Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
LA Angels 7,
Kansas City 1
When: 8:15 PM ET, Thursday, April 12, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Chris Segal, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Quinn Wolcott
Attendance: 14714
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Chris Segal, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Quinn Wolcott
Attendance: 14714
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| LA Angels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
LA Angels
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Mike Trout | CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Justin Upton | LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Albert Pujols | 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .274 |
| Jefry Marte | PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 |
| Kole Calhoun | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .356 |
| Luis Valbuena | 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| Shohei Ohtani | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .346 |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .278 |
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Albert Pujols (3), Andrelton Simmons (3) | |||||||||
| 3B - Shohei Ohtani (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Ian Kinsler (1), Mike Trout (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Ian Kinsler 4, Mike Trout 6, Justin Upton 3, Albert Pujols 3, Kole Calhoun, Andrelton Simmons 3, Luis Valbuena 2, Shohei Ohtani 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Ian Kinsler (1), Mike Trout (11), Kole Calhoun 2 (9), Shohei Ohtani 3 (11) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Kole Calhoun 2 (7), Shohei Ohtani 3 (10) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Albert Pujols 2 (5), Kole Calhoun (7), Martin Maldonado 2 (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 11 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Nick Tropeano (W 1-0) | 6.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Johnson | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 |
| Blake Parker | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Nick Tropeano 88-56, Jim Johnson 16-11, Blake Parker 15-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Tropeano 4-4, Jim Johnson 3-0, Blake Parker 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Nick Tropeano 26, Jim Johnson 6, Blake Parker 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jim Johnson 2-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jon Jay | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Jorge Soler | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .207 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| Lucas Duda | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 |
| Whit Merrifield | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 |
| Abraham Almonte | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Ryan Goins | 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .158 |
| Drew Butera | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Mike Moustakas (3), Ryan Goins (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Jon Jay, Mike Moustakas 3, Lucas Duda 2, Abraham Almonte, Ryan Goins 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Lucas Duda (8) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Lucas Duda (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Drew Butera 3 (8) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Lucas Duda (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Ian Kennedy (L 1-1) | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Blaine Boyer | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.14 |
| Brandon Maurer | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.46 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Burch Smith | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| IBB - Shohei Ohtani (by Kennedy) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Ian Kennedy 100-63, Blaine Boyer 25-15, Brandon Maurer 29-22, Kelvin Herrera 16-10, Burch Smith 1-1 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Ian Kennedy 6-6, Blaine Boyer 1-1, Brandon Maurer 2-2, Kelvin Herrera 2-0, Burch Smith 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Ian Kennedy 27, Blaine Boyer 7, Brandon Maurer 7, Kelvin Herrera 3, Burch Smith 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Brandon Maurer 3-3, Burch Smith 1-0 | ||||||||