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.
