Things started off bad with a homer against. 1-0 Guardians. I’m sure it was just a hiccup. Brandon Drury singled and then Logan O’Hoppe homered. 2-1 Angels. I had wanted to keep watching reruns of Ink Masters, but this is kind of cool.
Josh Naylor ruined the mood with a homer in the top of the third. 2-2 tie.
Brett Phillips just couldn’t stand for that crap and blasted a homer way, way. way outta there! 3-2 Angels. Let’s see Kyren Paris do that! It was the first MLB homer of the year for Phillips, of course. It just got real in the Phillips/Paris batting crown, and Phillips can effin’ pitch (approximately like Toonces the cat can drive). (See below.)
And so we come to the bottom of the fourth inning. Matt Thaiss couldn’t stand for O’Hoppe to be the only catcher with a homer so Thaiss hit one of his own to make it 4-2 Angels. Thaiss: “Yeah, that’s right. I can do that. Stop trying to make me play outfield.”
Tanks Lucas Giolito. We love you, I guess. Is this our refund?.
Things just went on and on and they brought in Xzavion curry to pitch for Lucas Giolito in the eighth inning. Randal Grichuk homered. 6-2 Angels. (Brett Phillips was on base with a single).
Maybe the tank is spinning in circles here.
Logan O’Hoppe contributed a two out single here for DH Matt Thaiss who grounded softly to first for the third out of the top of the ninth. Carlos Estevez came in to pitch, of course. Can he hold a measly four run lead? I think the Angels just won this one 6-2 man. It doesn’t make sense, but there it is.
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
