The Angels had a chance to sweep the A’s. Will they do so? In a Bullpen game? Well, maybe they can?! Contreras started, going 3 innings, giving up just 1 on 4 hits, striking out 2 and walking 2. Then Crouse scoreless 2 innings. Moore scoreless inning. Strickland scoreless inning. And Zuniga 1 and 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed one in the 9th. 2 runs from a bullpen game! As long as the Angels can score, this is a sweep in the making.
And score they did. Eventually. Let’s watch how that happened.
Highlighted Recap
A’s scored first on an RBI double in the 2nd but it should have been 2 but the A’s messed up
It was pretty much a pitching duel after this, with the Angels in a bullpen game. Defense played a role too, like this great catch by M-I-C-K-E-Y
But the Angels did score in the 6th. First an RBI HBP
Then a double!
Make that 2
And just like that the Angels had a 4 run lead late.
The bullpen kept throwing up 0’s. Until the 9th, when the A’s scored their 2nd of the game on a sac fly.
Angels win, sweeping the A’s and making everyone very happy. Well, except Oakland.
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With that sweep, the Angels continue to do well vs the west teams. Not well vs the others. Which makes Detroit coming in for 4 games look very scary now. But at least Skubal won’t be pitching. Dodged a bullet there.
Let’s keep rollin’ Halos!!
What! The A’s have more double AA player’s than us? Incredible, well I’ll buy that.
A’s swept away shuffle!!
The Angels are 12-10 in June.
And amazingly they’ve scored 82 runs while giving up 112 runs in doing it.
When we are bad, we are really bad.
“Inconceivable!!”
Why didn’t Zuniga get a save?
You can’t pitch into a save? He came in with a 5-1 lead in the 9th and allowed a run.
DUH…I only saw the three run deficit.
The 3 rules constituting a save:
1.pitch the last inning with a lead of 3 runs or less
2. Come into the game with the tying run on base at the plate or the on deck circle and complete the game
3. Pitch the last innings of the game regardless of the lead (as long as your team is leading)
I’m posting this picture for the second time today…kicked them to the curb.
Neto’s celebration comes from a solid baseball movie
There is nothing better than a middle of the week daytime baseball game.
Except winning a middle of the week daytime baseball game
I grew up when this was a rivalry (late 80s particularly) so a sweep of Oakland will always be sweet.
They played the Amazin A’s tough in the 70’s as well. Some marathon games.
Sweep!!!
I’ll take a sweep no matter who it comes against.
The A’s always play us tough, even back when they had scrubs and we have several all-stars/superstars. So this sweep is sweet.
Shufflebot Please!!
Thank you…shufflebot ROCKS!!!
Staying Alive…..I didn’t know O’Hoppe, Neto and Schanuel were in a boy band. O’Hoppe is the one in the middle, and Neto is the beardless guy.
https://youtu.be/I_izvAbhExY?si=CWgoyAsIIHOsD3aa
I’m just curious. Do we let the ‘owners’ of certain memes post them, or is it just a Ted Nugent thang (Free For All)?
I think the only rules are Fansince1971 does shufflebot and Lana does the blitz.
Can’t think of anything else off the top of my head but I’m sure I’m missing something.
DG’s pants are optional
Woo hoo!
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This is the third time this season we have swept our opponent but we have been swept 4 times so come on Halos lets take down those Tigres.
Drink up that false hope. We earned it this series.