Monday, April 9th, 2018 7:05PM CST
On Monday night, April 9th, 2018, the Los Angeles Angels secured an 8-3 victory at Texas, a game which began around 00:05Z on April 10th. This win marked the Angels' best start to a season in over three decades. Key contributions came from Albert Pujols, who hit his 616th career home run, and Martin Maldonado, who drove in two runs with singles and also scored a run following a clever evasive maneuver.
Date: Monday, April 9th, 2018
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 16,718
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
LAA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

Doubles: Chirinos (2, N. Ramirez)
Home Runs: Andrus (2, 9th inning off Bedrosian 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gallo 2 (10), Andrus (5)
2-out Runs Batted In: Gallo
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-11 (Chirinos 0-1, Andrus 0-1, Robinson 0-2, Gallo 1-3, Mazara 0-1, Rua 0-2, Choo 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Chirinos 1; Gallo 2; Rua 1; Choo 1

Pitcher Notes: Diekman pitched to 4 batters in the 8th
Balks: Claudio
Hit By Pitch: Maldonado (By Fister)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Fister 12/22; Claudio 3/5; Bush 2/4; Diekman 2/4; Jepsen 5/7; Kela 1/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Fister 16-7-13-16; Claudio 3-0-6-5; Bush 4-2-2-3; Diekman 1-0-3-3; Jepsen 3-1-3-6; Kela 2-1-0-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Fister 6-4; Claudio 1-1; Bush 2-1; Diekman 0-0; Jepsen 4-1; Kela 0-0
Game Scores: D Fister 48

Double Plays: 1 (Andrus-Profar-Gallo)
Errors: Beltré (1, throw)

Stolen Bases: Choo (1, 3rd base off Richards/Maldonado)

Doubles: Young (1, Claudio)
Home Runs: Pujols (2, 4th inning off Fister 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Calhoun (5), Pujols (5), Schimpf (2), Maldonado 2 (4), Young (1), Cozart (5), Trout (8)
2-out Runs Batted In: Calhoun, Maldonado, Young
Ground Into Double Play: Upton
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-15 (Maldonado 2-2, Young 0-1, Calhoun 1-1, Valbuena 0-2, Simmons 0-2, Cozart 1-3, Pujols 0-1, Schimpf 0-1, Upton 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Simmons 1; Valbuena 1; Cozart 3

Wild Pitches: N. Ramirez
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Richards 9/22; Álvarez 1/2; N. Ramirez 1/4; Johnson 4/6; Parker 1/3; Bedrosian 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Richards 22-10-8-11; Álvarez 0-1-1-2; N. Ramirez 3-4-1-3; Johnson 3-0-2-4; Parker 3-1-2-2; Bedrosian 3-1-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Richards 4-3; Álvarez 0-2; N. Ramirez 2-0; Johnson 0-2; Parker 2-0; Bedrosian 2-0
Game Scores: G Richards 52
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