Ward, Neto spark 5-1 win

May 2, 2023

Taylor Ward blasted a 3 run shot in the top of the first inning to stake the Angels to a 4-0 lead.

"Way to go, T!" ☺️#GoHalos pic.twitter.com/4OC3kzcsML
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) May 3, 2023

Armed with a 4 run lead, Patrick Sandoval went to work. He was dominant but not efficient.

Patrick Sandoval has allowed just one walk and nothing else through three innings, so he's faced 10 batters. But he's still thrown 53 pitches, which is way too many.#Angels up 4-0.
— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) May 3, 2023

Sandoval left in the 6th inning up 4-1. Zach Neto delivered a clutch two out rbi hit to push the lead back to 4 runs.

Neto delivered with the bat and the glove. A highlight reel double play helped keep the Angels in the lead.

this play is so sick it made our tummy hurt 🤒#GoHalos pic.twitter.com/0QcWJlCERV
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) May 3, 2023

It was a good day for the Angels bullpen. Aaron Loup didn’t pitch!, But newcomer Chris Devinski induced the double play above and threw two scoreless innings. Moore followed up with a clean 8th and Carlos Esteves managed the 9th

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TrojanBoiler

1 month ago

How do you guys feel about using Estevez in a non-close situation tonight? I didn’t love the decision to use our best relievers with a decent sized lead.

I am now bracing for a 1-run game tonight where we are forced to use Loupera and we blow the game.

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JackFrost

1 month ago

Reply to TrojanBoiler

I would tend to agree. That said, I liked the choices of relievers used overall. Devenski looks like somebody who could help us down there… I have my fingers crossed on him.

Moore has been been steady if not spectacular..I am not super confident with him playing such a large role over the course of a full season just because his stuff is not dominant. He has good movement on his pitches and pretty much relies on location. Potentially I could see an upgrade over him …So, in short, I agree, but at the same time I am not comfortable with either Loup or Tepera in ANY game where we have a lead of less than say 6 or 7 runs .. So that limits your choices/options.

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2GA2Join

1 month ago

Good win.
That stinks about Q and Warren though.

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red floyd

1 month ago

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Simba

1 month ago

It was fun looking back at the Devenski signing post.

He’s off to a nice start. Crossing fingers.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

1 month ago

Reply to Simba

Never look back at frenzied hysterical overreactions to minor moves. Just get ready for the next frenzied hysterical overreaction.

Don’t look now but Tepera’s coming back, dead man walking Jimmy Herget is doing OK at SLC, Kenny Rosenberg is recovering from a bad start and is left handed. There are still plenty of ways Arte can show that he doesn’t care about winning and hates Ohtani.

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Cowboy26

1 month ago

Reply to gitchogritchoffmypettis

If you consider a 6.75 ERA , a 2.00 WHIP and a .353 BAA is good well then I guess DMW Jimmy Herget is doing OK.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

1 month ago

Reply to Cowboy26

???? I thought his ERA was in the 3s and so on…. maybe I was looking at the wrong line?

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matthiasstephan

1 month ago

Reply to Cowboy26

I think you are still looking at his MLB line, and not the MiLB line.

He has pitched 3.2 innings in Salt Lake in 3 outings. Still has a high 4 ERA there (gave up a 2 run HR in the seventh in the second outing against El Paso, before settling down to strike out the rest of the side).

5Ks in 3.2 innings isn’t horrible.

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Eric_in_Portland

1 month ago

Reply to matthiasstephan

well if you include tonight’s game, 6.75. 1/3 of an inning, 2 walks, 1 hit. Cowboy’s numbers are up to date.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

1 month ago

Reply to Eric_in_Portland

I must have been looking at old stuff. I think he only had strait 3 innings on the Bees stat sheet I was looking at.

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Twebur

1 month ago

https://twitter.com/RhettBollinger/status/1653536173640359936?s=20

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

1 month ago

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Poop.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

1 month ago

Reply to Twebur

I wonder if MLBTR has a ChatGPT template that just say PLAYER to undergo TJS. Player has XXXXXXX stats. Team says good things about PLAYER and that they will have to see what happens and do some things.

Does a day go by now where someone’s not getting a new body part in their arm? What did we have, these guys, De Grom next, and two other guys today?

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tommyshalo

1 month ago

Sorry for stealing, but today’s win deserves this.

