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ANGELS IN THE POSTSEASON (2014)

2014 division Series RecaP
The Angels would be paired up with one of baseball’s hottest teams down the stretch, the Kansas City Royals, in
the 2014 Division Series. The Halos clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs by way of posting the
best record in baseball at 98-64 (and of course an A.L. victory in the All-Star Game).
Game 1 at Angel Stadium called for a pitching matchup of Angels’ Jered Weaver and former teammate Jason
Vargas. Both hurlers posted quality starts but neither would fare in a decision as the game would go 11 frames.
With the score tied at 2-2 in the 11th, Mike Moustakas’ solo home run off Fernando Salas sealed the 3-2 win for
Kansas City. Both teams collected just four hits in the game; two of the Angels’ hits were solo shots from David
Freese and Chris Iannetta .
Game 2 at Angel Stadium had a similar feel to the first contest as it went 11 innings as well. Matt Shoemaker,
out since Sept. 15 with an oblique strain, took the ball for his first career postseason start (ND, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER,
6 SO). With the Royals leading 1-0 in the 6th, Albert Pujols knotted the score with an RBI single, his 16th career
game-tying or go-ahead hit in the playoffs. The score remained the same until a two-run home run off the bat of
Eric Hosmer in the 11th (off Kevin Jepsen) put the Royals up 3-1. They would tack on another run in the 11th frame
for the final score of 4-1. The Angels trailed 0-2 with the best of five series shifting to Kansas City.
Game 3 at Kauffman Stadium pitted C.J. Wilson vs. James Shields. The Halos struck first with a solo home run
off the bat of Mike Trout in the first inning. The lead was short-lived as the Royals responded with three runs in the
bottom half of the inning to chase Wilson from the game after recording just two outs. KC plated two more runs in
the third inning to go up 5-1 before an Albert Pujols solo shot brought the score to 5-2 in the fourth. Yet again, the
Royals answered in the bottom of the frame with two more runs and there was no looking back for Kansas City. The
Angels were defeated 8-3 and swept out of the playoffs. It marked the third time the Halos were swept in a playoff
series. The Club was limited to just six runs on 18 hits in the three games of the series after leading the Majors in
runs (773) during the regular season. Halo pitchers limited the Royals to a .198 clip (21/106) in the three games.

2014 ALDS Recap
KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Oct. 2-5, 2014

GAME 1 - Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Anaheim (N)
KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 — 3 4 0
LOS ANGELES 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 4 0
LOB: KC 3, LAA 8. HR: Moustakas (off Salas), Iannetta (off Vargas), Freese (off Vargas). SAC: Aybar (2). SF: Infante. SB: Gore. HBP: Beckham (by
Collins). GIDP: Butler. WP: Davis.
WP - Duffy, LP - Salas, S - Holland. T: 4:05. A: 45,321.
GAME 2 - Friday, October 3, 2014 at Anaheim (N)
KANSAS CITY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 — 4 8 1
LOS ANGELES 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 6 2
LOB: KC 7, LAA 4. HR: Hosmer (off Jepsen). SAC: Escobar. SB: Gordon (2). CS: Trout.GIDP: Freese, Hamilton. E: Infante, Calhoun, Iannetta.
WP - Finnegan, LP - Jepsen, S - Holland. T: 3:48. A: 45,361.
GAME 3 - Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Kansas City (N)
LOS ANGELES 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 8 0
KANSAS CITY 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 x — 8 9 0
LOB: KC 6, LAA 8. HR: Trout (off Shields), Pujols (off Shields), Hosmer (off Santiago), Moustakas (off Morin). SF: Cain. SB: Aybar, Butler. HBP:
club postseason
Freese (by Shields). WP: Morin, Shields.
WP - Shields, LP - Wilson. T: 3:38. A: 40,657.

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