Home Team Struggles

Thursday’s games proved difficult for the home teams and all but the Padres lost at home. The Angels took the opener in Houston as Andrew Heaney out-pitched Justin Verlander. Heaney’s first road victory since 2015 moved him to 8–8 on the year as he threw 6 innings of shutout ball.

Another Walk-Off

Angels 5, Astros 2
Mariners 7, Athletics 1
D-backs 3, Dodgers 1
Rockies 2, Padres 3

The Mariners had the highest scoring game of the day as they took down the A’s behind a strong performance from Wade LeBlanc. His 7 innings of shutout ball made him my pitcher of the day and helped Seattle pick up a game in the AL West on both Houston and Oakland.

In the National League, the Dodgers were hard pressed to score off solid pitching from 6 Diamondbacks. Robbie Ray led things with 5 1/3 innings of 1-run ball while he struck out 9. David Peralta’s 3 run home run in the 5th was all the offense Arizona needed to pick up a game on the Dodgers. Finally, in the only game the home team won, the Padres added to the record breaking number of walk-off home runs with Franmil Reyes’ solo jack in the 13th

Pitcher of the Day: Seattle’s Wade LeBlanc – 7 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 4 K
Player of the Day: Los Angeles Angels’ Andrelton Simmons 3–4, double, 3 RBI

Daily Ramble 244.2 | Sports – West Coast Baseball – Home Team Struggles