6-4 Astros
Man, it was going so well for 6 batters too. Those first two innings from Dana were fire. All strikeouts and light groundouts. It was a welcome shift from what I saw when I attended his game in the new Globe Life Field which was almost as appalling as the $70+ I spent on Pluckers for two people there. Unfortunately, the good times would not last, as the seams would begin to show their wear in the third on a Jason Heyward bomb before the wheels fell off entirely. The 4th inning saw four consecutive runners reach base (all of whom scored) before an out was recorded and Dana would be lifted after the gap was 5-0.
This would be all the Astros would need to pull out the series sweep, as Ronel Blanco continued to dominate in Anaheim to the tune of a 4-hit 6-inning shutout performance with 5 K’s. The Angels would get one back on Taylor Ward’s 24 bleacherbuster of the year off of a straight 91 MPH down the center of the plate, but only after the Astros tacked on another in the top of the 8th.
Scarily enough, I started debating what NFL team to watch going forward since I could surely find a better use for a Sunday than spending 2.5 hours in the middle of the day on the Kavadas/Lopez/Teodosio experience. Wagaman suddenly looks a teensy bit interesting maybe though.
Speaking of my cautious optimism on Wagaman a second ago, he actually struck out in a big spot in the bottom of the 9th as I typed it up where the Angels scored 3, but it was too little and too late. Josh Hader saved the game.
Look forward to the next 3 games as the Angels square off against one of the worst teams in the history of all sports and hope that they can maybe take 1 this time.
…and my Rams lost and appear headed for mediocrity this season as well, add that to the Lakers inevitable slide into the trashcan and I’m gonna have a sad sports fan existence for the next year or so.
Go Kings!?
At least we have whatever this is Harbaugh is cooking up with the Bolts.
Who could have predicted our current line up at the beginning of the year. I didn’t even know some of them existed.
Now I can’t believe that they exist in MLB.
It’s September and we are out of the picture so I don’t mind giving prospects cups of coffee…but early signs point to a lot of the pitching kids not being ready. Hopefully they bake them for longer in the minors next year.
For those who haven’t looked at standings lately…
The Sox have a better record over their last ten games (4-6) than the Angels do (2-8).
Outside shot at the Rockies ending up with a better record than the Halos, Angels could slide to a 22% chance v. 18% top pick for Ethan Holiday or a different OF thumper. I’m confident that Perry is dumping these games intentionally.
But remember, at the current odds, it is twice as likely that some team below us will get the first pick.
Team I saw today is worse than White Sox. Moniak probably now out for season. Stuck watching a bunch of minor league scrubs who shouldn’t be in MLB. Starting pitching bad. We are in trouble.
Moniak is not a difference maker, however you are correct that the step down from him is real bad.
13 games to go…lucky number!!
Only need 8 more losses to be a really, really bad team.
I think they can do it.
Here’s hoping we can actually win against Chicago. I wasn’t going to another game this year but my lady friend mentioned she liked baseball in person. I was determined not to give Arte another red cent this season, but she has this occult power over my wallet.
Enjoy yourself.
we can sweep Chicago. We should.
We will see.
Source?
My prediction is 4-2 in that home and home.
At this point I’ll take it!