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Today’s Clips Contents

FROM THE LA TIMES (Page 3)

Los Angeles Angels closer Cam Bedrosian still weighing options, including surgery

Angels beat Reds, 9-2, in a game with more potential impact than you

might think

FROM THE OC REGISTER (Page 5)

Mike Trout, Albert Pujols kick-start Angels' five-homer night in 9-2 rout of

Reds

Angels trade disappointing outfielder Daniel Nava to Royals

FROM ANGELS.COM (Page 8)

Angels overwhelm Reds with five home runs

Pujols ties Frank Robinson for 9th on HR list

Weaver looks to keep Reds in check

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (Page 12)

Mike Trout, Albert Pujols hit offensive milestones, propel Angels

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FROM THE LA TIMES

Los Angeles Angels closer Cam Bedrosian still weighing options, including surgery

Mike DiGiovanna

m Bedrosian will decide in the next few days whether to undergo surgery to remove a blood clot in a small artery near his right armpit or treat the clot with blood-thinning medication and rest.

“We’re going to weigh the options and see what’s best,” said Bedrosian, who was diagnosed with the clot last week after initially going on the disabled list Aug. 9 because of flexor tendonitis in the middle finger of his throwing hand.

Either way, it’s doubtful that Bedrosian, who emerged as the team’s best reliever with a 2-0 record and 1.12 earned-run average in 45 games, will pitch again this season.

Doctors told Bedrosian that surgery, like the one former Angels left-hander Jason Vargas had in 2013, would sideline him for about six weeks.

If Bedrosian could return with medication and rest, it would make little sense to push the hard-throwing 24-year-old with the Angels so far out of contention.

“It’s almost September, and I haven’t thrown in a month,” said Bedrosian, who replaced Huston Street as the club’s closer in early August. “I’m hopeful of pitching again this season, but I’m not sure.”

Utility belt

Johnny Giavotella does not appear to have the arm strength to play left field, shortstop or third base, but Manager Mike Scioscia said the second baseman, designated for assignment Aug. 20 and sent to triple-A after clearing waivers Sunday, listed those positions as ones he’d like Giavotella to become proficient at.

Giavotella, the Angels’ opening-day second baseman in 2015 and 2016, worked extensively with Oakland A’s infield coach Ron Washington last winter to improve his defense this season.

He was solid offensively last season, batting .272 with a .318 on-base percentage, 25 doubles and 49 runs batted in, but he slipped to a .260 average, .287 OBP and 31 RBIs this season.

“This kid worked as hard as anybody to improve his skill set,” Scioscia said. “He’s a great kid … but he needs to be a little more versatile.”

On the mend

Third baseman Yunel Escobar, on the seven-day concussion disabled list since Aug. 20, was cleared to resume baseball activities and probably will be activated Friday in Seattle.

The leadoff batter had a team-leading .320 average with 25 doubles, 58 runs and 34 RBIs when he fouled a bunt attempt into his nose and cheek Aug. 19.

Short hops

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The Angels traded outfielder Daniel Nava, who was designated for assignment July 30 and eventually sent to triple-A, and cash considerations to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named or cash considerations. Nava will report to the Royals' triple-A Omaha club. … Rafael Ortega was recalled from triple-A and inserted into the lineup in left field. Reliever A.J. Achter was optioned to Salt Lake. Since his last demotion June 11, Ortega hit .340 (90 for 265) with 18 doubles, three homers and 23 RBIs at Salt Lake. “We need some fresh legs in the outfield,” Scioscia said. … Garrett Richards, recovering from the stem-cell injection he used to treat a torn elbow ligament, extended his long-toss program from 90 feet to 105 feet. “Everything feels perfect,” the right-hander said. “It’s progressing.”

Angels beat Reds, 9-2, in a game with more potential impact than you might think

Mike DiGiovanna

lf-game separated the basement-dwelling Angels and Cincinnati Reds as they began a potentially pivotal series Monday night in Angel Stadium, where the Angels got home runs from five players in a 9-2 demolition of the Reds.

Five other teams — Oakland, Milwaukee, Tampa Bay, San Diego and Arizona — are within 1 1/2 games of the Angels, who are tied for last place in the American League West, and the Reds, who are last in the National League Central.

As August turns to September and pennant races heat up, the seven aforementioned clubs are jockeying for a prize that has nothing to do with division titles, wild-card berths or home-field advantage in October:

The third pick in next year’s draft.

