The Kids are Alright Postgame

May 10, 2025

It is a great night when the Angels get a W and the win is powered by the kids. That was the case tonight.

Jack Kochanwicz had a solid outing on the hill, going 5 and 3rds and only surrendering one run. He wasn’t dominant but it was his best outing in some time.

Kochanowicz Final Line 😎✅
Jack Kochanowicz IP 5.2 4H 1R 1ER 4BB 4K 0HR (95P/56S)
Max 99.1 🔥/ Min 80.6 / Avg 94.5 MPH
ERA 5.23/24K (season)
Note: Season high pitch count ✨#Kochanowicz #Angels #GoHalos #BALvsLAA pic.twitter.com/zj2JJ3Ol8O
— Anaheim Sports (@AnaheimSports1) May 11, 2025

Jack had an early 2-0 lead to work with thanks to Yoan Moncada driving in Zach Neto on a single and Taylor Ward bringing in Nolan Schanuel on a sacrifice fly in the first inning.

The kids really took over the game in the 4th. Jo Adell absolutely crushed a ball.

Jo Adell solo blast to extend the lead! pic.twitter.com/rOfH4pL3kC
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 11, 2025

Next up, Kyren Paris beat out an infield single and then newcomer Matthew Lugo had the moment of his baseball life.

Matthew Lugo's first career MLB hit is an RBI triple. #Angels up 4-0. pic.twitter.com/Q3AjwZnE9g
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) May 11, 2025

From that point on the teams would trade runs to end up with a 5-1 score. The Orioles never really threatened for the lead. All in all, this is just what a rebuilding team wants to see. Light up the Halo and get ready for the rubber match tomorrow.

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Twebur

4 hours ago

George Klassen was struck by a batted ball and had to leave the game with assistance from the trainer.

https://x.com/AngelsMiLB/status/1921638876105310283

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Roy Hobbs

4 hours ago

Reply to Twebur

That did not look good.

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Twebur

4 hours ago

Reply to Roy Hobbs

I’m sure whatever small chance he had of contributing to the org. development has been derailed for a significant amount of time.

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RexFregosi

4 hours ago

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thank goodness he is up and walked off – ugly

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2002heaven

5 hours ago

?w=512
Why we should hire him and kick Perry out TODAY!!!!
He’s a veteran player the total is greater than it’s indivual parts guy.

Who do you think we’re kidding here, we’re never gonna have a great FS again with the old rich guy as owner so this solution is the NEXT BEST THING.

THE OLD RICH GUY DOESN’T CARE ABOUT FARM SYSTEM’s, EXPENSIVE SP’S, DISNEY OWNERSHIP DID AND DOESN’T…the 2021 Giants are the kind of team that he would like because it wasn’t full of expensive stars like the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Astros….
Hey that’s all for now!!!
💪 💪 💪

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Twebur

5 hours ago

Met’s News Alert ——- Canning another 6 innings today, 1 earned, 1 walk, 5 K’s, 92 pitches. Still waiting for the Grifter to expose the grift.

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Fansince1971

5 hours ago

Reply to Twebur

Thinking the Angels may have a problem getting the best out of certain players who may need more coaching than others.

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2002heaven

4 hours ago

Reply to Twebur

Heez not a anjel enymor…..moove on.

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grichmanpoorman

6 hours ago

I know it’s early in the season to be seeking comfort on the desperate, dirty streets of minor league baseball… but one must acknowledge what our top two int’l signees from last year are doing in Arizona right now: Alvarez and Lugo, slashing .471/1.088 and .462/1.039 respectively after five games.

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grichmanpoorman

6 hours ago

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Manny’s kid (19-year-old late round draftee last year) is also holding his own. Weird that we got him so late in the draft… you think pedigree alone would “earned” him a Day 2 flier, especially given his signability ($150K).

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2002heaven

4 hours ago

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We’ll see

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Pineapple12

6 hours ago

Happy Mothers’ Day lineup – and it’s bizarre lol.

