ANAHEIM, Calif. -- When Felix Hernandez is pitching, the Los Angeles Angels will take a win any way they can get it.
Held to one hit over six innings by the All-Star right-hander, the Angels squeaked out a 3-2 victory Sunday as Kole Calhoun scored on a wild pitch by Tom Wilhelmsen in the 10th inning after Albert Pujols grounded into a bases-loaded double play against a five-man infield.
Four players in the Angels' lineup came in with some brutal career numbers against Hernandez. Calhoun was 1 for 21, David Freese was 0 for 15, and Chris Iannetta and Matt Joyce each 2 for 24. They ended up a combined 0 for 6 with three walks against Hernandez on Sunday.
"They're tough odds, but that's why it's a beautiful game. We get to go out there and take our cracks at him," Calhoun said. "He's got some of the best stuff I've ever seen. So anytime you can win a game that Felix starts, it's a good day."
Johnny Giavotella led off the 10th with a line-drive single off Wilhelmsen's glove. Calhoun followed with a hit-and-run single that put runners at the corners, and Mike Trout was intentionally walked for the second straight time.
Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon then motioned left fielder Dustin Ackley in for a five-man infield, and Pujols grounded into a 6-2-3 double play started by shortstop Brad Miller. But Wilhelmsen (1-2) uncorked his first wild pitch of the season on a full count with runners at second and third and rookie Kyle Kubitza at the plate.
"All I was thinking about there was that they were just waiting for fastballs, so I'm just going to throw off-speed stuff," Wilhelmsen said. "I switched to the changeup, and it cut on me instead of ran away. The ball usually doesn't do that, but it did today. Pretty costly."
Trevor Gott (1-0) earned his first major league victory with a perfect 10th inning.
The Angels tied the score 1-all in the seventh with an RBI single by pinch-hitter Erick Aybar against Mark Lowe. The run was changed to Charlie Furbush, who hit Freese with a pitch to open the inning.
Calhoun put Los Angeles ahead 2-1 in the eighth with an RBI single off Joe Beimel, but closer Huston Street gave up Kyle Seager's 12th homer in the ninth after striking out Robinson Cano and retiring Nelson Cruz.
The blown save was the third in 24 opportunities this season for Street, who remains four saves shy of 300.
"Kyle Seager's a great player. I left a pitch right down the middle and he did what you're supposed to do in that situation -- you put it in the bleachers," Street said. "I'm not upset at all, honestly. I mean, you're upset when it happens, but when you win the game, I don't care. You can't care. There's no reason to care. We won, that's the point of today. I preach that all the time."
Angels lefty Hector Santiago retired his first 10 batters before giving up a one-out single in the fourth to Franklin Gutierrez, a walk to Cano and an RBI double by Cruz.
"My whole goal out there was to get deep in the game and give us a chance to win," Santiago said. "When you're facing Felix, you almost have to pitch a perfect game to compete with him. I made some good pitches when I needed to and got some big outs."
Hernandez issued a leadoff walk in the sixth to Calhoun, then got a visit from McClendon with a 2-0 count on Trout, who grounded into a double play on a 3-0 delivery before Pujols flied out on Hernandez's 96th and final pitch.
On his way back to the dugout, Hernandez walked over to Pujols near first base and shared a lighthearted moment. The three-time NL MVP has hit one of his 543 career homers in 45 at-bats against the 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner.
"That's just a great grind-out win against an incredible pitcher," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Cano showed no ill effects after getting knocked out of Saturday's game. He was sitting in the dugout talking to Gutierrez before the start of the seventh inning when an errant warmup throw past first base from shortstop Taylor Featherston struck Cano in the left temple.
UP NEXT
Mariners: Rookie LHP Mike Montgomery (2-2) takes his 2.02 ERA into the opener of a two-game set at San Diego on Tuesday night, one day before his 26th birthday. He is coming off a 7-0 victory over Kansas City in which he pitched a five-hitter and struck out 10 without walking a batter in his fifth big league start.
Angels: LHP C.J. Wilson hooks up again with struggling CC Sabathia on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Yankees. Wilson gave up a season-high seven runs over 3 1/3 innings last Tuesday in a 13-3 home loss to Houston. On June 7 at Yankee Stadium, he gave up six runs and three homers in a 6-2 loss to Sabathia.