With the 2017 draft going in reverse order of the 2016 standings, Atlanta (48-83) and Minnesota (49-82) are the favorites for the top two picks. Barring a September surge, the Braves and Twins, who are six games “ahead” of Arizona for the second pick, will be difficult to catch.

But with the Angels among seven teams bunched up near the bottom of the heap, they could go from picking third next year to ninth depending on their finish, a huge swing.

For example, Baltimore used the third pick in 2010 on third baseman Manny Machado, who blossomed into a three-time All-Star and most-valuable-player candidate.

San Diego used the ninth pick of that draft on a high school pitcher named Karsten Whitson, who did not sign with the Padres. Whitson eventually signed with Boston as an 11th-round pick in 2014, but his professional career has consisted of seven innings for the Class-A Lowell Spinners.

Tampa Bay used the third pick in 2006 on third baseman Evan Longoria, a four-time All-Star. Baltimore used the ninth pick that year on third baseman Billy Rowell, who never played above double A and was released after serving a 50-game suspension, having tested positive for marijuana in 2012.

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Baseball has a strong aversion to the concept of “tanking,” even though the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros did a good job of it while hoarding top picks to build into the contenders they are today.

But there is no denying the fact that the Angels could actually win by losing over the final month of the season.

To that end, the Angels took a 2-0 deficit in the first inning Monday night when Billy Hamilton singled ahead of Joey Votto’s two-run homer for the Reds.

They couldn’t hold it. Kole Calhoun doubled in the bottom of the first, Mike Trout blasted a two-run homer to center, his 25th of the season, and Albert Pujols crushed a solo shot to left, his 26th, for a 3-2 Angels lead.

Trout joined Frank Robinson and Eddie Mathews as the only players with five 25-homer seasons prior to their age-25 season. Pujols’ homer was the 586th of his career, tying him with Robinson for ninth place on baseball’s all-time list. It was also his 1,800th career run batted in and 1,200th extra-base hit.

Trout doubled in the third and scored on Pujols’ single, making Trout one of two players with five 100-run seasons before age 25. The other: Alex Rodriguez. C.J. Cron followed with a two-run homer to left, and Jefry Marte, swinging at a 3-0 pitch, lined a solo shot to left for a 7-2 lead.

Calhoun added a solo homer in the fourth, and Marte had an RBI double in the seventh to back Matt Shoemaker, who allowed two runs and seven hits, struck out seven and walked none to improve to 9-13 with a 3.91 earned-run average. The Angels have won five of six games.

“We’re playing to win,” Trout said, laughing at the notion that the Angels should lose more to improve their 2017 draft lot. “We’re not gonna just tank the rest of the season. We’re gonna try to end on a positive note and go from there.”

FROM OC REGISTER

Mike Trout, Albert Pujols kick-start Angels' five-homer night in 9-2 rout of Reds

By ELLIT TEAFORD / STAFF WRITER

ANAHEIM – Sometimes it’s been too easy to forget, too simple to ignore the obvious during a lost season that’s been dominated almost from the start by a relentless string of injuries and defeats that have resulted in a last-place standing in the American League West.

The plain fact is, Mike Trout and Albert Pujols can energize the lackluster Angels when required, or needed, as they did during a 9-2 victory Monday over the Cincinnati Reds in front of 34,161 at Angel Stadium.

Trout and Pujols slugged back-to-back homers in the first inning against hapless Reds starter Dan Straily as the Angels erased a 2-0 deficit in the first inning and went on to win their third consecutive game and their fifth in their last six.

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“Great guy to have in the clubhouse,” Trout said of Pujols. “His presence brings everyone together in the clubhouse. Everybody sees it. Everybody sees him going out there and playing hard every day. … He’s fighting for this team. Everyone’s banged up. It’s the end of August.

“We’re just trying to grind through it.”

Straily (10-7) gave up four of the Angels’ five homers in a battle of two of the worst teams in the majors. The Angels went into the game last in the AL West, 20-1/2 games behind the division leading Texas Rangers. The Reds were last in the NL Central, 27 games behind the Chicago Cubs.

Trout and Pujols enlivened what could have been just another tedious game between teams heading nowhere and struggling to make it to the season’s finish line. Trout’s homer, a two-run blast in the first, was his 25th in 2016, the fifth consecutive season he’s reached the milestone.

Trout joined Frank Robinson and Eddie Mathews was the only players with 25 homers in five straight seasons before turning 25. Trout also scored his 100th run of the season for the fifth straight year, joining Alex Rodriquez as the only other player in big league history to do it before he turned 25.

