Red Alert! Angels injury! Yes we saw what happened last night- no. A SP injury! Tyler Anderson was scratched for today’s game. Meaning that we will have our 6th Starting Pitcher this season. I mean, technically it is more than that but the other 2 times were bullpen games so I didn’t count them. Especially since Jack came back for that rotation spot.
Anyway who is this 6th Starting Pitcher anyway? Mederos. Victor Mederos. 2022 6th round Angels draft pick. Well, he pitched 2 games in the bullpen before today. So maybe this is a bullpen game after all? This time it is injury that led to it so it feels more 6th Starting Pitcher than the last 2 times. Hmmm.
So… How did he do? Well he went 4 innings giving up 3 runs on 3 hits striking out 3 and walking 3. Bullpen game? Yeah a bullpen game. Lots of 3s.
Highlighted Recap
The first victim was the Angels cameras as technical difficulties caused things to be iffy for the first inning on broadcast. Which is why the Dodgers scored in the first. Well actually it was due to a hanging breaking ball that drove in a run.
The Angels did score immediately when the camera setup was fixed however, with a Ward very long single.
Mocada then drive in another run with a double right after!
Jo Adell then brought that 3rd run in with an rbi ground out.
Just as things were going well… Victor gave up a 2 run home run to Rushing. Who even is Rushing?!
Taylor BLAKE Ward continued to have a career year as he hit a home run in the 3rd to Un tie it.
And then in the 4th Bryce Teodosio got his first career rbi as Rengifo barely slid under the tag.
Time for the 5th inning and the 2nd arm in the bullpen game is the 70s looking Andrew Chafin. He got 2 quick outs but allowed 3 straight singles.
They bring in Zeferjahn and he walks in a run. Bruh.
Maybe Victor should have gone out for the 5th? At least Zeferjahn struck out the next guy so it was still tied. Yay…
The 6th was looking bad but then Ohtani HIT INTO A TRIPLE PLAY!
9th inning time and it was still 5-5. Jansen came in to face Ohtani in a non save situation aaaaaaand home run. Of course.
Luckily the Angels tied it on a bases loaded sac fly. No being thrown out at 3b this time.
Now with the bases loaded again with a Trout walk it was all on Taylor Ward. Will he be the hero, or to extras we will go?
He struck out. Typical. To be fair, that 3-0 pitch should have been ball 4. GIB ME ROBO UMPS!
But the 10th went well and the Angels had a chance in the bottom of the inning.
AND JO ADELL DID IT. WALK OFF HIT! ANGELS WIN!
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Last game vs the Dodgers this year tomorrow. And then a weekend series at Sacramento. No fame Thursday. Again.
