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2025 Los Angeles Angels
While continuing to play through with the Pirates, I decided to start a Angels rebuild. The Angels won just 73 games last season, lost Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers in free agency, traded away a good chunk of their farm system at the trading deadline in a misguided attempt to make the playoffs, now have one of the worst farm systems in all of baseball, and have 2 large contracts (1 of which is mostly dead weight) that eat up much of their fairly large budget. My one goal is to make the World Series with Mike Trout on the roster. We will see if he can avoid injuries enough to do so.
PRESEASON MOVES The Angels made three.major trades, two of them blockbusters. Trade #1: Traded OF Taylor Ward, P Griffin Canning, OF Ben Joyce, and C Dario Laverde to Baltimore in exchange for OF Austin Hays, OF Enrique Bradford, Jr., P Cade Povich, INF Jordan Westburg, and P Alex Pham. Ward was the best and most established position player on the roster not named Mike Trout. Trading him was not popular with the fan base. Hays will take his place in the OF. The other four players are prospects. Bradford was ranked #5 in the Baltimore farm system, Povich #9, Pham #24. Westburg is no longer a prospect technically after his call up to the Orioles in 2023. Previously, he was the Orioles #6 prospect. Trade #2 --This was a 3-way trade with Boston and Pittsburgh: Boston receives P Patrick Sandoval, P Chase Silseth, and OF Jo Adell from Los Angeles. Pittsburgh receives OF Mickey Moniak from Los Angeles and P Tanner Houck from Boston. Los Angeles receives P Brayan Bello from Boston and P Quinn Priester, OF Anthony Garcia, 2B Nick Gonzalez and INF/OF Conner Joe from Pittsburgh. Bello went 12-11 with a 4.24 ERA last year for the Red Sox. The Angels believe the former Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year is their future ace. Priester is a former top prospect in the Pirates system and made 10 largely unsuccessful starts in 2023. Gonzalez is also close to losing prospect status. A former 1st round draft pick (#7 overall) in 2020, he has fallen in the prospect rankings as his hit tool has not met expectations. Garcia is not considered a top prospect. Joe will bring another veteran major league bat to the Angels lineup. His positional versatility will also be useful. Trade #3: Traded Jake Marisnick to Miami in exchange for INF Xavier Edwards and INF Cody Morrisette. Edwards was Miami's #4 prospect before being recalled in September 2023. Morrisette is also a good infield prospect. He ranked as Miami's #20 prospect in 2023. |
As Opening Day approaches, the Angels have made some improvements to their weak farm system. 3 of the players acquired in the off season are now in the organizations top ten.
Top 10 Prospects: OF Enrique Bradford (AAA) INF Kyren Paris (AA) P Caden Dana (R) OF Nelson Rada (A) P Cade Povich (AAA) P Victor Mederos (AA) INF Denzer Guzman (A) P Barrett Kent (R ) P Jack Kochanowicz (A) P Alex Pham The Angels claimed RP Nick Mears off of waivers from Colorado at the end of spring training. OPENING DAY ROSTER SP: Tyler Anderson, Brayan Bello, Reid Detmers, Jose Suarez, Andrew Wantz RP: Adam Cimber, Jose Cisnero, Luis Garcia, Jimmy Herget, Matt Moore, Zach Plesac, Jose Soriano, Carlos Estevez C: Logan O’Hoppe, Matt Thaiss INF: Charles Leblanc, Miguel Sano, Nolan Schanuel, Brandon Drury, Xavier Edwards, Luis Rengifo, Anthony Rendon, Zach Neto OF: Austin Hays, Connor Joe, Mike Trout (Rengifo and Drury can play both corner positions, Leblanc can play LF, Schanuel can play RF, and Edwards can play CF). IL: P Samuel Bachman, OF Jason Martin, P Jose Quijada, INF Michael Stefanic, P Robert Stevenson, 1B Evan White. BNN predicts that the Angels will finish with a 76-86 record, good for 3rd place in the AL West. |
Game #1 – March 28 – Angels @ Orioles
Starting Lineup Connor Joe RF Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Logan O'Hoppe C Brandon Drury 2B Anthony Rendon 3B Charles Leblanc DH Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Brayan Bello Opening Day at Camden Yards. Brayan Bello facing Orioles ace Corbin Burnes. Austin Hays singled in his 1st at bat as an Angel, but otherwise Burnes cruised through the 1st inning. Bello did not do so well. The first 3 batters singled, scoring a run. Bello rallied to strike out Anthony Santander, but then Taylor Ward singled to reload the bases and Ryan O’Hearn followed with a 2 run double to make it 3-0. Ryan Mountcastle singled to score 2 more, making the score 5-0. Cedric Mullins doubled before Ramon Urias struck out and Jackson Holliday (the 10th man to bat in the inning) grounded out to 2B. Bello pitched well after that point until surrendering 4 runs in the 5th. The Angels got on the board in the top of the 6th when O’Hoppe and Drury drew walks. Rendon followed with a double to left-center to make it 9-2 and drive Burnes from the game. Zach Plesac relieved Bello to start the 6th. The Orioles loaded the bases (helped by an error by Schanuel at 1B). Plesac retired the next 2 batters before surrendering a grand slam to O’Hearn. Final Score: Baltimore 13, Los Angeles 2 WP: C. Burnes (1-0) LP: B. Bello (0-1) Record: 0-1 TRADE: Traded OF Aaron Hicks and minor league C Kevin Briggerman to Kansas City in exchange for OF Nelson Velasquez. Assigned Velasquez to AAA Salt Lake. The details were worked out the day before but not finalized until the game was underway. Xavier Edwards took Hicks’ spot on the roster. Kansas City acquired Velazquez at the trade deadline last year. In 2022, he was ranked as Chicago's #15 prospect The Puerto Rican flashed some power, hitting 14 home runs with the Royals. When he hits the ball, he hits it a ton. But he has poor contact ability and strikes out nearly 30% of the time. He will play at AAA for now, where the Angels hope he can improve his contact rate. |
March 29 Off Day
Game #2 – March 30 – Angels at Orioles LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Logan O'Hoppe C Brandon Drury 3B Anthony Rendon DH Nolan Schanuel RF Charles Leblanc 1B Zach Neto SS Reid Detmers P Gunner Henderson reached base when Schanuel dropped a routine flyball to lead off the bottom of the 1st and scored the 1st run of the game when Ryan Mountcastle hit a sacrifice fly. The Angels tied it in the top of the 5th when Neto doubled with one out and Rengifo followed with a RBI single to CF. The Orioles retook the lead on Taylor Ward’s RBI double in the bottom of the inning. Jose Soriano relieved Detmers after the first 2 batters singled to start the bottom of the 6th. Soriano struck out Ryan O’Hearn and got Cedric Mullins to hit into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning. Gunnar Henderson deposited a Jimmy Herget pitch 408 feet to the flag porch leading off the bottom of the 7th to give the O’s a 3-1 lead. Neto singled with 1 out in the 9th, but PH Miguel Sano struck out to bring up Hays. Hays hit his 1st home run of the year to right-center to tie the game. The Halos took the lead in the 11th. With Rendon at 2B as the ghost runner, the Orioles elected to intentionally walk Schanuel. After Connor Joe struck out, Neto doubled (his 3rd hit of the game) into the RF corner to put LA ahead, 5-3. Neto later scored on a Hays single – Hays' 5th hit of the game. The Orioles scored a run on a sac fly in the bottom of the inning, but Matt Moore retired all 3 batters he faced to preserve the win. Final Score: Los Angeles 6, Baltimore 4 (11 innings) WP: L. Garcia (1-0) LP: Y. Cano (0-1) SV: M. Moore (1) Record: 1-1 |