Pujols followed with a bases-empty shot that put the Angels ahead to stay, 3-2. His 26th homer of the season also was the 586th of his career, tying him with Robinson for ninth place on the all-time list. It also was his 1,800th RBI.

Trout and Pujols hit back-to-back homers for the eighth time in their Angels careers together.

What's more, Trout and Pujols are the only players in major league history with 25 homers and 100 runs in each of their first five seasons. Trout scored his 100th run Monday. Pujols was already there by the time the first pitch was delivered by Straily.

“It’s special,” Trout said of joining an exclusive club of two, along with Pujols. “I’m fortunate to play with Albert, to be in the same clubhouse as him. Looking at his career, being in the same sentence as him, it’s unbelievable.”

The Angels’ victory was hardly a two-man show, however. Right-handerMatt Shoemaker overcame a rocky start in which Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto put the Reds ahead with a two-run homer in the first inning and it looked as if it might be a long night.

Shoemaker rebounded to throw six consecutive scoreless innings before yielding to reliever Jose Alvarez to start the eighth. Shoemaker (9-13) gave up two runs and seven hits with seven strikeouts. He did not walk a batter while throwing 92 pitches.

The Angels led, 9-2, by the time he departed, thanks in part to homers from Trout, Pujols, C.J. Cron, Jefry Marte and Kole Calhoun. In addition to their homers, Trout, Cron, Marte and Calhoun also doubled and singled as the Angels smacked 14 hits.

“Run support is always great,” Shoemaker said. “Even after that first inning, you’re a little bummed, but you can’t let it bother you. Then we come up and take the lead and it just pumps you up. It’s nice to have that support, especially after giving up a couple of runs.”

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Angels trade disappointing outfielder Daniel Nava to Royals

By ELLIOT TEAFORD / STAFF WRITER

ANAHEIM – In the end, Daniel Nava wasn’t the answer to the Angels’ vacancy in left field this season. He batted a pedestrian .235 with one home run and 13 RBI in 45 games and then was designated for assignment July 30, after he was their opening-day left fielder.

When he cleared waivers, the Angels sent Nava to Triple-A Salt Lake, where he remained until Monday. The Angels traded Nava and an unspecified amount of cash to the Kansas City Royals for either cash or a player to be named, ending his short and not very sweet stay in Anaheim.

Meanwhile, the Angels’ search for an everyday left fielder continued.

Nine players have played in left field this season, including Nava. Left field was simply a void that went unfilled from the opening of free agency last winter, a glaring hole in the lineup that was not addressed in a meaningful way.

Nava was handed the job to start the season, but neither he nor anyone else took the job and made it his. Craig Gentry, Rafael Ortega, Ji-Man Choi, Shane Robinson, Todd Cunningham, Jefry Marte, Gregorio Petit and Nick Buss also played in left.

ORTEGA RECALLED

The Angels optioned right-hander A.J. Achter to Triple-A Salt Lake, recalled Ortega and then stuck him in left field for Monday’s interleague game against the Cincinnati Reds at Angel Stadium. They needed an outfielder with fresh legs, and Ortega got the call.

Rosters expand to 40 on Thursday, so there was a good chance Ortega would have joined the Angels at that point. Manager Mike Scioscia said the Angels needed some immediate help in left.

Ortega, a 25-year-old Venezuelan, batted .317 with four home runs and 31 RBI in 322 at-bats in 78 games with Salt Lake this season. He hit .238 with one homer and nine RBI in 122 at-bats in 36 games with the Angels earlier this season.

“He’s been playing really well the last three or four weeks,” Scioscia said. “Hopefully, he understands better what the major leagues are about and has a better look this time. We need some fresh legs in the outfield. These guys have been playing a lot.”

GIAVOTELLA’S OPTIONS

Second baseman Johnny Giavotella could be destined for a position change or two now that he’s cleared waivers and been assigned to Salt Lake. Scioscia said the plan is for Giavotella to be given the opportunity to play in left field and also on the left side of the infield in coming days.

Scioscia said he’s pleased Giavotella remained with the organization.

“Johnny, this kid worked as hard as any kid I’ve ever seen to improve his skill set,” Scioscia said. “He has a vision for what he wants to be in the future, not only playing second base but getting more versatile also. He’ll get a chance to explore that a little bit.

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“I’m glad he’s still with us. Hopefully, he’ll continue working toward what his goal is because he’s a great kid. He just needs to be a little more versatile. He could play some in left field and we’re exploring the left side of the infield, too.”

