As the All Star Game approaches, the Angels desperately need the rest. Not because they earned it or whatever, but because this team needs a restart in any way possible. After finally breaking their 7 game losing streak, the Angels went right back to their losing ways, ways we have become way too comfortable with.
Reid Detmers was a feel good story, a long time ago. Now, he, like pretty much everyone else on this team, is reminding the fans to stop hoping for anything good as long as Arte Moreno is the owner. As such it is no surprise that he went 4 innings giving up 5 runs on 7 hits striking out 6 and walking 1. Three home runs. Ow.
But the real problem of the team has been the offense. Besides yesterday, the team has had a hard time scoring runs at all. So much so that I have lost track of how many games the Angels have scored 2 or fewer. Angels looked that bad for the first 6 innings…
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Right away things went south. Texas hit a home run in the first.
And scored another on a single in the same inning.
But hey, at least the Angels scored in the third!
Only to allow 2 more in the bottom of the inning.
And a 3rd home run allowed by Detmers in the 4th.
Asking the bullpen to come in for the 5th is a bad sign. But hey, it was ONLY 5-1, surely if it was kept close then the offense can –
But hey, that was in the 6th. Suter gave that up. And besides the Angels scored again anyway…
And Nolan drove in 2 more. Maybe this WAS a Ballgame after all.
And Soler drove in another!
And Adell tied it up! IT IS A TIED GAME!
Bottom 7 and now both bullpens are in. Tied at 6, who was gonna win it?
No score in the 8th. Or the top of the 9th. 6-6 and the Rangers have the chance to walk it off. And they did. Angels lose the game and the series. But hey it was close! (Coping hard)
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One last series before the All Star break. 3 At the Twins and then Mike Trout will go to Philly for the All Star Game.
