at Seattle after beating Texas last time out.
Angels: LHP Tyler Skaggs (1-4, 4.15) starts Friday night on the road against Rangers ace Cole Hamels (9-2, 3.78).
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10:07PM,EDT,August 30,2017
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 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Powell lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Semien singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis hit by pitch, Semien to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Revere struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout homered to center (444 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Calhoun hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Cron grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Calhoun out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Healy singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Olson grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Healy out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Chapman flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Valbuena walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Pennington flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Cowart struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Maxwell struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Powell lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Semien grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Revere grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Trout walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols homered to right center (402 feet), Trout scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Calhoun grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Cron struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Lowrie walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Lowrie to second on passed ball by Maldonado. | 0 | 3 |
| Davis walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Joyce doubled to deep left center, Lowrie scored, Davis to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Healy singled to right, Davis scored, Joyce to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Olson homered to center (414 feet), Joyce and Healy scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Chapman walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Maxwell homered to right (382 feet), Chapman scored. | 7 | 3 |
| Wood relieved Bridwell. | 7 | 3 |
| Powell struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Semien singled to center. | 7 | 3 |
| Semien to second on wild pitch by Wood. | 7 | 3 |
| Lowrie singled to right, Semien scored. | 8 | 3 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| Joyce popped out to third. | 8 | 3 |
| 8 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Valbuena walked. | 8 | 3 |
| Pennington singled to center, Valbuena to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Maldonado grounded into double play, third to second to first, Pennington out at second, Valbuena to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Cowart grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Healy flied out to right. | 8 | 3 |
| Olson grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Chapman struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kendall Graveman pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Revere grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 3 |
| Trout tripled to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Pujols homered to center (434 feet), Trout scored. | 8 | 5 |
| Calhoun grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 5 |
| Cron doubled to right center. | 8 | 5 |
| Valbuena struck out swinging. | 8 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Petit relieved Wood. | 8 | 5 |
| Maxwell doubled to deep right. | 8 | 5 |
| Powell fouled out to third. | 8 | 5 |
| Semien flied out to left. | 8 | 5 |
| Lowrie flied out to left. | 8 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dull pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Dull relieved Graveman. | 8 | 5 |
| Pennington grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 5 |
| Maldonado fouled out to third. | 8 | 5 |
| Cowart flied out to center. | 8 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cam Bedrosian pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Bedrosian relieved Petit. | 8 | 5 |
| Davis grounded out to third. | 8 | 5 |
| Joyce grounded out to third. | 8 | 5 |
| Healy singled to right center. | 8 | 5 |
| Olson struck out looking. | 8 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dull pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Revere struck out swinging. | 8 | 5 |
| Trout singled to left. | 8 | 5 |
| Pujols hit by pitch, Trout to second. | 8 | 5 |
| Coulombe relieved Dull. | 8 | 5 |
| Calhoun singled to right, Trout scored, Pujols to second. | 8 | 6 |
| Hatcher relieved Coulombe. | 8 | 6 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| Valbuena walked, Pujols to third, Calhoun to second. | 8 | 6 |
| Pennington homered to right (380 feet), Pujols, Calhoun and Valbuena scored. | 8 | 10 |
| Maldonado grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 10 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Álvarez relieved Bedrosian. | 8 | 10 |
| Chapman struck out swinging. | 8 | 10 |
| Canha hit for Maxwell. | 8 | 10 |
| Canha struck out looking. | 8 | 10 |
| Pinder hit for Powell. | 8 | 10 |
| Pinder singled to center. | 8 | 10 |
| Parker relieved Álvarez. | 8 | 10 |
| Semien struck out swinging. | 8 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Treinen pitching for Oakland | OAK | LAA |
| Pinder in center field. | 8 | 10 |
| Garneau catching. | 8 | 10 |
| Treinen relieved Hatcher. | 8 | 10 |
| Cowart grounded out to first. | 8 | 10 |
| Revere reached on infield single to shortstop. | 8 | 10 |
| Trout singled to right, Revere to second. | 8 | 10 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 8 | 10 |
| Calhoun flied out to center. | 8 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for Los Angeles | OAK | LAA |
| Lowrie fouled out to catcher. | 8 | 10 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 8 | 10 |
| Joyce lined out to center. | 8 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Powell CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .259 | .362 | .321 |
a-Pinder PH-CF
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .245 | .296 | .464 |
| Semien SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .258 | .345 | .387 |
| Lowrie 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .269 | .346 | .438 |
| Davis LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .232 | .323 | .510 |
| Joyce RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .232 | .331 | .454 |
| Healy DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .266 | .297 | .461 |
| Olson 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .255 | .339 | .564 |
| Chapman 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .236 | .305 | .487 |
| Maxwell C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .241 | .335 | .333 |
b-Canha PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .204 | .250 | .398 |
Garneau C
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .267 | .308 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 167 | |||
| a-singled to center for B Powell in the 8th b-struck out looking for B Maxwell in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Joyce (27, Bridwell); Maxwell (9, Petit) HR: Olson (11, 4th inning off Bridwell 2 on, 0 Out); Maxwell (2, 4th inning off Bridwell 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Joyce (57), Healy (71), Olson 3 (23), Maxwell 2 (17), Lowrie (49) GIDP: Olson Athletics RISP: 4-8 (Powell 0-1, Healy 1-1, Joyce 1-2, Semien 0-1, Olson 1-1, Lowrie 1-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Chapman-Lowrie-Olson). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 36,022 (79.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:34 |
| Weather | 89 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Muchlinski, First Base - Ben May, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Marty Foster |
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