Thursday, April 7th, 2016 9:05PM CST
Albert Pujols delivered the decisive hit for the Los Angeles Angels on April 8th, 2016, hitting a bases-loaded single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to secure the team's first victory of the season, a 4-3 win against the Texas Rangers.
Date: Thursday, April 7th, 2016
Time: 9:05PM CST
Stadium: Angel Stadium
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 39,089
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TEX |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Gentry (1, Holland); Simmons (1, Wilhelmsen)
Home Runs: Escobar (1, 3rd inning off Holland 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Escobar 2 (2), Gentry (2), Pujols (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Escobar 2, Gentry, Pujols
Ground Into Double Play: Simmons
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-10 (Gentry 1-1, Cron 1-1, Calhoun 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Escobar 1-1, Soto 0-1, Simmons 0-1, Trout 0-1, Pujols 1-1, Giavotella 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Soto 2; Trout 2

Pitcher Notes: Santiago pitched to 2 batters in the 7th
Balks: Santiago
Intentional Walks: Trout (By Faulkner)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Santiago 14-24; Álvarez 0-1; Salas 2-2; Smith 1-4; Street 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Santiago 23-11-12-14; Álvarez 0-0-3-0; Salas 0-3-4-1; Smith 3-2-9-1; Street 0-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Santiago 4-6; Álvarez 0-1; Salas 0-2; Smith 1-1; Street 2-1
Game Scores: H Santiago 59

Errors: Escobar (2, throw)

Home Runs: Chirinos (1, 3rd inning off Santiago 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Fielder (5), Chirinos (2), Andrus (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Andrus; Fielder
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Desmond 0-1, Odor 0-1, Beltré 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Desmond 1

Pitcher Notes: Kela pitched to 1 batter in the 8th;Tolleson pitched to 1 batter in the 9th
Hit By Pitch: Choo (By Smith)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Holland 11-21; Wilhelmsen 3-5; Kela 3-4; Dyson 4-7; Faulkner 1-2; Tolleson 0-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Holland 16-10-17-14; Wilhelmsen 1-2-3-5; Kela 4-4-0-3; Dyson 3-1-5-5; Faulkner 0-0-0-1; Tolleson 0-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Holland 4-6; Wilhelmsen 1-2; Kela 2-0; Dyson 3-0; Faulkner 1-0; Tolleson 0-0
Game Scores: D Holland 50

Double Plays: 1 (Beltré-Odor-Moreland)

Caught Stealing: Andrus (2, 2nd base by Santiago)
Picked Off: Andrus (1st base by Santiago)
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