Friday, April 13th, 2018 7:15PM CST
The Los Angeles Angels rallied to defeat the Kansas City Royals by a final score of 5-4 on Friday night. Albert Pujols contributed significantly to the Angels' offense, hitting a home run and driving in three runs. The deciding run came in the eighth inning when Ian Kinsler, who tallied three hits during the game, hit a sacrifice fly that scored Shohei Ohtani, securing the go-ahead advantage for the Angels.
Date: Friday, April 13th, 2018
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,011
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LAA |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: Escobar (3, Heaney); Soler (2, Heaney)
Runs Batted In: Merrifield (2), Orlando (4), Gallagher (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Merrifield, Gallagher
Ground Into Double Play: Almonte 2
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-9 (Merrifield 1-1, Orlando 1-1, Escobar 0-1, Almonte 0-3, Gallagher 1-2, Duda 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Almonte 3

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hammel 16/24; Hill 1/2; Keller 4/6; Grimm 5/6; McCarthy 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hammel 19-8-19-20; Hill 3-1-0-1; Keller 5-2-5-3; Grimm 8-1-2-5; McCarthy 1-0-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hammel 8-4; Hill 1-0; Keller 0-1; Grimm 1-1; McCarthy 3-0
Game Scores: J Hammel 48

Caught Stealing: Merrifield (1, 2nd base by Middleton/Rivera)

Doubles: Ohtani (1, Hammel)
Home Runs: Pujols (3, 3rd inning off Hammel 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Pujols 3 (9), Valbuena (7), Kinsler (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Pujols 3
Sacrifice Flies: Kinsler
Sacrifice Hit: Simmons
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-14 (Maldonado 0-1, Calhoun 0-2, Simmons 0-2, Valbuena 1-1, Pujols 2-4, Trout 0-1, Upton 0-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Maldonado 1; Calhoun 3; Simmons 1; Pujols 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Heaney 13/22; N. Ramirez 4/5; Álvarez 0/1; Wood 2/3; Bedrosian 3/4; Middleton 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Heaney 11-12-18-13; N. Ramirez 7-0-3-3; Álvarez 0-1-1-1; Wood 2-2-5-2; Bedrosian 2-2-0-4; Middleton 1-1-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Heaney 4-4; N. Ramirez 1-0; Álvarez 1-0; Wood 1-2; Bedrosian 1-2; Middleton 2-0
Game Scores: A Heaney 45

Double Plays: 2 (Simmons-Pujols, Kinsler-Simmons-Pujols)
Errors: Simmons (1, throw)

Stolen Bases: Kinsler 2 (2, 2nd base off Hammel/Gallagher 2)
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