Game #3 – March 31 – Angels @Orioles
LINEUP Rengifo RF Hays LF Trout DH O’Hoppe C Drury 2B Rendon 3B Thaiss 1B Neto SS Edwards CF Anderson P The Angels drew 1st blood. Rengifo led the game off with a double. After Hays struck out, Trout singled through the middle to make it 1-0. The Orioles quickly took the lead when Adley Rutchman hit a 2 run home run in the bottom of the inning. The O’s scored 2 more times before the inning was over. After Neto singled, Rengifo hit a 2 run homer to RF to make it 4-3 in the 2nd. The Halos took the lead on Hays' 2 out, 2 run single in the 4th. Anderson pitched well after the 1st inning. Jose Cisnero relieved him to start the 6th. After retiring the 1st batter, Cisnero gave up a single, double, and a 3 run home run to RF to Cedric Mullins. The Orioles scored 3 more times off Jose Soriano in the 7th. Final Score: Baltimore 10, Los Angeles 5 WP: D. Coulombe (1-0) LP: J. Cisnero (0-1) Record: 1-2 TRADE: In a deal that has been in the works since the final day of spring training, the Angels dealt Miguel Sano and minor league OF Orlando Martinez to Washington in exchange for OF Victor Robles. Robles was once considered in of the game’s top prospects, but has been injured a lot and underperformed in his time with the Nationals. He is athletic and has good tools and the Angels hope a change of scenery will help him. He will most serve as a pinch runner, defensive replacement, and spell Mike Trout in CF. The Angels intend to DH Trout some of the time in hopes of keeping him healthy. TEAM NEWS: Austin Hays was named AL Player of the Week after hitting .625 (10-16) with 1 HR and 5 RBIs. |
Game #4 – April 1 – Angels @ Marlins
STARTING LINEUP Rengifo 2B Hays LF Trout CF O’Hoppe C Rendon 3B Leblanc DH Schanuel 1B Neto SS Joe RF Suarez P Josh Bell unloaded on a Jose Suarez fastball (480 feet to be exact) with 2 outs in the bottom of the 1st inning to give Miami the lead. A Schanuel sac fly in the 2nd tied the game. Tim Anderson put the Marlins back on top with an RBI double down the LF line in the 3rd. Trout walked and O’Hoppe singled to start the 4th. After Rendon popped out to 2B, Leblanc delivered a game tying single. Joe walked and Rengifo doubled to start the 5th. Hays struck out but Trout singled to left to give the Halos a 3-2 lead. George Soriano then threw a wild pitch to score Rengifo. O’Hoppe walked and Burch Smith relieved Soriano. Rendon greeted him with a single to RF. Eric Young, Sr, (3B coach) held Trout at 3B as the ball was shallow and Jesus Sanchez has a strong arm. With the bases loaded, Leblanc had a chance to blow the game open. He delivered, sharply singling through the middle to score 2 more and make it a 6-2 game. The Angels hoped to coax Suarez through the 5th. He had pitched effectively, but with 73 pitches already thrown he was on a short leash. After back-to-back singles by Jazz Chilsolm and Tim Anderson and the dangerous Josh Bell coming to the plate, the Angels summoned Jimmy Herget from the bullpen. Herget walked Bell and surrendered a 2 run single to Jake Burger. Luis Arraez singled through the middle to make it 6-5. With runners at 2nd and 3rd and nobody out, the Angels turned to Luis Garcia. Garcia retired Bryan De La Cruz on a popup to shallow RF for the 1st out, struck out Jesus Sanchez, and struck out Christian Bethancourt swinging to end the inning without further damage. The problem for the Angels is that the bullpen is short staffed tonight. Only Zach Plesac, Carlos Estevez, and 5th starter Andrew Wantz (scheduled to start on Wednesday) have fresh arms. Adam Cimber is available although not at full strength. Jose Soriano and Jose Cisnero are not available, and Matt Moore is reporting a sore shoulder. For that reason, Garcia returned to the mound to pitch a 2nd inning. He struck out the first 2 batters, surrendered a single to Anderson, then struck Bell out swinging. A pretty good night for the Dominican fireballer. The Angels turned to Zach Plesac to pitch the 7th – not an accustomed role for the long reliever and one time starter. Burger tattooed a fastball but fortunately it died just in front of the warning track in LF. Arraez singled sharply to LF. De La Cruz flew out to deep left center and Sanchez grounded out to 1B. Cimber navigated the 8th and Estevez retired the side in order in the 9th to preserve the win. Final Score: Los Angeles 6, Miami 5 WP: L. Garcia (2-0) LP: G. Soriano (0-2) SV: C. Estevez (1) Record: 2-2 TRANSACTIONS: After the game, the Angels Optioned Jimmy Herget to AAA Salt Lake City and placed Nick Mears (waiver claim) on the active roster. The Angels also learned that Matt Moore will miss the next 5 weeks with shoulder inflammation. They placed him on the 15 Day Injured List and purchased the contract of veteran journeyman Adam Kolarek from AAA. The 35 year old has pitched part of 6 seasons in the majors, but did not not see much time in the big leagues in 2023 (appearing in only 5 games, 1 with the Dodgers and 4 with the Mets). His best season was 2019 when he went 6-3 with 1 save and a 3.27 ERA in 80 games between Tampa Bay and the Dodgers. |
Game #5 – April 2 – Angels @ Marlins
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo RF Austin Hays LF Brandon Drury 2B Logan O’Hoppe C Charles Leblanc 1B Anthony Rendon 3B Zach Neto SS Connor Joe DH Victor Robles CF Brayan Bello P Trout got the night off and Robles got his 1st start with the Angels. Bello hoped to pitch much better than his disastrous 1st start, in which he was shelled. The Angels took a 1-0 lead when Rengifo led off the top of the 1st inning with a walk, Hays singled, and Drury singled. Rengifo scored but Drury was out trying to go to 2B. The Halos scored again in the 2nd on Rengifo’s RBI fielder's choice Nick Fortes tied the game with a 2 run single in the bottom of the 2nd. Nick Gordon singled later in the inning to give the Marlins a 3-2 lead. Luis Arraez followed with a triple that scored 2. Bello came back out in the 3rd and gave up hits to the first 2 batters, before Nick Mears relieved him. One scored, closing the book on another ugly performance. Rengifo made a highlight reel catch, taking a home run away from Arraez in the 4th. Mears pitched 2 scoreless innings before giving way to Zach Plesac, who allowed 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th. Jose Cisnero relieved in the 6th and surrendered a 2 run bomb to Jesus Sanchez, making it a 10-2 game. The Marlins scored 2 more in the 7th. Adam Kolarek made his Angels debut in the 8th and retired the side in order, the only time the Marlins were retired 1-2-3 during the game. So ended an awful night for the Halos. Final Score: Miami 12, Los Angeles 2 WP: J. Luzardo (2-0) LP: B. Bello (0-2) Record: 2-3 TRANSACTIONS: Activated OF Jason Martin from the IL. Optioned Martin to AAA Salt Lake. Optioned Jose Cisnero to AAA Salt Lake. Recalled Amir Garrett. Cisnero has been lit up so far this season, but this move was primarily made because a fresh arm was needed in the bullpen. |
