Closing Out a Weekend of Western Battles

Well, those games didn’t go as I wanted them to but at least one was exciting. The Angels game ended up being just a long drawn out rain delayed nightmare as they should really have won. Too bad the rain kept interfering with things and gave Texas a chance to come back and once again, the Angels are back to .500.

The Houston/Oakland game though was pretty exciting. I really thought Oakland was gonna take the game but Verlander settled down after the 3rd and his bullpen held strong. Not that Khris Davis didn’t give his all in the game with a 3 for 4 outing with 2 home runs. The 9–4 victory lets Houston holds on to first place for another day.

Around the Horn

Angels 2 – Rangers 4
Diamondbacks 4 – Padres 3
Giants 4 – Reds 11
Rockies 4 – Braves 2
Astros 9 – Athletics 4
Dodgers 12 – Mariners 1

On the pitching side of things, Verlander picked up win number 200 while Kershaw won number 150 and after giving up only a single run over 7 innings, I give the Dodger my Pitcher of the Day. Márquez had a good game for Colorado going 7 innings as welł, but he gave up 2 runs.

Offensively, Davis takes the day’s crown but the Astros hit 5 home runs to overcome his 2. Justin Turner for the Dodgers went 4 for 5 with a home run and 5 RBIs and Rougned Odor’s 2 for 3 game with a home run and 4 RBIs also merits a mention.

On the whole, the weekend was pretty crazy with so many Western teams battling it out against each other. But it was sure fun to watch.

Closing Out a Weekend of Western Battles