Los Angeles Dodgers vs Los Angeles Angels Match Player Stats On Jun 28, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 29, 2017

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Yasmani Grandal went from hero to goat in a matter of minutes.

The Los Angeles Dodgers catcher hit a game-tying home run with two out in the top of the ninth inning, only to commit a throwing error in the bottom of the ninth, handing the Los Angeles Angels a 3-2 win Wednesday night at Angel Stadium.

The Angels' winning rally started when Dodgers shortstop Chris Taylor, subbing for the injured Corey Seager, booted Ben Revere's ground ball for an error with one out.

Revere took second on a wild pitch by Pedro Baez (2-1). The Dodgers reliever then struck out Cameron Maybin, but the ball got through the legs of Grandal for a passed ball, allowing Revere to take third and Maybin to break for first.

Grandal then threw the ball over the head of first baseman Chase Utley, allowing Revere to come home with the winning run.

The Angels were one strike away from winning the game in the top of the ninth. Cam Bedrosian took the ball and a 2-1 lead into the inning and needed just four pitches to get two outs.

However, on a 3-2 count and with the crowd on its feet anticipating the final out, Bedrosian hung a breaking pitch to Grandal, who launched it over the fence in center field for a game-tying home run.

Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons' two-out, two-run home run in the sixth inning snapped a scoreless tie, spelling the beginning of the end for Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu.

Ryu gave up two more hits in the inning before being removed by manager Dave Roberts. It also ended a pitchers' duel between Ryu and Angels starter Alex Meyer, who threw six scoreless innings and allowed only one hit. However, Meyer walked five and threw 99 pitches in the process.

Ryu allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out eight.

Yusmeiro Petit threw a scoreless seventh inning for the Angels before manager Mike Scioscia handed the ball over to Keynan Middleton for the eighth. Middleton irked some Dodgers when he screamed with delight after striking out Cody Bellinger to end the eighth inning in Monday's game at Dodger Stadium.

So, the Dodgers' dugout seemed even more excited than usual when Trayce Thompson homered off Middleton leading off the eighth on Wednesday, cutting the Angels' lead to 2-1. Middleton, though, held the lead by retiring the next three batters, getting the third out on Justin Turner's fly ball to the warning track in right-center.

Kole Calhoun got the Angels' two-run rally started in the sixth inning with a leadoff double. Two outs later, Simmons hit the first pitch from Ryu over the fence in left.

Simmons became the third Angels shortstop in club history to hit at least eight homers before the All-Star break, joining Jim Fregosi (four times) and Dick Schofield.

NOTES: Angels CF Mike Trout hit soft toss and could take batting practice against live pitching in the next day or two. Trout tore a ligament in his left thumb with a head-first slide into second base on May 28, and had surgery on May 31. Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Trout could return in the next week or so. ... Dodgers SS Corey Seager ran and took batting practice to test his sore right hamstring. Seager hurt his hamstring last Friday but the Dodgers decided against putting him on the disabled list, believing he could return within 10 days. If there are no setbacks, Seager could return to the lineup in the next couple of days. ... Dodgers 1B Cody Bellinger got the start at designated hitter. Bellinger has played in every game since being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on April 25. Wednesday was his first start at DH, and he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.