Ended at Six
Sadly the Angels winning streak ended at six with a 7–5 loss to the Twins. Sunday the offense added first baseman Jose Fernandez into the Pujols, Kinsler mix but it was not enough to overcome the 5 runs Tropeano gave …
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Another Close One
The Angels found themselves in another close one with the Twins on Saturday after waiting over 4 hours for rain to stop. Tyler Skaggs (4–4 3.27 ERA) faced off against Kyle Gibson (1–3 3.54 ERA) in what turned out to …
Kinsler keeping things Strong
Even though I was sick, I did get a chance to watch the game Friday and saw Kinsler keeping things strong. He’s really been on fire lately and I hope it continues.
5–1 Homestand
After sweeping the Kansas City Royals, the Angels finished a 5–1 homestand and come within a single game of .500 at the Big A.
Continuing Bullpen Problems
The Angels were cruising along behind a strong outting by Garrett Richards until the continuing bullpen problems reasserted themselves and turned victory into defeat. It wa truly a sad ending that almost didn’t happen if the challenge in the 9th …
Youth over Experience
With 23 years and 55 days difference between Bartolo Colon and Jaime Barria the game proved to be a match of youth over experience for while Colon entered the game 2–2 with a 3.55 ERA, he ran into trouble early …
1 for four in Detroit
Andrew Heaney had one of his worst outtings of the year giving up 5 runs in the first inning in the series finale leaving the Angels 1 for four in Detroit.
Blame it on the Rain
Ohtani was throwing flaming strikes and Fiers was on fire but Mother Nature intervened in the match and I blame it on the rain that neither of the good starts resulted in a win. Steping back a bit, with Tuesday’s …
Offensive Ensemble
The Angel bats came to life Tuesday as the offensive ensemble of Pujols, Kinsler, Valbuena, and Maldonado powered the team over the Tigers. After the troubles Monday with runners on base, it’s good to see a change.