SS Neto
3B Moncada
DH Soler
LF Ward
C O’Hoppe
RF Adell
CF Paris
1B Newman
SS Anderson

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John Henry Weitzel

8 hours ago

I have 2 extra tickets for today’s game. Club Level 309.

Anyone want them?

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Angels2020Champs

7 hours ago

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Awesome offer JHW! Hope someone takes you up on it.

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Roy Hobbs

4 hours ago

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Perhaps Phineas and Ferb would like to go. Then you’ll get to see Perry.

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Pineapple12

10 hours ago

Nolan’s last 28 PAs
.374 BA
.464 OBP

Adell’s last 14 PAs (all w/ the torpedo bat)
.357 BA
1.00 SLG
3 HRs

Fun with small sample sizes!

Gosh, it would be great if Adell got hot and played his way into being a key part of this team’s future. The outfield is starting to get crowded – Ward, Paris, Adell, Lugo… not to mention Trout and Soler.

Taylor Ward’s play is surely tanking his trade value and he is taking up a spot that should go to a younger player. It might not be the worst time for him to “suffer a hamstring injury.”

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JackFrost

10 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

What I like about Jo recently is that he seems to have become a little more patient at the plate. This is what we need from him. I’d like to see Kyren take a page out of his book as well…

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves with Lugo. I am happy for the kid getting his first big league hit, but he is a LONG way away from cracking the starting lineup as a regular.

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Pineapple12

9 hours ago

Reply to JackFrost

Totally agree about Lugo. We know who Taylor Ward is, and he’s most likely not part of the future. We might as well start figuring out if Lugo can be, and this is the kind of season to do so.

Check this out on Adell:

2020–’23:
619 ABs
35.4% strikeout rate

2024–’25:
561 ABs
27.8% strikeout rate

Adell needs everyday playing time. An interesting note: this 14-AB hot stretch has come with him back in RF. Probably not a coincidence.

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JackFrost

9 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

As regards Adell, I think with Trout’s latest injury it may be the end of his OF days with the Angels. Which of course means, a full-time DH. That leaves Adell or Soler in RF or perhaps Adell and Paris to battle for CF. I really hope Jo can continue his positive gains and get that BA above .230.

You really can’t have an everyday outfielder who hits sub .220. A good defensive catcher or really good shortstop, yes, but not an outfielder. He has to figure this out or HE is the one who won’t be part of our future. But I am rooting for him.

And for Ward, not sure what you mean. I have made the point several times recently that he has been hitting in really bad luck. To point, his barrel % rate is number 38 in ALL of MLB which is quite good (incidentally Jo is also very good in this metric). But Ward also carries an unfortunate and unlucky BABIP of .177. This is incredibly bad luck. So, in essence people just look at the BA and low OPS for Taylor and then think it tells the whole story. It doesn’t.

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TrojanBoiler

9 hours ago

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I don’t completely disagree with you on Trout but what’s frustrating is that almost all of his injuries have happened while batting or running the bases.

2021 calf strain and 2023 hamate were definitely on offense. This year’s injury too. And most likely the back issues from 2022 were from swinging a bat and not playing outfield.

Switching him to DH would lower some risk but outfield isn’t where he is getting hurt.

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JackFrost

8 hours ago

Reply to TrojanBoiler

I get it, but this recent injury was a foot injury. One would probably rightly assume that his speed and mobility won’t be the same when he hits the field.

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Roy Hobbs

4 hours ago

Reply to JackFrost

He did it planting his foot but I believe we’re talking about Femur and Tibia which is the knee. None the less, the result is the still the same as you said potentially affecting speed and mobility. It’s possible it heals with no impact, but it happened because he is missing cartilage which means he is susceptible to it happening again.

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JackFrost

4 hours ago

Reply to Roy Hobbs

I thought it was a deep, bone bruise on the heel. Was that misdiagnosed ?

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Roy Hobbs

3 hours ago

Reply to JackFrost

That’s what I thought initially as well but I believe it’s because he had cartilage removed and related to his knee surgeries.

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Pineapple12

8 hours ago

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Ward put up 7.5 WAR over 2022-24. He’s a fine player having a bad and unlucky start to this year.

