Getting your hopes up only for them to be dashed immediately is very much how the Angels fanbase has been for a while now. This time it was in the 2nd inning. At least make it interesting through 5 or something, but no. And it had to be the Italian as well. His great story about actually being from Italy, a great WBC, constantly being sent down despite his efforts by the Angels and finally having a spot in the rotation due to injury only to absolutely shit the bed in just the 2nd inning.
Life is pain dayo. Ha… Really, peaking after the first AB of the game is sad. So, here is Neto’s home run and pretend that the game ended there, somehow.
Sam Aldegheri went 3 innings, giving up 6 runs on 6 hits, striking out 1 and walking 3. That grand slam in particular ruined everything. Getting out of that only allowing some runs and not 5 makes this a different game. Not like there is anyone else who is ready to fill this rotation spot though. So he is likely to stay around for now, hopefully this will just bee a no good very bad day and that he can be good again.
The offense didn’t do much of anything either, scoring more runs would at least make this a fun slugfest, but no, it was misery town yet again. At least the K rate was down, somehow. And Meckler’s one was bull and you know it.
Highlighted Neto’s Home Run again Recap
Angels go up 1-0 in the first due to Neto leadoff HR. Then the Sneks score 5 in the 2nd and do not look back at all. Angels do pretty much nothing as the deficit grows by another in the 3rd and 2 more in the 5th because why not?
On the slimmest of silver linings that look like a bit of aluminum foil, thee bullpen did decent. Brett Kelly himself went 4 innings, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits, striking out 2 and walking 1. With Fermin’s scoreless 4th, that is 5 innings of only 2 ER. That’s… not bad for a bullpen, especially as Kerry had his MLB debut.
It was sad, and pathetic, and a series loss, which, to be fair, was the first in a bit. But at 30-45, with yet another game of scoring 2 or fewer runs, it is not fun to watch.
Upcoming
As punishment, the Angels will have to play the A’s next, a 4 game series in Sacramento. Happy Father’s Day weekend. Man, the Angels did not get Opening day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, or close the season at home. Really, 4th of July is the only one they got at the Big A.