Game #6 – April 3 – Angels @ Marlins
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Brandon Drury 3B Charles Leblanc DH Connor Joe RF Nolan Schanuel 1B Matt Thaiss C Xavier Edwards SS Andrew Wantz P Andrew Wantz took the hill as the Halos looked to complete a sweep in Miami. This is a big moment for Wantz, who has worked as a reliever and sometime opener in his previous 3 seasons, although.he has pitched as a starter in his minor league career. This opportunity resulted from the Angels trading away Griffin Canning and Patrick Sandoval, but with Quinn Priester and Cade Povich waiting in the wings at AAA, it that chance may not last very long if he struggles. Wantz navigated the 1st inning but Christian Bethancourt unloaded a 2 run bomb deep into CF in the 2nd. Edwards beat out a nubber down the 3B line to lead off the 3rd and went to 3B in a Rengifo single. Hays hit into a 6-4-3 double play scoring Edwards to make it 2-1. A. J. Puk hit Drury to start the 3rd. After Puk struck out Leblanc and Joe, Schanuel got a hold of a slider which just cleared the RF wall to give the Angels a 3-2 lead. It was a good moment for Schanuel, who had been struggling at the plate during the season’s 1st week (even better, it was against a LH pitcher). The Marlins tied it on Jonah Bride’s RBI triple. Bride then scored on a Wantz balk. Connor Joe came through in the clutch, delivering an RBI double into the RF corner to tie it in the 6th. Schanuel followed with a sharp single to RF to put the Halos back on top. With only 2 fresh arms in the bullpen, the Angels desperately wanted to coax Wantz through the bottom of the 6th, but the first 2 batters singled and Gordon walked in 4 pitches. That brought Adam Cimber into the game to face Bethancourt, who doubled home 2 runs to put Miami back in front. Cimber then retired Bride on a ground ball to short. Jazz Chilsolm hit a sharp grounder to 1B. Schanuel made an outstanding play to throw Nick Gordon trying to score from 3B. Cimber then struck out Tim Anderson to end the inning. Rengifo doubled down the LF line with 1 out in the top of the 7th, but neither Hays nor Trout could bring him home. A Rengifo error at 2B opened the door for Miami to score again in the 7th, making it 7-5. Amir Garrett pitched the 8th, allowing 1 run. Final Score: Miami 8, Los Angeles 5 WP: A. Maldonado (1-0) LP: A. Wantz (0-1) SV: T. Scott (2) Record: 2-4 TRANSACTIONS: Activated INF Michael Stefanic from the IL. Optioned Stefanic to AAA Salt Lake. The Angels claimed P Blake Treinen, who had been placed on waivers (for some reason) by the Dodgers. Added Treinen to the active roster and designated Amir Garrett for assignment. NEWS: Pirates OF Andrew McCutchen hit home run #300 in the Pirates 5-1 loss to Washington. April 4 – Off Day |
Game #7 – April 5 – Red Sox @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo RF Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Logan O'Hoppe C Brandon Drury 2B Anthony Rendon 3B Charles Leblanc 1B Nolan Schanuel DH Zach Neto SS Reid Detmers P Reid Detmers gets the ball in the Angels Home Opener. Detmers and Garrett Whitlock were locked in a pitcher’s duel until Rafael Devers homered to Raf with 2 outs in the top of the 4th inning. Drury tripled to lead off the bottom of the 5th and Rendon followed with a broke bat flair over the drawn in infield to tie the game. Rendon singled to lead off the bottom of the 7th and, after Leblanc flew out to LF, pinch hitter Connor Joe singled. Neto grounded out (4-3) with the runners advancing to 2nd and 3rd. Rengifo walked to load the bases and Hays delivered in the clutch, hitting a line drive single to give the Halos the lead. Luis Garcia relieved Detmers to start the 8th and retired the side in order. Carlos Estevez pitched a 1-2-3 9th for the save. Reid Detmers was outstanding. He pitched 7 innings of 3 hit ball. He allowed the 1 run, struck out 7, and walked 0. Final Score: Los Angeles 2, Boston 1 WP: R. Detmers (1-0) LP: G. Whitlock (0-1) SV: C. Estevez (2) Record: 3-4 |
Game #8 – April 6 – Red Sox @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Connor Joe RF Austin Hays LF Mike Trout DH Logan O'Hoppe C Anthony Rendon 3B Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Xavier Edwards 2B Victor Robles CF Tyler Anderson P Triston Casas and Tyler O’Neill hit back-to-back homers to start the game and Rafael Devers singled to center. Trevor Story singled home another run before Anderson retired the side (he struck out 3 batters in the inning around the 5 base hits). Casas hit his 2nd home run of the game (a 459 foot bomb) in the 4th to make it 4-0. O’Neill scored on a wild pitch later in the inning. Boston added another run (now 6-0) off Zach Plesac in the 6th. Adam Kolarek relieved him with 1 out in the 8th and surrendered 2 runs on 4 hits while only retiring 1 batter. Jose Soriano was even worse. Masataka Yoshida tattooed a Soriano slider for a 3 run home run to make it 11-0. Final Score: Boston 11, Los Angeles 0 WP: K. Crawford (1-0) LP: T. Anderson (0-1) Record: 3-5 |
Game #9 – April 7 – Red Sox @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout DH Logan O'Hoppe C Anthony Rendon 3B Charles Leblanc 1B Zach Neto SS Connor Joe RF Victor Robles CF Jose Suarez P The Red Sox loaded the bases in the top of the 1st and Trevor Story singled to left to score 2 and give the Red Sox the lead. Even worse, Hays had to leave the game with an injury after fielding the ball and trying to throw Tyler O’Neill out at the plate. Xavier Edwards took Hays’ place in LF. Jarren Duran followed with a single to make it 3-0. Durran singled again in the 3rd to make it 4-0. Chase Silseth made the start for Boston against his former team. He retired the first 6 batters he faced before surrendering a single in a misplayed popup to Zach Neto leading off the bottom of the 3rd. Connor Joe immediately hit into a double play. Trout’s double in the bottom of the 4th scored Edwards to get the Angels on the board. Leblanc singled later in the inning to score Trout to make it 4-2. Nick Mears replaced Suarez to start the 6th. After a scoreless inning he gave way to Blake Treinen. He gave up a double to O’Neill but got out of the inning. Adam Cimber and Luis Garcia also pitched scoreless innings, but the Angels offense never could get anything going. Final Score: Boston 4, Los Angeles 2 WP: C. Silseth (1-1) LP: J. Suarez (0-1) SV: C. Martin (2) Record: 3-6 TRANSACTION: Austin Hays will miss 2 weeks with chronic back soreness. He is in the 10 Day Injured List and Nelson Velazquez has been recalled from AAA Salt Lake. |
