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Trout saves Angels in win over A's
May 1, 2015 - 5:01 AM Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - The Athletics' day-game woes continued and they have Mike Trout to thank for it.Trout went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, but it was his leaping catch with two outs in the ninth inning that secured the Los Angeles Angels' 6-5 win over Oakland on Thursday in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Los Angeles led 6-2 entering the ninth inning when things unraveled. Billy Butler walked and Josh Reddick singled to chase reliever Vinnie Pestano from the contest.
Closer Huston Street came on and immediately served up RBI singles to Brett Lawrie and Mark Canha. Stephen Vogt then walked to load the bases and after Max Muncy popped up, Sam Fuld singled in front of Trout to make it 6-5.
Marcus Semien popped out to deep second for the second out, and Ike Davis crushed a 1-2 offering to the warning track in center, but Trout tracked it the whole way and caught the ball at its highest point before giving a celebratory fist pump.
"Once Mike got back and started to settle and started his jump, we felt good that he was going to get it," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
"They play so deep, and he's really good," Davis said.
Garrett Richards (2-1) tossed six-plus innings and was charged with a run on four hits for the Angels. Mike Morin relieved Richards after he allowed a leadoff single to start the seventh inning and served up Canha's homer that produced Oakland's first two runs.
David Freese went 3-for-5, Kole Calhoun drove in three runs and Trout recorded his second consecutive multi-hit game after going his previous 10 without one.
Jesse Chavez (0-2) gave up four runs on seven hits over five innings for the A's, who fell to 0-8 in day games this season.
Johnny Giavotella singled in the game's first run in the third inning to give the Angels a 1-0 lead. It was his 10th RBI of the season and sixth against Oakland.
Taylor Featherston and Erick Aybar singled and Trout was walked intentionally in the fifth, setting up Calhoun's two-run single to right. Freese then grounded into a fielder's choice that allowed Trout to score the fourth run.
Aybar doubled home Featherston in the sixth inning and Calhoun plated Trout in the seventh for two insurance runs that would prove crucial.
Game Notes
The Angels were without Albert Pujols (hamstring), who is considered day-to- day ... A's outfielder Josh Reddick extended his hitting streak to eight games ... Oakland fell to 0-7 in series finales this season ... The Angels went 3- for-15 with runners in scoring position.
- LOS ANGELES: 6
OAKLAND: 5
Final
Apr 30 7:00 PM - Fuld singled to center, Lawrie scored, Canha to third, Vogt to second.
Angels 6, Athletics 5 Bot 9, 1 OutApr 30 6:55 PM - Sam Fuld singles to center field. Stephen Vogt to second. Mark Canha to third. Brett Lawrie scores.
Angels 6, Athletics 5 Bot 9, 1 OutApr 30 6:55 PM - Canha singled to right, Reddick scored, Lawrie to second.
Angels 6, Athletics 4 Bot 9, 0 OutsApr 30 6:47 PM - Mark Canha singles to right field. Brett Lawrie to second. Josh Reddick scores.
Angels 6, Athletics 4 Bot 9, 0 OutsApr 30 6:47 PM - Lawrie singled to center, B.Butler scored, Reddick to second.
Angels 6, Athletics 3 Bot 9, 0 OutsApr 30 6:46 PM - Brett Lawrie singles to center field. Josh Reddick to second. Billy Butler scores.
Angels 6, Athletics 3 Bot 9, 0 OutsApr 30 6:46 PM - Canha homered to left on a 2-1 count, Reddick scored.
Angels 6, Athletics 2 Bot 7, 1 OutApr 30 6:08 PM - Mark Canha homers to left field. Josh Reddick scores.
Angels 6, Athletics 2 Bot 7, 1 OutApr 30 6:08 PM - Kole Calhoun singles to right field. Mike Trout scores.
Angels 6, Athletics 0 Top 7, 0 OutsApr 30 5:55 PM - Erick Aybar doubles to deep left center field. Taylor Featherston scores.
Angels 5, Athletics 0 Top 6, 2 OutsApr 30 5:30 PM - Freese grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Sogard to shortstop Semien, Trout scored, Freese to first, Calhoun out.
Angels 4, Athletics 0 Top 5, 2 OutsApr 30 5:13 PM - David Freese reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Kole Calhoun out at second. Mike Trout scores.
Angels 4, Athletics 0 Top 5, 1 OutApr 30 5:13 PM - Calhoun singled to right, Featherston scored, Aybar scored, Trout to third.
Angels 3, Athletics 0 Top 5, 1 OutApr 30 5:11 PM - Kole Calhoun singles to right field. Mike Trout to third. Erick Aybar scores. Taylor Featherston scores.
Angels 3, Athletics 0 Top 5, 1 OutApr 30 5:11 PM - Johnny Giavotella singles to center field. Drew Butera scores.
Angels 1, Athletics 0 Top 3, 2 OutsApr 30 4:28 PM - Erick Aybar lines out to deep left field to Mark Canha.
Apr 30 3:38 PM - LOS ANGELES: 0
OAKLAND: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 30 3:37 PM
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