LA Angels 8, Chi. White Sox 4
When: 5:10 PM ET, Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
John Tumpane, 1B -
Chris Segal, 2B -
Bill Welke, 3B -
Bob Davidson
Attendance:
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Angels 8, White Sox 4 (1st): Mike Trout and Albert Pujols hit back-to-back home runs and Garrett Richards struck out nine as visiting Los Angeles took the opener of a doubleheader from Chicago.
Josh Hamilton added a solo homer while Chris Iannetta drove in two runs and scored for the Angels, who picked up their eighth win in the last 10 games. Richards (9-2) had a shaky start but settled in after the first inning and allowed three runs on two hits and two walks in eight innings.
Jose Abreu blasted his major league-leading 26th home run to extend his hitting streak to 15 games for the White Sox. Hector Noesi (2-6) started for Chicago and was reached for five runs on three hits and a career-high seven walks while striking out seven in five innings.
Richards walked the first two batters in the first and struck out Conor Gillaspie before Abreu lined a 3-1 fastball the opposite way into the seats down the right-field line. Los Angeles wasted a bases-loaded situation in the third when Pujols grounded into an inning-ending double play but put something together in the fifth as the first two batters reached on a walk and bunt single.
Noesi retired the next batter but left a 2-2 pitch up to Trout, who sent a towering fly out to left before Pujols followed with the go-ahead shot to straightaway center. Iannetta plated his first run in the sixth and Hamilton took Ronald Belisario out in the seventh as the Angels put it away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Abreu, who spent two weeks on the DL at the end of May, became the first player in MLB history to reach 26 home runs in his first 70 games. … Trout has recorded 41 RBIs in his last 42 games. … Angels LHP Rich Hill made his team debut in the ninth and loaded the bases on a single and two walks before being replaced by closer Joe Smith, who allowed an inherited runner to score but got the final three outs for his eighth save.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| LA Angels
|
8 |
3 |
18 |
.229 |
19 |
13 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Chi. White Sox
|
3 |
1 |
7 |
.103 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
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