Giavotella was hitting .260 when the Angels designated him for assignment Aug. 20.

BEDROSIAN UPDATE

Reliever Cam Bedrosian said he hopes to see a vascular specialist before the Angels leave for their trip to Seattle and Oakland after their three-game homestand against the Reds to determine the next course of treatment for the blood clot in his upper right arm.

“Just taking it day by day, trying to figure out what the best course is,” Bedrosian said.

Season-ending surgery is a possibility.

“I’m hoping during this next road trip we’ll know a little more,” said the 24-year-old Bedrosian, who was 2-0 with a 1.12 ERA in 401/3 innings over 45 games when he was sidelined. “Hopefully, I’ll know what I’m doing soon.”

ESCOBAR UPDATE

Third baseman Yunel Escobar was cleared to resume baseball activities Monday and could be activated from the disabled list in time to play in the Angels’ weekend series against the Mariners in Seattle. Escobar sat out for the ninth consecutive game because of a concussion.

Jefry Marte started in place of Escobar against the Reds.

FROM ANGELS.COM

Angels overwhelm Reds with five home runs

By Earl Bloom and Mark Sheldon / MLB.com

ANAHEIM -- As the Reds visited Angel Stadium for the first time since 2002, the Angels' hitters pounced quickly to make it an unpleasant experience. Familiar faces like Mike Trout and Albert Pujols provided two of their five home runs as they rolled to a 9-2 victory on Monday night.

The Angels have won three straight games and five of their last six, while the Reds lost for the sixth time in eight games.

Trout and Pujols hit back-to-back homers off Dan Straily in the first inning, and C.J. Cron and Jefry Marte cleared the fences in the third. Kole Calhoun led off the fourth inning vs. Alfredo Simon with another homer, as the Angels scored nine unanswered runs following Joey Votto's two-run shot against Matt Shoemaker in the top of the first.

Not only did Trout, Cron, Marte and Calhoun each finish a triple shy of hitting for the cycle in their three-hit nights, they combined to score seven runs. Pujols scored the other two runs.

Shoemaker pitched seven innings and gave up two earned runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts to win his third straight start for the first time since 2014.

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Straily was done after 2 2/3 innings having allowed seven runs on eight hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

"Very unusual night for Dan, and especially from what we've seen of him in the second half," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He threw strikes, really up until the last hitter, the only guy he walked. He challenged hitters in the zone and they were on him. … Dan really hasn't had a game like that this year for us. He'll just get back on the beam the next time around."

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Back to back: When Trout (with a man aboard) and Pujols launched home runs in the first inning, it was the fifth time the Angels had gone back to back this season. It was the third time involving Trout and Pujols, the last on Aug. 24 at Toronto, Shoemaker's last start. Pujols' 586th career homer tied Hall of Famer Frank Robinson for ninth all-time.

"There's always a footnote when (Pujols) does something," manager Mike Scioscia said."It's been fun to be around him. He's having another terrific season. He's driving the ball. He's a tough out. We need him.”

Straily's nice streak ends: The Reds came in having won each of Straily's last eight starts, with the right-hander going 6-0 with a 1.98 ERA in those games. But it was clear he did not have it from the get-go on Monday, as the Angels made loud contact beyond the four homers he allowed -- which was one fewer than his previous total for the month. It was his shortest start of the season and the second time in three games a Reds starter endured an outing shorter than three innings.

"I just didn't have it tonight," Straily said. "I just wasn't able to get the job done. It's really that simple. There's no panic button, there's no nothing. It just wasn't my night. I'm happy that it's one game."

Five fine years, and counting: Trout's first-inning homer was his 25th this season, the fifth time in five years the 25-year-old has hit that number. The only other players to do so by their age-25 seasons were Robinson and Eddie Mathews. Trout also scored his 100th run of 2016 in the third inning, giving him five seasons in a row with 100 or more. He is the only player to have done so by his age-25 season, and he joins Pujols as the only players with 25 homers and 100 runs in each of their first five seasons.

"It's always special," Trout said of Pujols. "Being in the same sentence with him, it's just unbelievable. His presence in the clubhouse helps everyone, every day."

Peraza injured: Reds shortstop Jose Peraza was struck in the side of his face by a Shoemaker pickoff throw to first base in the third inning and exited the game. Peraza, who had reached on a single, was sliding headfirst back to the base when Shoemaker's throw hit him on the right side of his head with no helmet flap. He spent several moments down before walking off the field and was replaced by Zack Cozart.

