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Anaheim Angels @ 
Kansas City Royals
2015-08-13 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 32098 · 85°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph R to L · 3:45
Los Angeles Angels defeated Kansas City Royals 7–6. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Lorenzo Cain singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kole Calhoun. Alcides Escobar scores. Ben Zobrist to 2nd. Los Angeles Angels took the lead in the 9th — Kole Calhoun doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Rios. Shane Victorino scores. Johnny Giavotella scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: C.J. Cron doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Rios. David DeJesus scores. Carlos Perez scores — worth 30% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
W: Jose Alvarez L: Greg Holland SV: Huston Street
Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: John Tumpane · 2B: Lance Barksdale · 3B: Quinn Wolcott · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Anaheim Angels — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Giavotella | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kole Calhoun | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Trout | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Albert Pujols | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Murphy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Conor Gillaspie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 David DeJesus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Carlos Perez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Taylor Featherston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 C. J. Cron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alcides Escobar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Zobrist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hosmer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Kendrys Morales | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Alex Rios | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Omar Infante | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Butera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anaheim Angels — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Garrett Richards | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
 Cory Rasmus | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Alvarez | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Huston Street | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremy Guthrie | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
 Ryan Madson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Wade Davis | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Holland | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Franklin Morales | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Giavotella: 7/F78M
- Kole Calhoun: K
- Mike Trout: W
- Albert Pujols: 4/F3D-
Bot 1
- Alcides Escobar: S9/L9S-
- Ben Zobrist: S8/L4D.1-3
- Lorenzo Cain: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
- Eric Hosmer: 31/G34S-.2-3;1-2
- Kendrys Morales: K
- Mike Moustakas: 3/G34
Top 2
- David Murphy: 31/G3-
- Conor Gillaspie: 7/F78M
- David DeJesus: 6/F6D-
Bot 2
- Alex Rios: 9/F34D-
- Omar Infante: 63/G6
- Drew Butera: 63/G6
Top 3
- Carlos Perez: 6/L6
- Taylor Featherston: 63/G6
- Johnny Giavotella: W
- Kole Calhoun: 8/L8RM
Bot 3
- Alcides Escobar: 9/F9S
- Ben Zobrist: W
- Lorenzo Cain: D7/L56+.1-3
- Eric Hosmer: 6/L6-
- Kendrys Morales: K
Top 4
- Mike Trout: K
- Albert Pujols: 7/F7LD
- David Murphy: D9/L9LS+
- Conor Gillaspie: S8/G4M+.2-H;B-2
- David DeJesus: W
- Carlos Perez: 9/F9M
Bot 4
- Mike Moustakas: S4/G6-
- Alex Rios: 8/F8LD
- Omar Infante: 36(1)/FO/G3S-.B-2(E6)
- Drew Butera: K
Top 5
- Taylor Featherston: 9/F9LS
- Johnny Giavotella: 43/G34
- Kole Calhoun: 63/L15
Bot 5
- Alcides Escobar: 4/F34-
- Ben Zobrist: S9/G34+
- Lorenzo Cain: 8/F8LXD+
- Eric Hosmer: K
Top 6
- Mike Trout: 9/F9LS
- Albert Pujols: 8/F89D+
- David Murphy: 53/G5
Bot 6
- Kendrys Morales: W
- Mike Moustakas: D7/L7LS.1-3
- Alex Rios: 9/SF/F89D+.3-H;2-3
- Omar Infante: 63/G6S
- Drew Butera: S8/L8LS.3-H
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G6S-
Top 7
- Conor Gillaspie: S8/L8LS+
- David DeJesus: K
- Carlos Perez: S9/G34.1-2
- Taylor Featherston: 8/F8RD.2-3
- Johnny Giavotella: 53/G5
Bot 7
- Ben Zobrist: W
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Eric Hosmer: S9/L9S+.3-H
- Kendrys Morales: D9/F9D+.1-H
- Mike Moustakas: K
- Alex Rios: 4/L4
Top 8
- Kole Calhoun: S8/G4
- Mike Trout: D8/F8RXD+.1-H
- Albert Pujols: 43/G4-.2-3
- David Murphy: 43/G34.3-H
- Conor Gillaspie: K
Bot 8
- Omar Infante: 13/G15
- Drew Butera: 9/F89D+
- Alcides Escobar: 9/F9D
Top 9
- David DeJesus: S7/L5D
- Carlos Perez: W.1-2
- C. J. Cron: WP.2-3;1-2
- C. J. Cron: D9/L9LM+.3-H;2-H
- Johnny Giavotella: E3/SH/BG23.2-3
- Kole Calhoun: D9/L9LS+.3-H;1-H(UR)
- Mike Trout: WP.2-3
- Mike Trout: W
- Albert Pujols: K
- David Murphy: 2/F2R-
- Conor Gillaspie: K
Bot 9
- Jarrod Dyson: 3/G34S-
- Lorenzo Cain: 9/F9LD
- Eric Hosmer: HR/F8RXD+
- Kendrys Morales: S7/L7M
- Mike Moustakas: W.1-2
- Alex Rios: 8/F78XD+
Notes & reviews
- originally scored as single, changed to E3 plus SH on 08-21-2015, making his run unearned