Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
LA Angels 13, Chi. Cubs 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Joe West
Attendance: 31111

Angels 13, Cubs 2: Josh Hamilton hit a pair of homers and knocked in five runs while Mark Trumbo, Albert Pujols and Brendan Harris also went deep as visiting Los Angeles routed Chicago to split the two-game series.

The Angels' season-high five home runs came in support of C.J. Wilson, who struck out six and limited the Cubs to one run on four hits over seven innings. Wilson (9-6) has won five of his last six starts.

Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija (5-9) was tagged for nine runs on nine hits over 4 2/3 innings, serving up a career-high four blasts. Hamilton started the parade of homers with a three-run shot in the first and Trumbo hit a solo blast later in the inning as Los Angeles jumped on Samardzija for five runs.

Pujols and Hamilton chased Samardzija in the fifth with the Angels' first back-to-back homers of the season. Harris greeted reliever Henry Rodriguez with a two-run shot and Pujols drew a bases-loaded walk to cap the six-run frame.

The Cubs cut it to 5-1 on Anthony Rizzo's RBI single in the fourth, and Cody Ransom added a solo home run in the ninth for Chicago. Mike Trout was 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored twice for the Angels, who have won 11 of their last 14 games.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Pujols has homered in consecutive games for the first time this season. He entered the series having gone 14 contests without a blast. … Pujols has 56 career home runs against the Cubs, his most against any team. … Chicago dropped to 6-41 when allowing four or more runs.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
LA Angels   Chi. Cubs
C.J. Wilson Player Jeff Samardzija
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 4.2
6 Strikeouts 5
4 Hits 9
1.29 ERA 17.36
Hitting
LA Angels   Chi. Cubs
Mike Trout Player Cody Ransom
3 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
0 HR 1
5 TB 6
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
LA Angels 15 5 37 .385 11 6 13 7 1 0
Chi. Cubs 5 1 9 .161 6 8 2 0 0 0
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