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Anaheim Angels @ Houston Astros

2017-04-18 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 21760 · 73°F, dome, dry · 3:05

Los Angeles Angels defeated Houston Astros 5–2. Los Angeles Angels opened the scoring in the 2nd — Andrelton Simmons homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Houston Astros took the lead in the 3rd — George Springer homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Los Angeles Angels took the lead in the 5th — Albert Pujols homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Yunel Escobar scores. Mike Trout scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Albert Pujols homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Yunel Escobar scores. Mike Trout scores — worth 21% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ANA	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	9
HOU	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11

W: Ricky Nolasco L: Joe Musgrove SV: Cam Bedrosian

Umpires — HP: D.J. Reyburn · 1B: Mike DiMuro · 2B: Tripp Gibson · 3B: Brian Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Anaheim Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Yunel Escobar	4	1	2	0	1	0
Kole Calhoun	5	0	0	0	0	4
Mike Trout	3	1	1	1	1	1
Albert Pujols	4	1	1	3	0	0
C. J. Cron	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Maybin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andrelton Simmons	4	1	2	1	0	2
Danny Espinosa	4	0	1	0	0	3
Martin Maldonado	3	1	2	0	1	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Springer	4	1	2	1	0	0
Josh Reddick	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Altuve	4	0	2	0	0	2
Carlos Beltran	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brian McCann	4	0	2	0	0	0
Alex Bregman	4	0	0	0	0	2
Marwin Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	3
Yuli Gurriel	4	1	2	1	0	0
Nori Aoki	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jake Marisnick	0	0	0	0	1	0

Anaheim Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ricky Nolasco	6.0	8	0	3
Bud Norris	1.0	1	0	1
Jose Alvarez	0.0	0	1	0
Cam Bedrosian	2.0	2	0	3

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Musgrove	5.0	8	1	5
Michael Feliz	1.0	1	1	3
Jandel Gustave	1.0	0	1	0
Brad Peacock	2.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Yunel Escobar: S9/L89S
Kole Calhoun: K
Mike Trout: K
Albert Pujols: 1/L13S-

Bot 1

George Springer: 3/F3SF-
Josh Reddick: 43/G4
Jose Altuve: S8/G6M+
Carlos Beltran: 7/F7LM

Top 2

C. J. Cron: 13/G13S-
Cameron Maybin: 3/G34S
Andrelton Simmons: HR/F9LD+
Danny Espinosa: S7/G5
Martin Maldonado: W.1-2
Yunel Escobar: 7/F78D

Bot 2

Brian McCann: 31/G3
Alex Bregman: K
Marwin Gonzalez: K

Top 3

Kole Calhoun: K
Mike Trout: 8/F8RXD+
Albert Pujols: 53/G5-

Bot 3

Yuli Gurriel: HR/F7D+
Nori Aoki: 7/F78M
George Springer: HR/F8LXD+
Josh Reddick: 43/G4+
Jose Altuve: S4/G4M
Carlos Beltran: 43/G34-

Top 4

C. J. Cron: 43/G4
Cameron Maybin: 63/G6MS-
Andrelton Simmons: S7/G56+
Danny Espinosa: K

Bot 4

Brian McCann: S7/MREV/F7D+.BX2(74)
Alex Bregman: 5/L56+
Marwin Gonzalez: 63/G6MD+

Top 5

Martin Maldonado: S5/G5
Yunel Escobar: S7/L7S.1-2
Kole Calhoun: K
Mike Trout: D89/L8RD+.2-H;1-3
Albert Pujols: HR/F7LD+.3-H;2-H
C. J. Cron: 3/F3
Cameron Maybin: 9/F89D

Bot 5

Yuli Gurriel: 8/F8LS
Nori Aoki: S9/L9S
George Springer: S5/G56S-.1-2
Josh Reddick: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 6

Andrelton Simmons: K
Danny Espinosa: K
Martin Maldonado: S9/F3D-
Yunel Escobar: W.1-2
Kole Calhoun: K

Bot 6

Jose Altuve: K
Carlos Beltran: S8/L8LS
Brian McCann: 5/F6D-
Alex Bregman: 13/G13+

Top 7

Mike Trout: W
Albert Pujols: 4(1)3/GDP/G6
C. J. Cron: 4/F4D

Bot 7

Marwin Gonzalez: K
Yuli Gurriel: 4/L4+
Nori Aoki: S7/L78S
George Springer: 64(1)/FO/G6-

Top 8

Cameron Maybin: 2/F23F-
Andrelton Simmons: K
Danny Espinosa: K

Bot 8

Jake Marisnick: W
Jose Altuve: K
Carlos Beltran: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 9

Martin Maldonado: K
Yunel Escobar: 63/G6-
Kole Calhoun: 6/F6D-

Bot 9

Brian McCann: S8/F8LS-
Alex Bregman: K
Marwin Gonzalez: K
Yuli Gurriel: D7/L56D+.1-3
Nori Aoki: 13/G13+

Notes & reviews

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