Game #10 – April 8 – Rays @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo LF Zach Neto SS Mike Trout CF Logan O'Hoppe C Anthony Rendon 3B Brandon Drury 2B Nelson Velazquez RF Nolan Schanuel 1B Connor Joe DH Brayan Bello P Brayon Bello had another chance to get his season on track. It was a disaster. The Rays entered the game with a 5 game winning streak. Bello got off to a good start, retiring 6 of the first 7 batters he faced until Jose Siri took him deep to start the 3rd inning. Rene Pinto and Harold Ramirez both singled, then Yandy Diaz crushed a 3 run home run to RF to make it 4-0. Siri delivered a 2 run triple in the 4th and Jose Caballero homered to LF to make it 8-0. Adam Cimber relieved Bello. Cimber **** the Rays down over 2.2 innings, but the Rays added 3 more on a Isaac Paredes bases-clearing triple off of Adam Kolarek in the 8th. Zach Elfin was dominating, pitching a complete game 4 hitter. He struck out 6 and walked 2. Final Score: Tampa Bay 11, Los Angeles 0 WP: Z. Eflin (2-1) LP: B. Bello (0-3) Record: 3-7 TRANSACTIONS: Sent P Robert Stevenson to AAA Salt Lake on a rehab assignment. Optioned Brayan Bello to AAA Salt Lake. Purchased the contract of CL Luke Murphy. Zach Plesac will take Bello’s spot in the rotation (at least for now). |
Game #11 – April 9 – Rays @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Zach Neto SS Mike Trout CF Anthony Rendon DH Nolan Schanuel 1B Nelson Velazquez RF Charles Leblanc LF Matt Thaiss C Xavier Edwards 3B Andrew Wantz P Wantz made his 2nd start for the Angels. He retired the side in the 1st inning, but Amed Rosario doubled home a run in the top of the 2nd. Brandon Lowe led off the 4th with a home run to make it 2-0. Wantz pitched relatively well before giving way to Nick Mears to start the 6th after throwing 81 pitches. The Rays loaded the bases against Mears before he retired Jose Siri on a sacrifice fly to RF. Luke Murphy pitched 2 scoreless innings. Josh Lowe homered off Blake Treinen to lead off the 9th. Trout launched a 459 foot home run to deep LF in the bottom of the 9th, his 1st of the year. After Rendon flew out, Schanuel hit his 2nd home run of the season, a 382 foot shot to RF. Velasquez walked but Leblanc struck out. Connor Joe pinch hit for Edwards and grounded to 3B to end the game. Final Score: Tampa Bay 4, Los Angeles 2 WP: A. Civale (2-1) LP: A. Wantz (0-2) SV: P. Fairbanks (4) Record: 3-8 TRANSACTION: The Angels claimed P Christopher Sanchez off of waivers from Philadelphia. Sanchez best season with the Phillies was last year when he went 3-5 with a 3.44 ERA in 19 appearances (18 starts). |
Game #12 – April 10 – Rays @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo SS Connor Joe RF Mike Trout CF Logan O'Hoppe C Nolan Schanuel 1B Anthony Rendon 3B Nelson Velazquez LF Charles Leblanc DH Brandon Drury 2B Reid Detmers P The Rays scored 3 times.in the top of the 3rd inning to take the lead. Trout’s 2 run home run to RF in the bottom of the inning made it 3-2. The Rays added a run on Jose Caballero’s single in the 4th. Josh Lowe bashed a 443 foot home run to RF to lead off the 5th. That brought Adam Cimber into the game in relief of Detmers. After allowing a single, Alex Jackson took Cimber deep to LF, making the score 7-2. Niko Goodrum added a solo shot later in the inning, and the Rays added another run on a Randy Arozarena single. Luis Garcia surrendered a run in the 8th. It's the 5th time in 12 games that Angels pitching has allowed 10 or more runs. Rengifo’s 3 run home run in the bottom of the 9th made the score somewhat more respectable. Final Score: Tampa Bay 10, Los Angeles 5 WP: R. Piepot (2-1) LP: R. Detmers (1-1) Record: 3-9 TRANSACTION: Placed Christopher Sanchez on the active roster. Optioned Adam Kolarek to AAA Salt Lake. PROGRAMMING NOTE: This team has been tough to watch through the first 2 weeks. As they say, it's still early, but so far this team can't pitch, can't hit, and has had some trouble fielding. The Angels believe that Logan O'Hoppe, Zach Neto, Nolan Schanuel, and Reid Detmers are part of their future core (along with Mike Trout). They still have high hopes for Brayan Bello despite his struggles and demotion to AAA. It’s only a matter of time before Jordan Westburg, Nick Gonzalez, Cade Povich, and Quinn Priester are promoted to the big club, but not yet. |
Game #13 – April 12 – Angels @ Red Sox
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Zach Neto SS Mike Trout CF Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez LF Brandon Drury 3B Charles Leblanc DH Connor Joe 1B Victor Robles RF Zach Plesac P Plesac makes his 1st start of the season. He has appeared in 4 games in relief so far, allowing 3 ER in 8.1 innings. It did not go well. After the Angels went in order vs. Kutter Crawford in the top of the 1st, the Red Sox scored 3 runs before Plesac recorded an out. Boston added 4 more runs in the 2nd and the Angels quickly summoned newcomer Christopher Sanchez from the bullpen. Sanchez allowed still another run before getting out of the inning. Rafael Devers’ 3 run bomb in the 3rd made it 11-0. Boston tacked in 2 more in the 4th. The Angels managed just 4 hits. Final Score: Boston 13, Los Angeles 0 WP: K. Crawford (2-0) LP: Z. Plesac (0-2) Record: 3-10 |
Game #14 – April 13 – Angels @ Red Sox
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Zach Neto SS Mike Trout CF Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez RF Nolan Schanuel 1B Anthony Rendon DH Brandon Drury 3B Victor Robles LF The Red Sox scored a run in the bottom of the 1st inning. The Angels took the lead on Drury’s 2 run double in the 2nd. Robles followed with a double in RF corner to make it 3-1. Trout tripled in the 3rd and later scored on a Chase Silseth wild pitch. Schanuel doubled home another run later in the inning, and Rendon followed with a single to score Schanuel to make it a 6-1 game. Red Sox reliever Cooper Criswell balked twice in the 7th to allow 2 more runs to score. O’Hoppe doubled down the LF line in the top of the 9th to make it 9-1. Anderson pitched 6 innings, allowing just the 1 run. Blake Treinen and Luis Garcia pitched the final 3 innings. Final Score: Los Angeles 9, Boston 1 WP: T. Anderson (1-1) LP: C. Silseth (1-2) Record: 4-10 TRANSACTION: Claimed P Garrett Cleavinger off waivers from Tampa Bay. The 29 year old reliever is an average relief pitcher. |
Game #15 – April 14 – Angels @ Red Sox
