May the 3rd is the day before May the 4th, and as such, The Force was not quite with us.
Shohei Ohtani had his streak of 3 hits allowed (or fewer) snapped, as he gave up 4 runs in only 5 innings. It wasn’t pretty, as he had multiple wild pitches as was erratic, yet his 13K showed how great his stuff was, when it wasn’t going into the stands. Very Nolan Ryan of him, and if it was the 70’s he would go a full 9, alas, only 5 and the bullpen had to do the rest.
Which wouldn’t matter as long as the offense was inept. They would need to score more than 4 to win. Against a very meh SP, this was very doable. Alas, they only got 3. Battle of the bullpens would decide this game.
And it turns out, their Loup is worse than our Loup as St. Louis blows the save and the Angels win!
Highlighted Recap
Cards struck first with a home run in the first.
Drury tied it, however in the top of the 2nd.
Ohtani gave himself the lead in the 3rd with a single.
Renfroe then got another across.
Alas, Ohtani had a rough 4th, allowing a double to score a run.
And a home run as well.
First time in a long time Ohtani gave up 2 home runs in a game. He did get 13K though, and 500 in his career.
In the top of the 9th, still down 1, the Angels sent out a sacrificial Lamb to hit a home run. Wait what?
Trout then put the Angels on top!
And then Rendon doubled in Ohtani for an insurance run.
Esteves closed it out and the Angels won! Series win, 3 in a row!
Upcoming
Angels get one more in St. Louis tomorrow, and go for the sweep. Clutch win!
Any news on Walsh? If he could come back and be even close to what he was before he was hurt, the lineup is seriously deep.
1 more month minimum in a JFletch update yesterday
In honor of May the 4th
I always thought they were saying “Houdini!” but it must have been “Ohtani!”
Better late than never shuffle!
Perfect! You sure didn’t read lol the entire post as someone posted wide-angle lens shufflebot below.
I’m out of the country so need some help!
On the reservation? Nice
I saw that thing in the other thing that said Trey Cabbage is not up here now mashing cause he is a 1B that can’t play 1B and it made me sad. I just like Trey Cabbage.
he is ‘very’ vegetable.
Apparently the GOAT has been a little clutchy all along?
https://twitter.com/JeffFletcherOCR/status/1653974082709225473
It is just that people here expect Mike to hit a home run every time up and jump on him when he fails. I get it, expect greatness when one is great.
Goldschmidt…. jeez man, calm down. He even had some down years but jeez….
“what have you done for me today” mentality we all have (myself included) – we need trout to go 1.000 in those sitches otherwise we blame Dad/Arte.
It’s not that he doesn’t have clutch moments but more that he isn’t consistently as good when it matters. FWIW his career OPS is 1.001 which validates my point. Not hating on Mike Trout just stating facts. He is the best Angel of all time IMO.
I’ve given Trout a lot of crap for coming up small in big moments, but that was awesome tonight. Really rose to the moment tonight. Happy to eat as much crow as anyone wants to give me. Super fun to watch a late inning comeback, much moreso than being on the other side. Let’s get one more tomorrow and build some momentum for the tough schedule ahead.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/05/angels-interested-in-gary-sanchez.html Not sure how this would work. But it makes sense since Nevin knows him from their Yankee days together.
NOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo wah!
I dunno how I feel about that one.
Great to be on the winning side of a comeback.
17-14 borders on respectable…
Certainly it’s currently bordering first place in the AL West.
Better than Yankees or Astros at this point
First time this season Angels are 3 games over .500. Hopefully we build on this…
Seventh time’s the charm!
Let’s get that sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!
So, is the front office still discussing or considering resigning that #17 guy?
re-sign him instead.
Perfect
Great win, Bud Lights all the way around
Umm…….
Beer is beer.
Well the Arizona Diamondbacks are no longer holding their Beer anymore.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/05/diamondbacks-dfa-seth-beer.html
Just gonna leave this here…
https://twitter.com/highyieldharry/status/1654132362677219328?s=46&t=3pP7Z-kN6oKfFrW3jqFGhA
I suppose, that’s why they’re holding their ground for the most part.
Bud Light is not beer. And it should be boycotted — not for any political reason — but because it sucks.
Totally agree.
More respect.
It wasn’t much fun growing up in the being a man=drinking beer world.
I boycott all beer. Always though it was bitter and tasted awful. I feel the same way about coffee. I don’t understand why people drink them. It makes games a little more expensive as beer usually costs less than mixed drinks.
Not true. Some “beer” is water, or worse, piss.
We are in St. Louis you know…
lmfao
Lol!!
BTW-St. Louis fans came out to the park dressed in red to support the visiting team, that was so cool.
This is the type of win that a team can build forward inertia with.
Keep it rolling Halos!!
Wins like this are the lubricant for the eventual playoff run to Red October.
The return of the Thunder Sticks
Worst 17 and 14 team ever. Bullpen is awful and just hiding it well of late. We can’t possibly win with Rendon… doing anything. Loup and Rengifo exist and I am hot and moist behind the eyes and stuff. Obviously depth pieces are horrid and contribute nothing nevah. This was not against a good team. We did not sign Vlad Guerrero Jr nor did we draft (Enter Name Here) and also Maitan. No Joc Pederson still. Ohtani hates everyone. I’m gonna go eat my oysters and mint jelly sandwich with a warm Squirt and count the weeds in my lawn by flashlight.
Even Forrest Gump would have a sharp retort for that post.  😀 
Alright the last sentence got a good chuckle out of me
17-14? We’ve only won 3 in row but why does it fill like we’ve won 11 in row?
17-14 TICKETS!!!!!
Yes, I can translate Gitch-speak for the masses.
Having read his posts with interest over the last 14 months I am now able to decipher the deeper layers of meaning that are not apparent in a superficial reading of his posts.
In this post, the Gitch is using hyperbole to express his extreme satisfaction with the Halos’s first 31 games of the season.
He is wildly optimistic about the team’s post-season chances and is looking forward to the team’s surge in the coming months….
Go Halos….
With Interest? Huh. I didnt know that was possible.
DANGER! EXTREME enthusiasm alert! 100% post season expectations!
That’s not what google translate says.
Amazing come back win!
Great comeback and write-up!!
Props to Silseth for holding the game(not so much for Tepera…).
Keep it rolling!!
Glad our CFer finally contributed.
You mean that fat dude? Hell, we might as well have MacNulty.
Is he clutchy too?
So many things are going right for the Angels today, I am confused.
– Come from behind in the 9th
– Clutch hitting by Trout
– Tepera scoreless inning
– Neto’s finger not broken
– Nevin decided to use Estevez two days in a row like a smart manager