LAA 8, HOU 7 | Apr 24, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, April 25, 2018•Minute Maid Park•83°F, Partly Cloudy

LAA

Angels

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Jim Johnson

LOSS

Joe Smith

SAVE

Cam Bedrosian

The Angels edged the Astros 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Andrelton Simmons2 HR, 5 RBI

★George Springer3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Andrelton Simmons homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Justin Upton scores. Albert Pujols scores.

Weather: 83°F, Partly CloudyWind: 5 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:48Att: 36,457Venue: Minute Maid Park

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92.7%B

15 missed calls

+31.0% LAA

+0.17 runs LAA

Win Probability

HOU WinLAA Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAA	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	8	8	0
HOU	0	1	0	0	2	2	2

Game 529750 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Los Angeles Angels

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ian Kinsler2B	3	2	1	0	2	0	.262/.333/.333	90.4	.339	.315
Mike TroutDH	3	1	1	1	2	1	.308/.418/.692	99.8	.483	.655
Justin UptonLF	5	1	2	1	0	1	.245/.315/.415	100.8	.319	.442
Albert Pujols1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.258/.280/.433	98.7	.150	.159
Andrelton SimmonsSS	4	2	3	5	0	0	.317/.398/.476	107.3	.367	.531
Zack Cozart3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.211/.273/.356	93.3	.163	.169
Kole CalhounRF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.180/.207/.236	76.5	.024	.037
Chris YoungCF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.182/.217/.364	106.8	.367	.356
Martín MaldonadoC	3	1	0	0	1	1	.172/.273/.207	91.8	.143	.142
Bench
Shohei OhtaniP							.333/.378/.619	-	-	-
Jose AlvarezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	33	8	8	8	6	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Trout (1st off Morton, 0 on, 1 out); Simmons (2nd off Morton, 0 on, 0 out); Simmons (7th off Smith, 2 on, 2 out)

TB:17

RBI:Pujols; Simmons 5; Trout; Upton

SB:Kinsler

GIDP:Maldonado; Cozart

Team LOB:4

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerDH	5	0	3	0	0	0	.257/.342/.455	102	.465

Pitching

Los Angeles Angels

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shohei Ohtani	5.1	6	4	4	5	7	1	98-55	90.3	4.43
Jose AlvarezBS	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	11-6	89.6	0.82
Jim JohnsonW	0.2	4	2	2	0	0	0	19-13	88.9	3.68
Justin AndersonH	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	17-9	89	0.00
Noé RamirezH	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	84.5	3.55
Cam BedrosianS	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	23-14	88.4	3.86
Totals	9.0	14	7	7	7	11	2	178-104	-	-

WP:Anderson

Inherited runners-scored:Alvarez 1-1; Johnson 1-0; Anderson 2-1; Bedrosian 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Ohtani 98-55; Alvarez 11-6; Johnson 19-13; Anderson 17-9; Ramirez 10-7; Bedrosian 23-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Ohtani 2-4; Alvarez 0-1; Johnson 0-2; Anderson 1-0; Ramirez 0-1; Bedrosian 1-1

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Charlie Morton	4.0	5	4	4	5	2	2	75-44	90.6	1.86

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • LAA

1-0

Mike Trout homers (10) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 99.8 mph💣 371 ftLA: 35°

Top 2 • LAA

2-0

Andrelton Simmons homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 96.9 mph💣 366 ftLA: 23°

Bot 2 • HOU

2-1

Marwin Gonzalez singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Kole Calhoun. Alex Bregman scores. Marwin Gonzalez out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Kole Calhoun to catcher Martin Maldonado to second baseman Ian Kinsler to first baseman Albert Pujols. Brian McCann to 2nd.

EV: 107.1 mph109 ftLA: 4°

Top 3 • LAA

4-1

Andrelton Simmons singles on a sharp ground ball to third baseman Alex Bregman. Ian Kinsler scores. Mike Trout to 3rd. Justin Upton to 2nd.

EV: 107.3 mph18 ftLA: -7°

3-1

Justin Upton singles on a ground ball to shortstop Carlos Correa. Martin Maldonado scores. Ian Kinsler to 3rd. Mike Trout to 2nd.

EV: 65.4 mph2 ftLA: -61°

Bot 5 • HOU

4-3

Derek Fisher homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Marwin Gonzalez scores.

EV: 107.9 mph💣 425 ftLA: 27°

Bot 6 • HOU

4-5

Brian McCann homers (2) on a line drive to right center field. Yuli Gurriel scores.

EV: 103.2 mph💣 405 ftLA: 26°

Top 7 • LAA

8-5

Andrelton Simmons homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Justin Upton scores. Albert Pujols scores.

EV: 100.5 mph💣 395 ftLA: 29°

5-5

Albert Pujols singles on a line drive to center fielder Derek Fisher. Ian Kinsler scores. Justin Upton to 3rd. Albert Pujols to 2nd.

EV: 98.7 mph295 ftLA: 16°

Bot 7 • HOU

8-6

Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Justin Upton. Carlos Correa scores. Josh Reddick to 2nd.

EV: 71.1 mph227 ftLA: 22°

8-7

Marwin Gonzalez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Chris Young. Josh Reddick scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Brian McCann to 2nd.

EV: 67.9 mph220 ftLA: 36°

Bench
Marwin GonzalezLF	3	1	2	2	2	0	.232/.333/.329	107.1	.493	.497
Charlie MortonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brad PeacockP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joe SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Will HarrisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ken GilesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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