He’ll also be a 33 year old FA after the 2026 season. He needs to get hot and traded by the deadline.

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TrojanBoiler

8 hours ago

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Getting nothing for Ward after not trading him the last two years when he had value would be so frustrating and trAditional

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Angelz4ever

18 hours ago

BTW-I love all the Devers drama! The owner flies in to be in the meeting when they ~~ask~~ ~~beg~~ ~~re-ask~~, convince Devers to play first base.

Maybe they brought a grief counselor and a pillow for Devers to yell into.

Such a headcase.

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Senator_John_Blutarsky

10 hours ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

Yes, Devers needs to put the team first.

That said, the Sox screwed up how they handled the Bregman signing and subsequent displacement of Devers. All the drama could have been avoided by better communication

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JackFrost

10 hours ago

Reply to Senator_John_Blutarsky

Yeah, I mean, if I were Devers I would have felt disrespected. Just to assume he’d move off his longtime position of 3B without having prepped him was stupid. To use NBA parlance, it was “his team,” and this outsider (Bregman) comes in and he is expected to bend the knee…

Yes, Bregman is better defensively, but it is still about respect. I mean, imagine if the Angels had not been so respectful and careful with how they handled the Trout to RF issue — surely some feathers would have been ruffled. I don’t think the brass in Boston handled it well at all. They are just as much if not more to blame than Devers.

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MarineLayer

8 hours ago

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Isn’t 300 million plus the highest level of respect that can be offered?

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JackFrost

8 hours ago

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Not necessarily. Look at other sports and see how stars react to being disrespected. I understand that paying that kind of money emboldens the organization, but this is not the 1950’s. The athletes have alot more power and alot more say as to how they are utilized than they used to have. Just look at Trout for instance.

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2002heaven

4 hours ago

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Angelz4ever

18 hours ago

Nice game tonight-Let’s take the series tomorrow.

Lugo had a nice first game at the dish.

Go Halos!

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TrojanBoiler

18 hours ago

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Back to back series wins? Unpossible.

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Angelz4ever

17 hours ago

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…..

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Angels2020Champs

19 hours ago

4-0 this year. Light that baby up and blast these fireworks til midnight

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JackFrost

19 hours ago

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You are the good luck charm 2020. Maybe you can go to the game tomorrow ??

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ErSTAN

19 hours ago

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Seriously…go get that fanny pack and get us the series PLEASE!

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Angelz4ever

18 hours ago

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(Starts GoFundme for Angels2020Champs)

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DaveChalk

9 hours ago

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Are we chipping in to get 2020 season tix for rest of year?

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John Henry Weitzel

8 hours ago

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I have 2 extra tickets for today. Want to go?

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Angels2020Champs

7 hours ago

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I would but I don’t think I’ll be back in time from Ventura county. Thank you very much for thinking of me. I think our next outing is 5/24

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ErSTAN

19 hours ago

Mr. Beast needs to get season tix now. Please Senor Beast.

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Angelz4ever

18 hours ago

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Buy the D@mn team Mr. Beast-Write that check.

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ErSTAN

17 hours ago

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My kids would go to every game if he owned the team. I don’t understand why he’s famous or is so rich, but anyone but Arte.

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steelgolf

10 hours ago

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I’m with you on this one. I don’t understand ANY of the Mr. Beast thing. But if he puts out a “limited supply” sports drink, cookie, burger, etc., they seem to want it.

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JackFrost

10 hours ago

Reply to steelgolf

Totally fabricated.

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JackFrost

10 hours ago

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He came up with a clever scam on social media to get people to think he is giving free money away. It is transparent and anyone can see through it… Other people are doing it as well now.

You hire people or get friends to act like strangers or passerby — you then hand them a stack of money (which of course they don’t keep) when they add you on social media. People see this, think you are some sort of modern day Robin Hood, and they add you as well…start following you. You build your social media following and make real dough… Voila’, you become rich !

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Angels2020Champs

19 hours ago

Lugo with the post game to get to the fireworks

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WallyChuckChili

19 hours ago