STARTING LINEUP Victor Robles CF Zach Neto SS Mike Trout DH Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez LF Nolan Schanuel 1B Brandon Drury 2B Charles Leblanc 3B Connor Joe RF Jose Suarez P The Red Sox loaded the bases in the bottom of the 1st inning, but Suarez got out of it by striking out Bobby Dalbec and getting Vaughn Grissom to hit into a 6-4-3 double play. Boston took a 2-0 lead on Tyler O’Neill’s blast over the Green Monster in the 3rd. Logan O'Hoppe tied it with a 2 run single to CF in the top of the 6th. Jose Suarez pitched well until running into trouble in the 6th. He left the game with a leg injury after giving up a double to Grissom. Luke Murphy entered the game with runners at 2nd and 3rd and 1 out. He got Masataka Yoshida to ground into a 6-2 fielder's choice and struck out Jarren Duran to end the inning. The game remained tied until the Red Sox had 3 straight hits against Adam Cimber in the bottom of the 9th. Rafael Devers singled home the winning run to give Boston a walk off win. Final Score: Boston 3, Los Angeles 2 WP: C. Martin (2-0) LP: A. Cimber (0-2) Record: 4-11 TRADE: The Angels traded INF Brandon Drury, minor league P Chase Chaney, and minor league P Ryan Langford to the Yankees in exchange for 1B Tyler Hardman. Hardman was a 2020 5th round draft pick. He has plus power and plus speed, and is an adequate defender. TRANSACTION: Optioned Luke Murphy to AAA Salt Lake. Placed Garrett Cleavinger on the active roster. Recalled Jordan Westburg. |
Game #16 – April 15 – Angels @ Rays
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Zach Neto SS Mike Trout CF Anthony Rendon DH Nelson Velazquez RF Nolan Schanuel 1B Jordan Westburg 3B Matt Thaiss C Victor Robles LF Andrew Wantz P Harold Ramirez’s grand slam gave Tampa a 4-0 lead in the 1st inning. Issac Paredes followed with a solo home run to LF. Wantz came back out for the 2nd and allowed the first 2 batters to reach base before giving way to Garrett Cleavinger. Cleavinger walked the first 2 batters he faced to force in a run and make it 6-0. Trout then dropped a fly ball to CF, allowing another run to score. Paredes doubled to right scoring 2 more, and Jose Siri hit a sac fly to RF to make it a 10-0 game. The Angels scored 2 in the 4th on Trout's home run. Ramirez hit his 2nd home run of the day, a 2 run shot, in the bottom of the inning. Schanuel hit his 3rd HR of the season, also a 2 run shot, in the 6th Final Score: Tampa Bay 14, Los Angeles 4 WP: A. Civale (3-1) LP: A. Wantz (0-3) Record: 4-12 |
Game #17 – April 16 – Angels @ Rays
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Charles Leblanc LF Mike Trout DH Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez RF Nolan Schanuel 1B Jordan Westburg 3B Zach Neto SS Victor Robles CF Reid Detmers P The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 2nd inning when Schanuel walked with 1 out, went to 3B on a Westburg single, and scored on a Neto sac fly. After Robles was hit by a pitch, Rengifo singled to RF, scoring Westburg to make it 2-0. Leblanc then unloaded on a Ryan Piepot changeup, sending it 404 feet into the LF stands. The Angles made it 6-0 in the 6th when Schanuel led off with a walk and scored on Westburg’s triple to RCF (Westburg just missed a HR, the ball hitting off the top of the fence). Detmers pitched well but ran into trouble in the 6th. The Rays loaded the bases after 3 straight hits, but Detmers came back to strike out Isaac Paredes, Jose Siri, and Alex Jackson to end the inning. Detmers pitched 6 shutout innings, allowing 6 hits while striking out 9 and walking 1. The Rays scored a run off Luis Garcia in the 8th. Final Score: Los Angeles 6, Tampa Bay 1 WP: R. Detmers (2-1) LP: R. Piepot (2-2) Record: 5-12 |
Game #18 – April 17 – Angels @ Rays
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Connor Joe RF Mike Trout CF Nelson Velazquez LF Nolan Schanuel 1B Jordan Westburg DH Anthony Rendon 3B Matt Thaiss C Xavier Edwards SS Zach Plesac P The Angels jumped out to an early lead once again as Rengifo singled to lead off the game, stole 2B, and scored on Joe’s double off the RCF wall. Josh Lowe tied the game with a massive home run (463 feet) to CF off of Plesac. Isaac Paredes’ RBI single later in the inning made it a 2-1 game. Jose Siri followed with a 3 run HR to give the Rays a 5-1 lead. The Angels got a run back with back-to-back doubles by Rendon and Thaiss in the 2nd. The Rays continued to pour it on in the bottom of the inning when Brandon Lowe unloaded for a 3 run home run off of reliever Christopher Sanchez. Paredes added a 2 run shot of Sanchez in the 5th. Final Score: Tampa 11, Los Angeles 2 WP: T. Bradley (1-0) LP: Z. Plesac (0-2) Record: 5-13 DOWN ON THE FARM: Good news as Brayan Bello pitched 7 shutout innings in his 1st start for Salt Lake. He allowed 3 hits and struck out 7, but walked 4. Cade Povich also pitched his best game of the year in his last start, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits over 8 innings while striking out 11. |
Game #19 – April 18 – Angels @ Rays
STARTING LINEUP Victor Robles LF Connor Joe RF Mike Trout CF Logan O'Hoppe C Nolan Schanuel 1B Anthony Rendon DH Jordan Westburg 3B Zach Neto SS Xavier Edwards 2B Tyler Anderson P The Rays took a 2-0 lead on Jose Siri’s massive home run to LF in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Edwards singled to lead off the 3rd, stole 2B, and scored on an RBI single by Robles. Randy Arozarena singled home a run in the bottom of the inning to make it a 3-1 game. Siri blasted his 2nd home run of the game in the 4th. The Rays made it 5-1 on an RBI single by Isaac Paredes in the 5th. Rene Pinto hit his 1st HR of the season off of reliever Garrett Cleavinger in the 6th. Yandy Diaz doubled home a run in the 7th to make it 7-1. Paredes followed with a double to score Diaz. Final Score: Tampa Bay 8, Los Angeles 1 WP: Z. Littell (2-0) LP: T. Anderson (1-2) Record: 5-14 |
Game #20 – April 19 – Angels @ Reds
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Jordan Westburg 3B Nolan Schanuel 1B Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez LF Anthony Rendon DH Connor Joe RF Zach Neto SS Victor Robles CF Jose Suarez P Elly De La Cruz doubled home the 1st run of the game in the bottom of the 1st inning. Spencer Steer followed with a single scoring 2 more, giving the Reds a 3-0 lead. Jonathan India added an RBI single in the 2nd. The Reds scored their 5th run on an RBI groundout by De La Cruz in the bottom of the 5th. The Angels then called on Adam Cimber, who got out of the inning. Meanwhile, Frankie Montas held the Angels hitless until Westburg singled to LF with 2 outs in the top of the 6th. That ended a streak of 15 batters in a row retired by Montas. Schanuel followed with a single sending Westburg to 3B, but O’Hoppe struck out to end the inning. Montas pitched 6.1 innings, striking out 8 and walking 2 in addition to surrendering the 2 hits. The Angels got on the board when Neto blasted his 1st HR of the year, a 399 foot HR to RF to lead off the 8th inning. Jacob Hurtubise singled home a run in the bottom of the 8th to make it 6-1. Final Score: Cincinnati 6, Los Angeles 1 WP: F. Montas (3-1) LP: J. Suarez (0-2) Record: 5-15 |
Game #20 – April 21 – Angels @ Reds