"I'm sure it's painful, but I don't think it's something right now that we see as serious," Price said.

QUOTABLE "We're going to have to find a way to get through the next two days and get a couple of

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competitive starts. If not, then we're going to have to ask guys to pitch a little more who are in lower-inning roles. But we have guys that are stretched out. I'd hate to have to use [Raisel] Iglesias for a bunch of innings to bridge the gap in a game where the starter was out early. We'll pitch with what we have. -- Price, when asked whether the Reds would need to summon another long reliever after Simon was used for 4 1/3 innings of relief after Straily's exit

SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS Monday marked the Reds' first visit to Angel Stadium since June 9, 2002. At 14-plus years, it's MLB's second-longest drought between two teams at one site. The Reds have not played the Twins in Minnesota since July 8, 2001.

Votto's homer was his 22nd of the season. He's is the sixth Reds player to hit at least 22 homers in a season seven times, joining Johnny Bench, Robinson, Jay Bruce, Adam Dunn and George Foster.

WHAT'S NEXT Reds: When the series continues at 10:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Tim Adleman (2-1, 3.68 ERA) will be counted on to provide a deeper start for the Reds. The rookie right-hander has pitched five innings in each of his two starts since returning from the disabled list.

Angels: Jered Weaver (9-11, 5.31 ERA) will start the second game of the three-game series on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. The veteran right-hander had a six-inning no-decision (two hits, one earned run) on Opening Day 2013 in Cincinnati in his only career start against the Reds.

Pujols ties Frank Robinson for 9th on HR list

By Earl Bloom / Special to MLB.com |

ANAHEIM -- Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols hit his 586th career home run in the first inning on Monday night against the Reds, tying Frank Robinson for ninth place in Major League history. Next on the all-time list is Sammy Sosa, with 609.

The Angels launched five home runs and had nine extra-base hits in breezing to a 9-2 victory over the Reds at Angel Stadium behind Matt Shoemaker (9-13). He worked seven strong innings without a walk for his third consecutive victory, getting in the groove after giving up a Joey Votto homer in the first inning.

"It was nice to come back," Angels first baseman C.J. Cron said of their three-run bottom of the first. "After that [Shoemaker] settled in and started throwing zeros."

Four Angels -- Mike Trout, Jefry Marte, Cron and Kole Calhoun -- missed hitting for the cycle by a triple. About the only thing missing from their fifth victory in six games was postgame commentary by Pujols, who departed before the clubhouse opened. Apparently, he was content to let his big bat do the talking this time -- or maybe he's just running out of things to say about such milestones.

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Pujols' homer also gave him 1,800 career RBIs and made him the seventh player in history to reach 1,200 extra-base hits. His homer followed Trout's two-run shot, also off Reds starter Dan Straily. It was Pujols' 47th career homer off Cincinnati pitching.

Pujols added another RBI in the third inning with a double off Straily, driving in Trout for his 100th run, the fifth season he's scored that many. Trout's homer was his 25th this season, the fifth year in a row he's hit that many, and he joined Pujols in being the only players to hit 25 homers and score 100 runs in their first five seasons.

"It's always special," Trout said. "I'm very fortunate to play with Albert. Being in the same sentence with him, it's just unbelievable."

The only players with more RBIs than Pujols in a 16-year span are Jimmie Foxx (1,879 from 1927-42) and Alex Rodriguez (1,872 from 1996-2011).

The first six players to reach 1,200 extra-base hits were Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Stan Musial, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Rodriguez.

Asked about his two stars' seemingly endless streak of historic accomplishments, manager Mike Scioscia said: "It's safe to say, when you're talking about some of these things both of these guys have done, they're two incredibly talented players, and they go about it in the right way."

Weaver looks to keep Reds in check

By Earl Bloom / Special to MLB.com |

The Reds' oldest rookie starter, Tim Adleman, and the veteran of the Angels staff, Jered Weaver, clash Tuesday night in a matchup of right-handers in the second game of a three-game series at Angel Stadium.

Adleman, 28, was headed for his freshman year at Georgetown when Weaver, 33, made his Major League debut for the Angels in May 2006. Adleman, released by the Orioles in 2012, pitched in 191 Minor League games (including two seasons in independent ball) before the Reds gave him a big league shot this summer. He takes a 2-1 record with a 3.68 ERA into his seventh start.

