Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics Match Player Stats On May 09, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 10, 2017

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Yunel Escobar capped a four-run second inning with a three-run home run Tuesday night, propelling the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

Albert Pujols and Ben Revere added solo shots for the Angels, who had lost five of their previous six games.

Right-hander Alex Meyer (1-1) overcame a pair of home runs by Oakland's Yonder Alonso to record his second career win.

Meyer allowed five walks and four hits in 5 1/3 innings, but limited the A's to just the three runs produced by Alonso's home runs. He struck out seven.

After Alonso's first homer gave the A's a 2-1 lead in the first inning, Revere smacked his first homer of the season with two outs in the top of the second to draw the Angels even.

Singles by Cliff Pennington and Martin Maldonado then set the stage for Escobar, who bombed a Jharel Cotton curveball over the wall in left field for a three-run shot that gave the Angels a lead they never relinquished.

Cotton (3-4) was charged with seven runs on eight hits in five innings. He struck out seven and walked one.

Alonso's second homer, his fifth in the last four games and 11th of the year, drew Oakland within 7-3 in the sixth.

The A's, who had recorded three consecutive walk-off wins, got a life when right-hander Keynan Middleton, the fourth Angels pitcher, walked Adam Rosales and Rajai Davis to open the bottom of the ninth.

However, righty Bud Norris got Jed Lowrie to line into a double play, then induced Khris Davis to ground to shortstop for his sixth save.

Escobar had a season-best four RBIs. Revere and Pennington collected two hits apiece for the Angels, whose eight hits included four for extra bases.

Trevor Plouffe had two hits, including a double, for the A's, who had won four of their previous five.

NOTES: Angels CF Mike Trout (left hamstring tightness) sat out his fourth consecutive game but took batting practice beforehand and hopes to return to the lineup Wednesday for the series finale. ... Angels DH Albert Pujols' RBI improved his career total to 1,842, two shy of Boston Red Sox LF Carl Yastrzemski for 11th place on the all-time list. ... Athletics 1B Yonder Alonso's previous season high for home runs was nine, set in 2012 with the San Diego Padres. ... The A's made a transaction before the game, promoting OF Mark Canha from Triple-A Nashville and designating CF Jaff Decker for assignment. ... Angels minor league LHP John Lamb was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for a second failed drug test.