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Marisnick plunked as tempers flare in Anaheim

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Wednesday, 17 July 2019 00:16

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Albert Pujols hit a bases-clearing double during the Angels' six-run first inning, and Los Angeles remained unbeaten in five games since the All-Star break with a 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

Jake Marisnick was drilled between the shoulder blades by Angels reliever Noe Ramirez (4-1) in the sixth inning, and both teams nearly came to blows moments later. Marisnick ran over Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy in a collision at the plate in Houston nine days ago, leaving Lucroy with a concussion and a broken nose.

Shortly after Ramirez hit Marisnick with a 1-1 pitch, a verbal confrontation broke out between Pujols and several Astros in the dugout, including Lance McCullers Jr. and Justin Verlander. Both benches and bullpens partially emptied, but there was no serious physical contact -- and Marisnick noticeably tried to calm his teammates.

After the game, Astros manager AJ Hinch railed against the Angels getting a "free shot" at Marisnick.

"Our guy got suspended for an unintentional act and they got a free shot," Hinch said. "I feel bad for players nowadays. There's a lot of gray area in what to do. Sometimes you can run over catchers. Sometimes you can't. ... Sometimes you can retaliate, like tonight, they're going to get away with it, unless he gets suspended."

Hinch pointed out that Ramirez did not receive a warning, nor was he ejected.

"We'll see if there's discipline," Hinch continued. "And without discipline there's not going to be any issue doing it the next time. So if retaliations are in, cool. We're well aware."

Mike Trout missed his second straight game because of a mildly strained right calf, but Shohei Ohtani and Luis Rengifo also drove in first-inning runs in Los Angeles' eighth victory in 11 games since the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

Tyler White had three hits and an RBI in the Astros' fourth loss in six games. Their division lead over Oakland is down to 4 1/2 games, matching their smallest advantage since May 9.

With another impressive victory while mourning Skaggs' death, the Angels (50-46) moved four games above .500 for the first time since June 2018, albeit while still in fourth place in the AL West. Los Angeles has scored 54 runs in its past six games.

The Angels' first six batters reached base against Astros opener Hector Rondon (3-2), who gave up six runs, five hits and a walk against only nine batters while failing to get out of the first.

Ohtani, who drove in the first run with an infield single, went 2-for-4 and stole a base on his bobblehead night.

After getting three hits and three RBIs in the Angels' 9-6 win Monday, Pujols came through with another big offensive moment in Trout's absence. He drove in three runs with a perfectly placed double just inside the right-field line, and Rengifo chased Rondon with an RBI triple.

Andrew Heaney pitched eight-hit ball into the fifth inning and got five strikeouts in his second start since the death of Skaggs, his best friend.

MARKED MARISNICK

Marisnick, a native of nearby Riverside, had two hits while being booed heavily during pregame introductions and onward by angry Angels fans. Marisnick didn't play in the series opener Monday. He is currently appealing his two-game suspension for the collision.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Astros: Rogelio Armenteros came up from Triple-A Round Rock before the game and threw four innings of two-hit ball as Houston attempts to patch together the final two spots in a rotation damaged by injuries and inconsistency.

Angels: Trout hopes to return Wednesday but accepts the importance of caution. Brian Goodwin came off the injured list after missing nine games because of a bruised wrist and went 2-for-4 while replacing Trout in center.

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Gerrit Cole (9-5, 3.23 ERA), a Newport Beach native who graduated from nearby Orange Lutheran High School and attended UCLA, takes the mound for Houston against an opener and Felix Pena (7-2, 4.32 ERA), who threw the final seven innings of the Angels' combined no-hitter last week.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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