In a no-decision during the Reds' 6-5 loss to the Rangers on Wednesday, Adleman made a few critical mistakes. None were bigger than being a strike away from ending the fifth inning when he gave up back-to-back homers to pitcher Yu Darvish and All-Star outfielder Ian Desmond.

Weaver (9-11, 5.31 ERA) has 147 career victories, second to Chuck Finley's 165 in Angels history. Weaver got the win on Tuesday in Toronto, allowing one earned run in 5 2/3 innings for his first victory since July 17.

Things to know about this game

• Reds shortstop Zack Cozart was given a day off on Monday but had to enter in the third inning after Jose Peraza was struck in the face by a pickoff throw at first base.

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• Eugenio Suarez got a partial break as the Reds' DH on Monday and will be back at third base Tuesday. Manager Bryan Price will kick around ideas before deciding who will DH on Tuesday and Wednesday.

• Weaver has only faced the Reds once in his career, going six innings (two hits, one earned run) for a no-decision on Opening Day 2013 in Cincinnati. In 37 career Interleague games, Weaver is 17-10 with a 3.39 ERA.

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mike Trout, Albert Pujols hit offensive milestones, propel Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Trout and Albert Pujols are having milestone seasons, even if the Los

Angeles Angels are having a forgettable one.

Trout and Pujols each hit one of the Angels' five home runs, and Los Angeles beat the Cincinnati

Reds 9-2 on Monday.

Trout went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs and joined Alex Rodriguezas one of two players

to score 100 runs five times before his age-25 season. He was one of four players to come a

triple shy of the cycle.

Pujols hit his 586th homer, which tied Frank Robinson for ninth on the career list.

"It's obviously special," Trout said. "I'm very fortunate to play with Albert, be in the same

clubhouse as him. Just looking at his career, just being in the same sentence with him, it's

unbelievable."

The Angels have traded outfielder Daniel Nava along with cash considerations to the Royals,

who will send back cash or a player to be named later.

Kole Calhoun was also a triple shy of the cycle, and C.J. Cronhomered among his three hits for

the Angels.

Matt Shoemaker (9-13) allowed two runs and seven hits over seven innings. After giving up a

two-run homer to Joey Votto in the first, Shoemaker settled in to win his third straight decision.

"As the game went on, he really got a feel for pitching in to some of the lefties," Angels

manager Mike Scioscia said. "One pitch that was hit out of the park early in the game, but he

buckled down after that and got into the game."

Trout scored his 100th run on an RBI single by Pujols in the third inning. It was Pujols' 1,801st

RBI, and he's now 11 shy of tying Robinson for 20th on the career list.

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Dan Straily (10-7) was then chased from the game after giving up a two-run homer to Cron and

another home run to Jefry Marte two batters later. Straily was charged with seven runs and

eight hits, walked one and struck out three in 2 2/3 innings.

"We've talked a lot about the deception he has, and that wasn't the case tonight," Reds

manager Bryan Price said. "A very unusual night for Dan. He threw strikes, tested hitters in the

zone, and they were on him. Dan hasn't really had a game like that for us this year, but he'll get

right back on the beam next time."

Straily struggled with all of his pitches, unable to throw strikes from the start.

"I just didn't have it tonight," Straily said. "Whatever I threw, they seemed to hit it well."

Calhoun led off the fourth with a solo homer to right off Alfredo Simon to bring the Angels'

home run tally to five and put them ahead 8-2.

Trout and Pujols hit back-to-back home runs in the first to give the Angels a 3-2 lead. Trout hit a

two-run homer, and Pujols followed with a solo shot to left.

Reds shortstop Jose Peraza was removed from the game in the third inning because of a facial

contusion. An errant pickoff throw by Shoemaker missed Cron's glove at first base and hit

Peraza in the face.Zack Cozart was inserted as a pinch runner and remained in the game at

shortstop. Price said Peraza, who didn't talk to media after the game, didn't have a concussion

but will need to undergo dental examinations to check for chipped teeth.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Angels: 3B Yunel Escobar has been cleared to resume baseball activities and likely will rejoin the

team this weekend. Escobar was placed on the seven-day concussion list Aug. 20.

UP NEXT

Reds: RHP Tim Adleman will make his third start since being promoted Aug. 16. Adleman is 2-1

with a 3.68 ERA in six major league starts.

Angels: RHP Jered Weaver won his first game since July 17 in his last start in Toronto. He

allowed two runs (one unearned) on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. Weaver is 9-11 with a 5.31 ERA

and has pitched against the Reds only once in his career on Opening Day in 2013.