OC Register: Angels’ Mike Trout, Kole Calhoun beat Dodgers with bats, arms

AngelsWin.com · July 24, 2019

Angels outfielders Kole Calhoun, left, and Mike Trout celebrate their 5-4 victory after Calhoun threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Taylor Cole #67 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda throws to the Los Angeles Angels during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Taylor Cole throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Kenta Maeda #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani smiles in the dugout before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger (35) and Alex Verdugo smile in the dugout before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, left, jokes with pitcher Walker Buehler before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani drives in a run with a single during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels reacts to his RBI single to score Luis Rengifo #4, to take a 1-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers, during the second inning at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Russell Martin #55 and Kenta Maeda #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers react as Luis Rengifo #4 of the Los Angeles Angels scores, to take a 1-0 lead, during the second inning at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Max Muncy #13 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is tagged out by Dustin Garneau #13 of the Los Angeles Angels, attempting to score on a Corey Seager #5 single, during the second inning at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
The Angels’ Mike Trout, left, jokes with the Dodgers second baseman Max Muncy during the third inning of Tuesday’s game at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger bats against the Angels during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger sprints home to score a run on a sacrifice fly from Corey Seager (not pictured) to tie the score at 1-1 during the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger, right, scores past Angels catcher Dustin Garneau on a sacrifice fly from Corey Seager during the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger slides home to score a run on a sacrifice fly from Corey Seager (not pictured) to tie the score at 1-1 during the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger slides home to score a run in front of umpire Sean Barber on a sacrifice fly from Corey Seager (not pictured) to tie the score at 1-1 during the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw signals from the dugout before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels hits a solo homerun to take a 2-1 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers, during the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels reacts to his solo homerun to take a 2-1 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers, during the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Kenta Maeda #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to a solo homerun from Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels, to take a 2-1 lead, during the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates his solo homerun to take a 2-1 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers, during the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Kenta Maeda #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers leaves the game after a visit from Dave Roberts #30 during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Julio Urias #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in relief during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Angels’ Kole Calhoun drives in a run with a double against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Kole Calhoun #56 of the Los Angeles Angels reacts to his solo homerun, to take a 5-3 lead, during the seventh inning, at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Max Muncy #13 of the Los Angeles Dodgers turns a double play over Brian Goodwin #18 of the Los Angeles Angels during the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joc Pederson drives in a run with a single during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger is tagged out at home by Angels catcher Dustin Garneau for the final out of the Angels’ 5-4 victory on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Cody Bellinger #35 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is tagged out at home by Dustin Garneau #13 of the Los Angeles Angels, to end the game for a 5-4 Angel win, during the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger (35) is tagged out at home plate by Los Angeles Angels catcher Dustin Garneau for the baseball game’s final out after a single from Enrique Hernandez during the ninth inning Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Los Angeles Angels players celebrate after a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers during a baseball game Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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LOS ANGELES — Mike Trout’s talents are singular. The Angels’ pitching was definitely plural.

That combination – and a game-ending throw by right fielder Kole Calhoun – was enough to give the Angels a 5-4 victory at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night – their third straight in this year’s renewal of the Freeway Series.

Since 2017, the Dodgers are 31-17 in interleague games, the second-best winning percentage in baseball during that time – but they are winless against the Angels this season and 5-8 against their neighbors since 2017.

The win was preserved when Calhoun charged Kiké Hernandez’s two-out single in the ninth inning and threw out Cody Bellinger at the plate to end it. It was the second time in the game an Angels outfielder threw a Dodger out at home plate when that runner represented the tying run.

Trout did it the first time.

His arm was considered the least shiny of this five-tool player’s five tools when he first arrived in the majors. But he threw a 98.6 mph dart to throw out Max Muncy at the plate, trying to score from second on a Corey Seager single in the second inning.

That preserved a 1-1 tie that stood until Trout got his third look of the night at Dodgers starter Maeda in the fifth inning, the Dodgers starter having nibbled his way to a pitch count in the 90s.

Trout was just 1 for 9 with four strikeouts in his career against Maeda to that point. Ahead in the count 1-and-2, Maeda tried to slip one more slider by Trout. Up but on the outside part of the plate, Trout hammered it high and deep down the left-field line, wrapping it around the foul pole and landing in the rarely-visited second level of seating above the Dodgers’ bullpen.

The 454-foot blast was Trout’s 11th home run in the past 13 games and the third consecutive game he has hit a home run, the third time he has done that this month. The 111-mph exit velocity was his major league-leading 14th home run this season with an exit velocity of 110 mph or higher.

Justin Upton followed with a double off the left field wall to end Maeda’s night after 95 pitches in just 4-1/3 innings. Kole Calhoun doubled off Julio Urias to drive in Upton and eventually scored to make it a 4-1 Angels lead.

The lead nearly grew in the sixth but Alex Verdugo ran down Upton’s attempt to reach the wall in left-center field for a second time. With two out and two runners on, the running catch in the gap saved two runs.

That allowed the Dodgers to pull within a run in the bottom of the inning, scoring twice while hitting just one ball out of the infield (a Seager single off the right-field wall).

Ty Buttrey eventually choked off that rally, part of a bucket brigade of seven Angels pitchers that started with “opener” Taylor Cole. The Angels are now 12-8 when using an opener (including Cole three times).

Calhoun homered in the seventh (one of his three extra-base hits in the game) to give the bullpen added cushion, but the Dodgers pulled within a run again in the ninth on a walk, a Bellinger double and a sacrifice bly by Muncy.

That brought Angels closer Hansel Robles one out away from closing it out. Calhoun got the save on his throw to nail Bellinger at home.

More to come on this story.

The craziest night of the year would end like this. LOL.

BASEBALL!!! pic.twitter.com/nWTqi75UEO

— MLB (@MLB) July 24, 2019

.@MikeTrout’s 454 ft bomb gives him his 5th HR of 450+ ft in 2019.

That ties him with Josh Bell for the most in @MLB. pic.twitter.com/4mrJWDBP7U

— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) July 24, 2019

A 98.6 MPH missile from @MikeTrout. pic.twitter.com/GaObCze7Y4

— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) July 24, 2019

Shohei made his only at-bat of the game count. #FreewaySeries pic.twitter.com/T93gnbqdRt

— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) July 24, 2019

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