Final
Angels pummel A's
Apr 22, 2015 - 6:02 AM Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Johnny Giavotella homered and drove in a career-high four runs to power the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to a 14-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics Tuesday in the second of a four-game set.Kole Calhoun supplied a three-run homer among his four hits and scored three times and David Freese drove in two runs for the Angels, who ended a three- game skid with their first home win of the season.
"We knew we were going to hit sometime," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Hopefully, tonight will be a catalyst for us. We had good at-bats all the way through."
Hector Santiago (2-1) earned the win after surrendering just one run and three hits with eight strikeouts over six strong frames.
Billy Butler's solo shot accounted for Oakland's lone run and starter Drew Pomeranz (1-2) was tagged with the loss after giving up five runs -- four earned -- on eight hits in five-plus innings of work.
"We didn't play a clean game tonight," Athletics manager Bob Melvin said. "It was a bad game all around."
The Angels opened the scoring in second inning. C.J. Cron reached on a force out, Chris Iannetta stroked a two-out single and Giavotella plated them by smacking a 3-2 fastball over the wall in left-center field. Calhoun singled and scored later in the frame on Oakland shortstop Marcus Semien's fielding error for a 4-0 lead.
Butler got a run back for the A's during the third with a two-out blast to center.
Los Angeles added six more runs in the sixth. Cron led off the frame with a double to right and came home two batters later on Giavotella's liner to left. Calhoun got aboard with a single and Mike Trout was intentionally walked to load the bases.
Giavotella raced home on an R.J. Alvarez wild pitch, Freese stroked a two-run base hit and Erick Aybar and Collin Cowgill each provided RBI singles for a 10-1 advantage.
The Angels increased their lead to 14-1 in the seventh. Calhoun added a three- run blast off Alvarez and Taylor Featherston's sacrifice fly scored Trout, who doubled following Calhoun's homer.
Game Notes
The Angels lost the first four home games ... Los Angeles outhit Oakland 15-5 ... The A's have been outscored 56-21 in its eight losses this year ... Oakland first baseman Ike Davis took the mound for his first career pitching appearance and used nine pitches to toss a 1-2-3 eighth inning.
- OAKLAND: 1
LOS ANGELES: 14
Final
Apr 22 1:24 AM - Taylor Featherston out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Cody Ross. Mike Trout scores.
Athletics 1, Angels 14 Bot 7, 1 OutApr 22 1:00 AM - Featherston hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder C.Ross, Trout scored.
Athletics 1, Angels 14 Bot 7, 2 OutsApr 22 1:00 AM - Calhoun homered to center on a 0-1 count, Iannetta scored, Giavotella scored.
Athletics 1, Angels 13 Bot 7, 0 OutsApr 22 12:53 AM - Kole Calhoun homers to center field. Johnny Giavotella scores. Chris Iannetta scores.
Athletics 1, Angels 13 Bot 7, 0 OutsApr 22 12:52 AM - Collin Cowgill singles to shallow right field, advances to 3rd. Erick Aybar scores. Fielding error by Marcus Semien.
Athletics 1, Angels 10 Bot 6, 2 OutsApr 22 12:28 AM - Erick Aybar singles to left field. David Freese scores.
Athletics 1, Angels 9 Bot 6, 2 OutsApr 22 12:26 AM - Freese singled to center, Calhoun scored, Trout scored.
Athletics 1, Angels 8 Bot 6, 2 OutsApr 22 12:24 AM - David Freese singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Mike Trout scores. Kole Calhoun scores. Fielding error by Craig Gentry.
Athletics 1, Angels 8 Bot 6, 2 OutsApr 22 12:24 AM - On wild pitch by R.Alvarez, Giavotella scored, Calhoun to third, Trout to second.
Athletics 1, Angels 6 Bot 6, 1 OutApr 22 12:21 AM - Johnny Giavotella singles to left field. C.J. Cron scores.
Athletics 1, Angels 5 Bot 6, 1 OutApr 22 12:14 AM - Pujols safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Semien, Calhoun scored, Trout to third, Pujols to first.
Athletics 0, Angels 4 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 21 11:14 PM - Albert Pujols reaches on error. Mike Trout to third. Kole Calhoun scores. Fielding error by Marcus Semien.
Athletics 0, Angels 4 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 21 11:13 PM - Giavotella homered to left on a full count, Cron scored, Iannetta scored.
Athletics 0, Angels 3 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 21 11:03 PM - Johnny Giavotella homers to left field. Chris Iannetta scores. C.J. Cron scores.
Athletics 0, Angels 3 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 21 11:03 PM
Apr 21 10:09 PM- OAKLAND: 0
LOS ANGELES: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 21 10:08 PM
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