Is pitching really needed in Fenway? Yes. Yes it is. Did we see any today? No. No we did not. Instead of a pitching duel, we saw a slugfest. So can the Angels bats outslug Bawston in Fenway? They had to in order to win. As for Jose Soriano, well, he only lasted 3 and 2/3 innings, giving up 7 runs on 8 hits striking out 3 and walking 3. Yeah, this was one to forget, on the pitching side at least. Because, wow, the bats did their best today.
Highlighted Recap
The Angels jumped big in the first inning again, with a Nolan double to start things off to drive in Neto.
And then a Ward 3 run BLAST after Trout got on.
Soriano squandered that, giving up 5 runs in the 1st.
But, the Angels got the lead right back in the 2nd. First a Neto triple to tie it
A Nolan double right after
And a sac fly by Ward
It wasn’t all offense, as the defense was there as well, like this Adell catch in the 3rd.
However, the Red Sox came right back, with a sac fly in the 4th
And a single as well
The Angels did get the lead again with a Logan single in the 5th.
And that only lasted until the bottom of the 7th when Bawston tied it AGAIN.
Not to fear the bats are here as Newman drives in the 9th run of the game in the 8th.
It did not last. A voodoo ground ball up the middle tied the game in the bottom of the 8th.
Angels didn’t do anything in the 9th. And the Red Sox walk it off in the bottom of the 9th. Angels lose.
Upcoming
The Angels get back home and play the Mariners this weekend. No game tomorrow.
Looks like we’ll get balls and strikes review in 2026. Also looks like the head of the MLBPA has been dipping his beak a little too deep heading into strike season.
Does the umps union have enough clout to fight the robots off…. especially when the threat is “We won’t be around to make bad calls unless you let us make bad calls and don’t let the robots fixit!” I mean, can’t MiLB umps pull that off? It’d be the easiest strike to break since the Old Fat Diseased Strippers Union strike of 1982.
Something on Soriano. Nothing revelatory, but I think the opinion that he’s our most important starter is probably correct.
https://halohangout.com/the-angels-might-have-a-serious-problem-concerning-a-crucial-member-of-their-rotation
Soriano will not be in danger of losing his job.
If the Angels can keep Jose Suarez around (despite annual ERAs of 7.11, 8.29 and 6.02), they certainly will keep Soriano around.
Well, turds. But it was still a fun series. Maybe we will get all fired up for the Mariners and take a couple from them. Man. This is hate week…. hate month…. maybe we can knock those Mariners down closer to Texas.
Don’t look now, but Adell and My Pal Nolan are creeping towards respectable stat lines. Nolan is almost to the .770 “you’re a hitter” .ops line. Adell finally has his pants on. Trout can hit something other than a 700ft home run now. Good stuff.
Soriano just had a crap outing. Maybe he hates sunlight?
The SEC. Are they really THAT cool? Wright State, Murray State and Duke are just TOOOO TOUGH? UTSA and Murray…. welcome to unranked Valhalla.
Well, when your starters’ best performance can only run through 5 innings in a 3-game set, it’s actually a miracle the Angels won the series. A BP held by pins and needles is eventually going to give way.
9 runs on 12 hits, 4 BBs, 7-11 with RISP – offense certainly did their job today.
I thought Aldegheri had good stuff. Too bad he got undone by error. Maybe they can take a longer look at him via Silent C’s next turn at the rotation.
I like the idea about giving him a turn.
Mostly because I want to make “The Italian Job” a thing around here.
Quite impressed with Aldegheri today.
Gives us another (hopefully) fairly reliable arm to use in the bullpen. Goodness knows we need it.
Starters were not good.
Kikuchi got a 6-0 lead, and couldn’t even finish 5 innings.
Soriano got a 4-0 lead and got shellacked.
Young’uns will have to learn how to win these, along with having competent depth. All n all a good series to watch.
Yep. They didn’t cave in. They just pooped it at the end of that last game. Team’s getting steadily slightly better over all.
After a tough loss and likely another uninspiring-losing-homestand starting Friday…
May as well distract ourselves while revisiting the Bauer debacle.
https://x.com/SaraGonzalesTX/status/1929959339705410027
https://x.com/SaraGonzalesTX/status/1929959349826306228
only nutjob would want that kind of physical relationship. It’s not surprising that she’s “unpleasant”
Always thought they deserved each other.
That said, maybe Angels should try him out.
She sounds….sexy
You know what they say about the crazy one’s, right?
PS – Can confirm the myth. It’s true.
I once watched a short film on this subject.
Yeah. 😱
She should go to prison, frankly.
All the crimes that get “special attention” in prison like pedo stuff, rape, hate crimes…. if you falsely report one of these you should get the punishment a person guilty of it would get. You will also likely get some serious special attention in prison for it.
But at least you won’t be bored.
Is she single?
You can fix her.
Fix? Why?
We should sign him up. I don’t care if he likes the rough stuff as long as the lady he’s with digs it too. Not my kink but whatever.
It would be unlikely yet awesome if he made a comeback in Southern South LA.
Given that Bauer is legally allowed to play in MLB, I would like to see the Angels give him a chance.
Who cares about morality?
Look at the Astros. They benefited big time from what they did. Not only by stealing the World Series, but also the players got massive contracts.
Bad pitching, bad fielding, questionable managing, good hitting
Next series it will be good pitching, bad fielding, bad managing, bad hitting
Series after that will be bad pitching, good fielding, bad hitting etc etc
Well run organizations are not this wildly inconsistent in all facets of the game.
It will be an eternity before they’re competitive.
We took 2/3 from the Red Sox on the road. Net positive.
Agreed.
Both are true. 😐
Isn’t that prime 2025 Angels baseball?
And 2024, 2023, 2022 …..
I know. Winning a series makes me sad too. Do you like the song MacArthur Park by Richard Harris?
Like it??? I played it back in HS, when our marching band won the LA City Championship!
Agree.
Average-to-below average fielders, relievers, starting pitchers, hitters.
The only way to fix this is to get rid of 90%+ of the current roster.
Keep playing the same roster year after year, and we’ll keep getting the same (or worsening) performance.
SHOCKER: @SEC
sets 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿 for 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 teams 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 in the opening weekend of NCAA Baseball Tournament.
9 of the 13 teams they sent to the post season were sent packing.
https://x.com/TJ_Pittinger/status/1929876319120056381
The defense let them down in the 8th. Newman simply botched the first out and that guy came around to score on another botched play.
With normal defense, the Angels maintain that lead.
We did score a lot on the R/S defense in the 3 games.
There was also that wonky crap in the outfield where Lugo clanked one and Adell chipped in a bad throw. That was probably the bottom of the seventh. I was out driving.
Rafaela owns Angels pitching. This was a tough lose for us, we keep coming back until the ninth.
Well 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. They weren’t winning that game once Soriano couldn’t make it to the 4th. This team wont win many going round for round.
Yes, Soriano BOTG
We took the series in Bahston, so let’s focus on sinking the Mariners this weekend.
Is George Kirby still alive?
still have another 101 chances for victories
Still a shitty team, yet fun to watch. They somehow are competitive most games and have some fight in them. Some good young kids, with several interesting arms. But, still a shitty team for the most part. Sometimes hard to know how our record is as good as it is. Just too much losing over the past 16 years to know how to win consistently. Lots to overcome
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