Angels 2, Rockies 1 (11 innings)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Albert Pujols' sacrifice fly to left field scored Taylor Featherston with the winning run in the 11th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies Wednesday night at Angel Stadium.
Designated hitter C.J. Cron got the winning rally with a leadoff single, and right fielder Kole Calhoun singled to right, sending pinch runner Featherston to third.
Center fielder Mike Trout was walked intentionally, loading the bases for Pujols, who hit a fly ball to medium left field off Rockies reliever Christian Friedrich.
Trout was 0-for-4 at the plate, but he saved two runs in extra innings on defense. In the 10th, he leaped at the wall and robbed Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki of a home run.
Then in the 11th, he made a running catch of a blooper by first baseman Daniel Descalso. Right fielder Carlos Gonzalez tagged from third, but Trout threw a strike to catcher Carlos Perez.
Plate umpire Phil Cuzzi called Gonzalez safe, but after a replay challenge, the call was reversed, and the inning was over.
It was a bad day all around for the Rockies, who lost their 11th in a row, their longest losing streak since an 11-game slide in 2000. They also played the game without manager Walt Weiss, who left the ballpark with stomach pains and went to the hospital, where he had an appendectomy.
The Rockies also lost their starting pitcher earlier than they could have expected.
Jordan Lyles lasted only one inning, taking a line drive from Angels first baseman Albert Pujols off the back of his right hand. X-rays showed no fracture and Lyles was diagnosed with a contusion.
Rockies right-hander Christian Bergman, however, replaced Lyles and stifled the Angels over the next five innings, allowing only a double to shortstop Erick Aybar, who was thrown out trying to take third after the Rockies bobbled the relay throw.
Trailing 1-0, thanks to an RBI single by Rockies center fielder Drew Stubbs in the fourth inning, the Angels finally got to Bergman in the seventh. Keyed by a Pujols double, the Angels had the bases loaded with one out when Aybar singled to center.
Trout scored from third, but Pujols was thrown out at the plate trying to score from second by Stubbs, keeping the game tied at 1-1.
Angels starter Hector Santiago had eight strikeouts through four innings, but was making a lot of pitches. He reached the 100-pitch mark on his final pitch of the fifth inning.
Santiago struck out the side in the fourth inning, but the Rockies got three consecutive two-out singles in the inning to push across a run, Stubbs driving in Wilin Rosario for a 1-0 lead.
NOTES: Rockies manager Walt Weiss left the stadium Wednesday afternoon and was taken to a hospital after complaining of stomach pain. Bench coach Tom Runnells took over the managerial duties for the night. ... Angels RHP Huston Street agreed to a two-year, $18 million contract extension through 2017. Through Tuesday, Street was 2-1 with a 3.29 ERA and 11 saves this season, his second with the club. Over the past
five seasons, Street's save conversion rate of 91.9 percent (137 of 149) is best in the majors (minimum 50 save opportunities). ... Angels 1B Albert Pujols' stolen base Tuesday night was his first of the season and 99th of his career. "If I get 100, I'll shut it down for the rest of my career," Pujols joked. ... Rockies C Nick Hundley's
13-game hitting streak came to an end when he went 0-for-4 Wednesday.