Held to one hit over six innings by the All-Star right-hander, the Angels squeaked out a 3-2 victory Sunday as Kole Calhoun scored on a wild pitch by Tom Wilhelmsen in the 10th inning after Albert Pujols grounded into a bases-loaded double play against a five-man infield.
Four players in the Angels' lineup came in with some brutal career numbers against Hernandez. Calhoun was 1 for 21, David Freese was 0 for 15, and Chris Iannetta and Matt Joyce each 2 for 24. They ended up a combined 0 for 6 with three walks against Hernandez on Sunday.
"They're tough odds, but that's why it's a beautiful game. We get to go out there and take our cracks at him," Calhoun said. "He's got some of the best stuff I've ever seen. So anytime you can win a game that Felix starts, it's a good day."
Johnny Giavotella led off the 10th with a line-drive single off Wilhelmsen's glove. Calhoun followed with a hit-and-run single that put runners at the corners, and Mike Trout was intentionally walked for the second straight time.
Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon then motioned left fielder Dustin Ackley in for a five-man infield, and Pujols grounded into a 6-2-3 double play started by shortstop Brad Miller. But Wilhelmsen (1-2) uncorked his first wild pitch of the season on a full count with runners at second and third and rookie Kyle Kubitza at the plate.
"All I was thinking about there was that they were just waiting for fastballs, so I'm just going to throw off-speed stuff," Wilhelmsen said. "I switched to the changeup, and it cut on me instead of ran away. The ball usually doesn't do that, but it did today. Pretty costly."
Trevor Gott (1-0) earned his first major league victory with a perfect 10th inning.
The Angels tied the score 1-all in the seventh with an RBI single by pinch-hitter Erick Aybar against Mark Lowe. The run was changed to Charlie Furbush, who hit Freese with a pitch to open the inning.
Calhoun put Los Angeles ahead 2-1 in the eighth with an RBI single off Joe Beimel, but closer Huston Street gave up Kyle Seager's 12th homer in the ninth after striking out Robinson Cano and retiring Nelson Cruz.
The blown save was the third in 24 opportunities this season for Street, who remains four saves shy of 300.
"Kyle Seager's a great player. I left a pitch right down the middle and he did what you're supposed to do in that situation -- you put it in the bleachers," Street said. "I'm not upset at all, honestly. I mean, you're upset when it happens, but when you win the game, I don't care. You can't care. There's no reason to care. We won, that's the point of today. I preach that all the time."
Angels lefty Hector Santiago retired his first 10 batters before giving up a one-out single in the fourth to Franklin Gutierrez, a walk to Cano and an RBI double by Cruz.
"My whole goal out there was to get deep in the game and give us a chance to win," Santiago said. "When you're facing Felix, you almost have to pitch a perfect game to compete with him. I made some good pitches when I needed to and got some big outs."
Hernandez issued a leadoff walk in the sixth to Calhoun, then got a visit from McClendon with a 2-0 count on Trout, who grounded into a double play on a 3-0 delivery before Pujols flied out on Hernandez's 96th and final pitch.
On his way back to the dugout, Hernandez walked over to Pujols near first base and shared a lighthearted moment. The three-time NL MVP has hit one of his 543 career homers in 45 at-bats against the 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner.
"That's just a great grind-out win against an incredible pitcher," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Cano showed no ill effects after getting knocked out of Saturday's game. He was sitting in the dugout talking to Gutierrez before the start of the seventh inning when an errant warmup throw past first base from shortstop Taylor Featherston struck Cano in the left temple.
UP NEXT
Mariners: Rookie LHP Mike Montgomery (2-2) takes his 2.02 ERA into the opener of a two-game set at San Diego on Tuesday night, one day before his 26th birthday. He is coming off a 7-0 victory over Kansas City in which he pitched a five-hitter and struck out 10 without walking a batter in his fifth big league start.
Angels: LHP C.J. Wilson hooks up again with struggling CC Sabathia on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Yankees. Wilson gave up a season-high seven runs over 3 1/3 innings last Tuesday in a 13-3 home loss to Houston. On June 7 at Yankee Stadium, he gave up six runs and three homers in a 6-2 loss to Sabathia.