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red floyd

1 month ago

Reply to tommyshalo

So. Much. Manliness.

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BannedInLA

1 month ago

Mostly positives here:

Adequate starting pitching.

Lockdown 3 innings from the BP.

Solid defense.

5 runs with the troika ofTrout / Shohei / Renfroe either sitting or not contributing.

A fully charged Ohtani should be good for us tomorrow. Get the series win and the. we’ll talk about a sweep…

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GhostGuest

1 month ago

I’d love it if we made it!

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Cowboy26

1 month ago

I know theres been some discussion here about our catching situation and the fact that Gary Sanchez has opted out of his minor league contract .

Sanchez has never been known as defensive backstop and its not like we have any gold glovers on the roster now that O’Hoppe is out but in the last 10 games our motley catchers are now batting.300/.344/.467. I doubt Sanchez would do better than that offensively and we’d have to drop either Wallach or Thaiss to take on the Sanchize.

So I’m voting no.

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BannedInLA

1 month ago

Reply to Cowboy26

Hard Pass. He’s washed.

Thaiss and Wallach may never become starting caliber, but let’s see it play out a bit more. They have more upside at this point.

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matthiasstephan

1 month ago

Reply to BannedInLA

We should get Stassi back, someday, right? If not, then we start shopping for a backup backstop.

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BannedInLA

1 month ago

Reply to matthiasstephan

The Angels are being incredibly vague about his situation, much like Walsh, but I believe the latest update is late May/early June?

It appears that Walsh may return before Stassi, but I’m just speculating.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

1 month ago

Reply to Cowboy26

Hard pass. I have no data or anything to back this up. I just dislike Gary Sanchez and don’t want to have to watch his ass face.

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JackFrost

1 month ago

Reply to Cowboy26

Agree. No I’m Sanchez.

I’d take a relatively unknown really good defensive catcher before him..,

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HaloLew

1 month ago

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Hard pass on Dirty Sanchez.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

1 month ago

Uh oh. Another win that may or may not be a “real” win. And we’re only above .500, so all is lost probably. Sandoval throws too many pitches, so we should probably DFA him. Rengifo still exists so I can blame him for why I’m so unhappy. Rendon… I just don’t know how to quit you and neither does ML. I saw bullpen people. Now I can’t unpucker. Is this a real baseball team, or do they just play one on TV? Are birds real? If not, why do cats try to eat them? Are cats in on it? Arte? Evil?

Wallach? You seem to want a job? Neto. I still like you. I know that at some point there will be a book out there on you and your hitting will sputter some but you still make me happy. Mike Moore. You are left handed and you still work here. Our not real closer also looked pretty good. Taylor Ward, you can’t fool me. You need to have a couple multi-hit games in a week before I admit you’re a real baseball man. Please Angels, feel free to continue winning and being the best worst team I have ever seen with my eyes.

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GhostGuest

1 month ago

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tanana40

1 month ago

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Do wins against NL teams really even mean anything?

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WallyChuckChili

1 month ago

Reply to tanana40

They used to mean a WS game win.

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DowningDude

1 month ago

Reply to WallyChuckChili

BRING TEH DH TO THE ENNN LLLLL!!!

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Fansince1971

1 month ago

Why do I feel that 2002 is somewhere deep in a cave plotting some kind of crazy “Eat Me!” Cyber attack against CTPG

Last edited 1 month ago by Fansince1971

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Cowboy26

1 month ago

Reply to Fansince1971

So Toots is now driving the death mobile?

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

1 month ago

Reply to Fansince1971

He’s out back at Mutt Lynches making dirty feel good and hating himself when the sun comes up and he gets dropped off at the Dunkin’s with a bus stop out front.

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DowningDude

1 month ago

Reply to Fansince1971

His mom cut off the internet so it’s awfully quiet in the basement

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Eric_in_Portland

1 month ago

We’re on a pace to win 148!

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

1 month ago

Reply to Eric_in_Portland

Oh boy…. at this rate kids all over Haiti and the Congo will be wearing free Los Angeles Angels 2023 World Series Champions t-shirts.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

1 month ago

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GHOST REC!

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John Henry Weitzel

1 month ago

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Fansince1971

1 month ago

So I will be unavailable tomorrow night if the Angels win. Anyone want to take over the responsibility tomorrow to post shufflebot if the Angels win? I’ll be back available for Thursday if they sweep.?