Shohei Ohtani made his first appearance as at the Big A as a Dodger and you can bet there was a ton of excitement. The Dodgers have pushed all their chips to the middle of the table, gone all in on 2024, and brought with them plenty of fans.
Those fans were quieted early on by Brandon Drury.
Miguel Sano started Spring Training as a longshot to make the team. Those long odds paid off as he was told today he’d make the Opening Day roster. He rewarded the Angels with a blast to push the lead to 3-0.
Ohtani definitely didn’t hit his player propositions, going 0 for 2 with 2 K’s against a really good Chase Silseth. Unless, of course, he took the under.
On the night Silseth was filthy until he wasn’t. He gave up back to back solo home runs and left with a line of 5 IP, 2 ER, 10K’s and 0 BB. His splitter was filthy.
The Dodgers weren’t going to fold. Adam Climber immediately gave up a solo bomb to tie the score at 3 in the 6th. From there on out a series of relievers took over and the uniform numbers climbed higher and higher.
Carlos Esteves looked really good in the 9th and the score was still knotted at three as the home team took their final at bats. Zach Neto legged out a 2 out triple to put the winning run at first base and Jack Lopez pushed him home with a single.
Light up the Halo! I don’t care what month it is beating the Dodgers is great!
Jack Lopez has something nice to take back with him to minor league camp.
Nice game, nice ninth inning and better end of game.
Go Halos!!
Yeah, no reason for Sano to be on the roster
Excellent postgame coverage by Jeff…thanks!!
Wearing my full Angel gear to work tomorrow, amongst the Doyer faithful. This series is our season high point for the year, probably. lol
Montgomery signs on a one year deal with an option for year two. Sigh. Angels??? No. Well, at least the team won some games against the Dodgers heading into the season.
Because We suck and the D Backs don’t . Why would he want to sign here for that?
I agree. That is the only reason that really makes sense. We had lots of cap room and could use a boost to our rotation that had no strings attached.
good job, Boras!
IIWPM – $68 million budget…I’d use $18 million and do nothing with the other $50 million.
I’d use $4.5M to….never mind, too easy….
Cops all around the stadium. Fights in the parking lots.
I’m shocked, shocked I tell ya.
Right? Haha
Just as likely to he cholos from AnaCrime as they are
cholos from LA.
Gross. It has to be a “cholo”?
Casual racism is annoying.
Get over yourself. It’s not casual, I own it.
Well, congrats on that.
Everything I don’t like is “waycist.
Cry more.
“I’m so edgy, I say dumb things and don’t feel the need to be a nice person…”
See ya troll.
When the word racism doesn’t work.
I guess you fall back on the word troll.
“Cholo” is a description, not a race.
Try again muppet.
Crickets!!!
When the dodgers play here it’s “all hands on deck.” Every usher, security person, etc. works. More fights than when any other team is here, even the Red Sox.
It really is odd. We were at the game in LA on Sunday, I was wearing an Angels jersey and caught zero grief. I didn’t see any fights nor see Angels fans catching grief. Good time, frankly.
My guess is that some people feel like they’re “going to battle” when they go to road games?
Zach Neto you’re my hero.
Best of all, this offseason is OVAH !!! thank Allah.
You made it. They count now.
Barely Bro, barely.
Let’s take this show on the road, kill the Birds.
They’re so afraid of us they had to collapse a bridge to stop us entering the city! /s
Oh man Mia….
As Plankton once said – that was F-U-N
Um, I think Zach Neto is the leader of this team ?!
I’m so ready to start the season. Let’s goooooooo
I think Sano makes the opening day and if so, you were HODL on Sano stock from the get.
Neto is a ballplayer.
Logan O’Hoppe, a man amongst other lesser men.
Nice.
*the second team
OG Halos 4 lyfe
Raiders jersey in background-Classic.