3:35PM,EDT,June 28,2015
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 | 10 |
| Seattle - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Jackson lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Gutiérrez lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Giavotella struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Cruz flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Pujols grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Miller flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Zunino struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bloomquist fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Iannetta grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Navarro singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Featherston struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Giavotella safe at first on error by third baseman Seager, Navarro to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Jackson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gutiérrez singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó walked, Gutiérrez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz doubled to deep right center, Gutiérrez scored, Canó to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Seager lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Freese walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Joyce walked, Freese to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Iannetta grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Miller lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Zunino struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Bloomquist walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Bloomquist caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Navarro struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Featherston struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Giavotella flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Jackson singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Gutiérrez fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Canó struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Calhoun walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout grounded into double play, third to second to first, Calhoun out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Seager grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Trumbo flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Miller grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Charlie Furbush pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Furbush relieved Hernández. | 1 | 0 |
| Freese hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| Kubitza ran for Freese. | 1 | 0 |
| Robertson hit for Joyce. | 1 | 0 |
| Kubitza to second on wild pitch by Furbush. | 1 | 0 |
| Robertson sacrificed to third, Kubitza to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Lowe relieved Furbush. | 1 | 0 |
| Aybar hit for Iannetta. | 1 | 0 |
| Aybar singled to shallow left, Kubitza scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Pérez ran for Aybar. | 1 | 1 |
| Beimel relieved Lowe. | 1 | 1 |
| Navarro grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Pérez out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Kubitza at third base. | 1 | 1 |
| Robertson in left field. | 1 | 1 |
| Pérez catching. | 1 | 1 |
| Smith relieved Santiago. | 1 | 1 |
| Zunino popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Bloomquist grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Jackson singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| S. Smith hit for Gutiérrez. | 1 | 1 |
| S. Smith popped out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Beimel pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| S. Smith in left field. | 1 | 1 |
| Featherston singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Giavotella sacrificed to pitcher, Featherston to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Calhoun singled to shallow right center, Featherston scored, Calhoun to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| C. Smith relieved Beimel. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols flied out to center, Calhoun to third, Trout to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Kubitza struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Street relieved Smith. | 1 | 2 |
| Canó struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Cruz flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Seager homered to right (401 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Trumbo popped out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| S. Smith in right field. | 2 | 2 |
| Ackley in left field. | 2 | 2 |
| Rodney relieved C. Smith. | 2 | 2 |
| Robertson lined out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Pérez grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Navarro doubled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Navarro to third on wild pitch by Rodney. | 2 | 2 |
| Featherston grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Gott pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Gott relieved Street. | 2 | 2 |
| Miller grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Zunino lined out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Morrison hit for Bloomquist. | 2 | 2 |
| Morrison flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Morrison at first base. | 2 | 2 |
| Wilhelmsen relieved Rodney. | 2 | 2 |
| Giavotella reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Calhoun singled to left center, Giavotella to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Trout intentionally walked, Calhoun to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Pujols grounded into double play, shortstop to catcher to first, Giavotella out at home, Calhoun to third, Trout to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Calhoun scored on Wilhelmsen's wild pitch. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Jackson CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .261 | .307 | .365 |
| Gutiérrez LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .333 | .286 | .333 |
a-S. Smith PH-LF-RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .332 | .464 |
| Canó 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .241 | .281 | .348 |
| Cruz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .305 | .368 | .552 |
| Seager 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .262 | .317 | .444 |
| Trumbo RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .151 | .184 | .205 |
Ackley LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 | .259 | .338 |
| Miller SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .232 | .313 | .388 |
| Zunino C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .166 | .234 | .308 |
| Bloomquist 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .159 | .194 | .174 |
b-Morrison PH-1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .244 | .318 | .385 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 134 | |||
| a-popped out to third for F Gutierrez in the 8th b-flied out to center for W Bloomquist in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Cruz (10, Santiago) HR: Seager (12, 9th inning off Street 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Cruz (46), Seager (38) 2-out RBI: Seager Mariners RISP: 1-3 (Seager 0-1, Trumbo 0-1, Cruz 1-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Bloomquist (1, 2nd base by Santiago) Picked Off: Bloomquist (1st base by Santiago) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Seager (8, ground ball) DP: 3 (Seager-Canó-Bloomquist, Miller-Canó-Bloomquist, Miller-Zunino-Morrison). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 38,387 (84.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Cory Blaser, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Clint Fagan, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |