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo LF Jordan Westburg 3B Mike Trout CF Nelson Velazquez RF Anthony Rendon DH Logan O'Hoppe C Charles Leblanc 1B Zach Neto SS Xavier Edwards 2B Andrew Wantz P Westburg hit his 1st home run of the season, a 354 foot shot down the RF line, to give the Angels a lead in the top of the 1st inning. The Reds had runners at 2nd & 3rd with nobody out in the bottom of the inning, but Wantz struck out the next 3 batters to preserve the lead. Wantz also escaped from a bases loaded, no out jam in the 3rd by striking out Elly De La Cruz and Jake Farley and getting Jeimer Candelerio to hit a comebacker to the mound. The Angels added to their lead when O’Hoppe was hit by a pitch to lead off the 4th and Leblanc doubled. Neto followed with a double into the RCF gap to make it 3-0. Edwards then poked a single into CF to score Neto. Wantz escaped another jam in the bottom of the inning. With runners at 2nd and 3rd and 1 out, he struck out Will Benson on Jonathan India to end the threat. The Angels made it 5-0 in the 5th. 2 walks and error by Benson in RF loaded the bases. Trout then scored on a Brent Sutter wild pitch. After Leblanc struck out, Neto deposited reliever Tyler Gilbert's changeup into the RF stands to make it 8-0. The Reds finally broke through in the bottom of the 5th when Wantz walked the bases loaded with only 1 out. He couldn't pitch his way out of trouble this time. Jacob Hurtubise singled through the middle to make it 8-2, and Wantz gave way to Jose Soriano. Tyler Stephenson hit a sacrifice fly to make it 9-3 before Soriano retired the side. Leblanc doubled home a run in the 7th. Santiago Espinal singled home 2 runs for the Reds in the bottom of the 7th to make the score 9-5. Jonathan India’s double later in the inning scored 2 more. De La Cruz’s double off Luis Garcia to lead off the triple of the 8th brought the tying run to the plate. Farley followed with a ground ball to SS. Neto opted to throw home, but De La Cruz was safe to make the score 9-8. Westburg made a heads up play when Candelario bunted. He threw to 2B to force the lead runner for the 1st out of the inning. Hurtubise drew a walk, but Garcia struck out Stephenson. The Angels then went to the bullpen, calling on Carlos Estevez. He retired Espinal on a foul pop to Westburg to end the inning. O’Hoppe gave the Angels some insurance when he blasted a 397 foot HR down the LF line to lead off the 9th. It was his 1st home run of the season. Estevez struck out the side in the 9th to close the game. Neto was the star. He went 2-4 with a 2 run double and 3 run home run. Trout so had 2 hits, so hopefully he will break out of his season long slump. Final Score: Los Angeles 10, Cincinnati 8 WP: J. Soriano (1-0) LP: B. Suter (0-2) SV: C. Estevez (3) Record: 6-15 TRANSACTION: Claimed P Angel Rondon off of waivers from the Dodgers. Rondon will join the Angels bullpen once another roster move is made. |
Game #22 – April 21 – Angels @ Reds
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Jordan Westburg 3B Mike Trout CF Charles Leblanc DH Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Matt Thaiss C Connor Joe RF Victor Robles LF Reid Detmers P Christian Encarnacion-Strand blasted a solo home run in the 1st to give the Reds a 1-0 lead. Elly De La Cruz followed with a triple and Spencer Steer followed with a 380 foot home run to LF to make it 3-0. Detmers settled down after that, but made a big mistake pitch when Stuart Fairchild belted a 2 run bomb in the 4th. Meanwhile Hunter Greene was nearly unhittable. But he ran into trouble in the top of the 6th. A walk to Robles, and infield single by Rengifo, and a hit batsman loaded the bases for Trout. Trout his a sacrifice fly to CF to get in the board, but then Leblanc hit into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. Encarnacion-Strand hit his 2nd HR of the game.of Nick Mears in the bottom of the 8th. Schanuel blasted a 419 foot home run to RF with 2 outs in the 9th to make it 6-3, but it was too little, too late. Final Score: Cincinnati 6, Los Angeles 3 WP: H. Greene (2-1) LP: R. Detmers (2-2) Record: 6-16 TRANSACTIONS: Signed RP Tyler Burch to a minor league contract. Assigned Burch to AA Rocket City. Activated Austin Hays from the IL. Optioned Connor Joe to AAA Salt Lake. Placed Angel Rondon on the active roster. Designated Adam Cimber for assignment. Activated Robert Stephenson from rehab assignment. Option Zach Plesac to AAA Salt Lake (Christopher Sanchez will take Plesac’s place in the rotation). |
Game #23 – April 22 – Orioles @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Xavier Edwards 2B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout DH Nolan Schanuel 1B Nelson Velazquez RF Logan O'Hoppe C Anthony Rendon 3B Zach Neto SS Victor Robles CF Christopher Sanchez P After Sanchez navigated the 1st inning, Edwards left off the bottom of the inning with a 411 foot HR to CF off of Grayson Rodriguez. Neto slammed his 3rd home run of the season in the 5th to make it 2-0. Trout's 468 foot bomb in the 6th made it 3-0. Sanchez was outstanding, pitching the best game by an Angels starter all season. He went 7 shutout innings, allowing 1 hit and walking 1 while striking out 9. Another batter reached base on an error. Robert Stephenson made his season debut in the 8th. He retired the side in order. Carlos Estevez pitched a 1-2-3 9th and 17,353 fans went home happy. Final Score: Los Angeles 3, Baltimore 0 WP: C. Sanchez (1-0) LP: G. Rodriguez (2-1) SV: C. Estevez (4) Record: 7-16 |
Game #24 – April 23 – Orioles @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Jordan Westburg 3B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Anthony Rendon DH Nelson Velazquez RF Logan O'Hoppe C Zach Neto SS Tyler Anderson P Jackson Holliday tripled to start the game and Adley Rutchman followed with a 424 blast to RCF to give Baltimore an immediate 2-0 lead. Trout tied the game in the bottom of the inning with a 2 run shot to RF. The Angels took the lead in the 2nd. Velasquez walked with 1 out and O’Hoppe singled. After Neto grounded out to 1B (the runners advancing), Rengifo singled to CF scoring both runners. Schanuel blasted his 5th home run, a 2 run shot, with 2 out in the 5th to make it 6-2. Rengifo’s RBI single in the 6th made it 7-2. Westburg followed with a single to score another run, and Schanuel capped it off with a bases-clearing double later in the inning to make it 11-2. Anderson pitched effectively, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings. He struck out 5 and walked 3. Angel Rondon relieved him and made his Angels debut. He retired all 3 men he faced. The Angels continued to pour it on in the bottom of the 7th. Neto blasted a 2 run home run to make it 13-2. Trout hit his 2nd home run of the game, a 3 run shot to LF, later in the inning. Neto hit a solo home run in the 8th. The Angels offense erupted for 18 hits. Trout went 3-6 with 2 home runs. He drove in 5. Rengifo, O’Hoppe, and Neto also had 3 hits. Like Trout, Neto also had 2 home runs. Final Score: Los Angeles 17, Baltimore 2 WP: T. Anderson (2-3) LP: D. Kremer (1-3) Record: 8-16 |
Game #25 – April 24 – Orioles @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Jordan Westburg 3B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout DH Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez RF Victor Robles CF Jose Suarez P Back-to-back walks to Schanuel and Neto set up the 1st run of the game in the bottom of the 2nd. Velasquez collected his 1st RBI of the season with a single over the 2B’s head. Ramon Urias doubled home 2 runs in the 3rd to give Baltimore a 2-1 lead. Ryan Mountcastle launched a bomb to LCF in the 5th to make it 3-1. After Robles walked with 1 out in the bottom of the inning and stole 2nd, Rengifo unloaded on a Griffin Canning changeup. The 384 blast tied the game at 3. Jose Soriano relieved Suarez to start the 6th. Jorge Mateo greeted with a home run to LCF to put the Orioles back on top. Cedric Mullins hit a 3 run home run later in the inning to make it 6-3. Trout reached on an error by Mateo to lead off the bottom of the inning. Schanuel followed with his 6th home run of the season, a 444 foot blast to RF. Schanuel has now hit in 13 straight games. Robles hit a 1 out single off Craig Kimbrel in the 9th and stole 2B. Kimbrel then walked Rengifo, but Westburg hit into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game. Final Score: Baltimore 6, Los Angeles 5 WP: C. Irvin (5-0) LP: J. Soriano (1-1) SV: C. Kimbrel (7) Record: 8-17 TRANSACTIONS: Assigned Adam Cimber to AAA Salt Lake. Optioned Charles Leblanc to AAA Salt Lake. Recalled Nick Gonzalez. NEWS: Anthony Rizzo of the Yankees hit his 300th career home run. April 25 – Off Day |
Game #26 – April 26 – Twins @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo RF Jordan Westburg 3B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Logan O'Hoppe C Zach Neto SS Anthony Rendon DH Nick Gonzalez 2B Andrew Wantz P Royce Lewis's 1st inning bomb gave Minnesota an early 1-0 lead. The Twins scored 2 more times in the 2nd. Ryder Jones blasted his 1st home run of the season, a 2 run shot, in the 4th. That was all for Wantz. Angel Rondon relieved. Rengifo doubled home a run in the bottom of the 5th. Schanuel’s 3 run home run, a majestic shot that went 426 feet to RF, mad eit 5-4 in the 6th. Rondon pitched 2.2 scoreless innings before allowing a run in the 7th. Blake Treinen relieved him and got out of the inning. Austin Hays delivered for the Halos in the bottom of the inning. His 2 run home run to RF tied the game at 6. Luis Garcia could not hold the tie on the top of the 8th. Carlos Correa smacked a double into the LF corner to give Minnesota the lead again, although Manuel Margot was thrown out at the plate. Trout robbed Lewis of a home run to end the inning. Carlos Estevez came in in the 9th in order to hold it to a 1 run game. Instead, the Twins scored twice off him to expand their lead. Rengifo had a good day, going 5-5 with a single in the 1st, single in the 3rd, double in the 5th, single in the 7th and single in the 9th. Final Score: Minnesota 9, Los Angeles 6 WP: S. Okert (2-0) LP: L. Garcia (2-1) SV: J. Duran (6) Record: 8-18 TRANSACTION: Optioned Andrew Wantz to AAA Salt Lake. Recalled RP Luke Murphy. Angel Rondon will take Wantz 's next turn in the rotation. NEWS: Mark Moore has suffered a setback in his recovery from shoulder inflammation. He is now expected to miss the rest of the season. |
Game #27 – April 27 – Twins @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo DH Jordan Westburg 3B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez RF Nick Gonzalez 2B Reid Detmers P The Twins took a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning, although Royce Lewis was thrown out at the plate trying to make it 2-0. Max Kepler and Eduardo Escobar hit back-to-back home runs in the 2nd inning. Schanuel singled to extend his hitting streak to 15 games in the bottom of the 2nd, and Neto followed with a home run down the RF line to make it 3-2. Gonzalez tripled in the 3rd, his 1st hit as a Angel. The Halos loaded the bases in the inning but could not score. Detmers pitched well after the 2nd inning and ended up with a quality start. He allowed 3 runs over 6 innings, striking out 7 and walking 2. Trout went deep in the 6th to tie the game. Schanuel and Neto drew walks and O’Hoppe followed with a single to give the Angels the lead. Nick Mears entered the game to pitch the 7th. He allowed 2 base runners but got out of the inning. The Twins scored 5 times off of Luis Garcia in the 8th to take the lead. All the runs were unearned thanks to errors by Schanuel and Westburg. Minnesota added a run of Jose Soriano in the 9th. Final Score: Minnesota 9, Los Angeles 4 WP: J. Topa (1-0) LP: L. Garcia (2-2) Record: 8-19 NEWS: Taylor Ward of the Baltimore Orioles will miss the next 5 months with a ruptured Achilles tendon. Seattle SP Bryan Woo will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. |
Game #28 – April 28 – Twins @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo DH Xavier Edwards 2B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Anthony Rendon 3B Matt Thaiss C Victor Robles RF Christopher Sanchez P Byron Buxton doubled home the 1st run of the game in the top of the 1st inning. The Twins took a 2-0 lead in the 5th on an RBI single by Buxton. The run was possible thanks to an error by Neto on what appeared to be a double play ball. Ryan Jeffers smashed a 2 run home run off of Garrett Cleavinger in the 8th to give the Twins a 4-0 lead. Meanwhile, the Angels managed just 2 hits off of Baily Over through 7 innings. The Halos mounted a threat of sorts in the bottom of the 9th when Hays singled with 2 outs, followed by a Trout double. Schanuel grounded out to 3B to end the game. Schanuel went 0-4 to end his hitting streak. Final Score: Minnesota 4, Los Angeles 0 WP: B. Over (2-2) LP: C. Sanchez (1-2) SV: J. Duran (1) Record: 8-20 DOWN ON THE FARM: Tri-City OF Jadiel Sanchez won NWL (A+) Player of the Week honors after going 7-19 with 3 home runs and 5 RBIs. Inland Empire C Victor Torres was named California League (A) Player of the Week after batting .478 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs. |
Game #29 – April 29 – Phillies @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo SS Jordan Westburg 3B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout DH Nolan Schanuel 1B Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez RF Nick Gonzalez 2B Victor Robles CF Tyler Anderson P The Angels struck first in the bottom of the 1st when Rengifo reached base on an error, Hays walked, and Trout diveree a 424 foot bomb to CF. Schanuel followed with an even longer home run to RCF, his 8th of the season. Robles tripled to lead off the bottom of the 2nd and scored on a Westburg single. Hays doubled home 2 more runs in the 4th. Anderson pitched 4 scoreless innings before surrendering a run in the 5th. Robles answered that with a 2 run double in the bottom of the inning. The Phillies.scored once in the 6th off of Nick Mears and twice in the 7th off of Jose Soriano. The Halos got one of those runs back on a Velazquez single in the bottom of the inning. Nick Castellanos’s 3 run home run in the 9th off of Luke Murphy closed it to 10-7. After J. T. Realmuto doubled, the Angels were forced to turn to Carlos Estevez. He retired Christian Pache on a fly ball to CF to end the game. Final Score: Los Angeles 10, Philadelphia 7 WP: T. Anderson (3-2) LP: K. Allard (1-1) SV: C. Estevez (5) Record: 9-20 TRADES: The Angels made 2 minor trades. The Angels traded Charles Leblanc and minor league C Travis Tanaka to Atlanta, receiving P Jorge Bautista and OF Forrest Wall in return. Wall is a speedy outfielder who plays above average defense at all 3 OF positions. He has good contact but almost no power. The Angels traded Garrett Cleavinger (who they were planning to designate for assignment) and minor league C Alex Alvarez to Toronto in exchange for P Michael Dominguez and INF/OF Ernie Clement. To replace Cleavinger on the major league roster, the Angels recalled P Adam Kolarek from AAA Salt Lake. Clement and Wall will report to AAA Salt Lake. Bautista will report to A+ Tri-City. Dominguez will report to A Inland Empire Game #30 – April 30 – Phillies @ Angels STARTING LINEUP Victor Robles RF Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Logan O'Hoppe C Jordan Westburg 3B Anthony Rendon DH Nick Gonzalez 2B Jose Suarez P The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the 1st, but Victor Robles tied with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the inning. Edmundo Sosa’s RBI single in the 3rd. out Philadelphia back on top. Nick Castellanos made it 4-1 with a 2 run home run later in the inning. A Suarez wild pitch allowed another run to score and a Brandon Marsh sacrifice fly made it 6-1. Base hits by Gonzalez and Robles, followed by a Trout blast to RF for the Angels back into the game. Robles’ 2 run single in the bottom of the 6th tied the game at 6. Trout led off the bottom of the 7th with his 2nd home run of the game and 10th of the season. Marsh tied it with a home run off of Robert Stephenson in the top of the 8th. Trea Turner singled home the go ahead run later in the inning. Westburg doubled to lead off the bottom of the inning but was stranded at 2B. The Angels were retired in order in the 9th. Final Score: Philadelphia 8, Los Angeles 7 WP: G. Soto (2-2) LP: R. Stephenson (0-2) SV: J. Alvarado (6) Record: 9-21 NEWS: Dodgers 2B Gavin Lux will miss 5 months with a severely strained hip muscle. TRANSACTION: Optioned Luke Murphy to AAA Salt Lake. Recalled P Jimmy Herget. Game #31 – May 1 – Phillies @ Angels STARTING LINEUP Victor Robles CF Jordan Westburg 3B Austin Hays RF Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Anthony Rendon DH Nick Gonzalez 2B Matt Thaiss C Xavier Edwards 2B Angel Rondon P The Phillies took a 1-0 lead on Jordan Luplow’s RBI single in the top of the 2nd. Whit Merrifield followed with a HR down the LF line to make it 3-0. Westburg drilled a BOMB to LF in the bottom of the inning. Unfortunately Robles had been. Thrown out trying to steal 2B just before the hit. Brandon Belt’s RBI single in the 5th made it 4-1. Thaiss doubled in the bottom of the inning and scored on a Robles single. Rondon pitched 6 fairly effective innings and the bullpen pitched 3 scoreless innings but the offense could never get going against Phillies pitching. Final Score: Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 2 WP: A. Nolan (5-2) LP: A. Rondon (0-1) SV: J. Alvarado (7) Record: 9-22 Game #32 – May 3 – Angels @ Guardians STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Logan O'Hoppe C Anthony Rendon DH Jordan Westburg 3B Victor Robles RF Reid Detmers P Neto singled home the 1st run of the game in the top of the 3rd inning. O’Hoppe followed with a 2 run single to make it 3-0. Cleveland loaded the bases with 1 out in the 4th, but Westburg made a great play at 3B for the 2nd out and Detmers escaped from the jam only allowing 1 run to score. The Guards loaded the bases again in the 5th but Detmers retired Ramon Laureano to end the threat. Robert Stephenson relieved Detmers with runners at 1st and 3rd and 2 outs in the 6th. Steven Kwan lined out to SS to end the inning. Detmers pitched 5.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits. He struck out 4 and walked 2. Cleveland tied the game on a Bo Naylor RBI double and a Kwan RBI single off of Luis Garcia in the 8th. Robles singled home the ghost runner (Neto) in the top of the 11th to give the Halos a 4-3 lead. After singles by Rengifo and Hays, Schanuel drew a bases loaded walk to give the Angels an insurance run. The Guardians loaded the bases with 1 out in the bottom of the inning and a Carlos Estevez wild pitch allowed a run to score. Estevez struck out Kyle Manzardo and got Brayan Rocchio to ground out to SS to end the game. Final Score: Los Angeles 5, Cleveland 4 (11 innings) WP: C. Estevez (1-0) LP: P. Strzelecki (0-2) Record: 10-22 Game #33 – May 4 – Angels @ Guardians STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo DH Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Logan O'Hoppe C Anthony Rendon DH Jordan Westburg 3B Nick Gonzalez 2B Christopher Sanchez P Darion Blanco slammed a home run to lead off the bottom of the 1st at Progressive Field. Andres Gimenez followed with a triple and Jose Ramirez walked before Ramon Laureano hit into a 6-4-3 double play. Gimenez scored on the play to make it 2-0. The Angels tied it in the 2nd, scoring a run on a Xzavion Curry wild pitch and another on an RBI double from Gonzalez. The Halos took the lead in the 3rd when Hays led off with a double off the top of the CF wall and Trout blasted a massive 456 foot HR to CF. Cleveland got a run back in the 6th on an RBI groundout by Gimenez. Westburg led off the 7th with his 3rd HR. Ramirez’s run scoring single in the bottom of the inning made it a 5-4 game. Kyle Manzardo singled home the tying run later in the inning, and Brayan Rocchio followed with a single to give Cleveland the lead. Westburg delivered again in the 8th. After Rendon singled, Westburg doubled off the CF wall to tie the game. Gonzalez followed with a single through the middle and Rengifo walked to load the bases. But Tyler Needed struck out Hays and got Trout to ground out, 4-3. Schanuel and Neto hit back-to-back singles to start the 9th. O’Hoppe then singled through the mide to score Schanuel, giving Los Angeles the lead. After Rendon struck out, Westburg singled to center, driving home 2 more big runs. Gonzalez struck out, but Rengifo delivered a home run to LF to make it 11-6. Ramirez homered in the 9th, but the Angels came away with their 2nd consecutive win. Westburg led the way, going 4-5 and driving in 4 runs. Final Score: Los Angeles 11, Cleveland 7 WP: J. Herget (1-0) LP: T. Beede (0-1) Record: 11-22 |
Game #29 – April 29 – Phillies @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo SS Jordan Westburg 3B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout DH Nolan Schanuel 1B Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez RF Nick Gonzalez 2B Victor Robles CF Tyler Anderson P The Angels struck first in the bottom of the 1st when Rengifo reached base on an error, Hays walked, and Trout diveree a 424 foot bomb to CF. Schanuel followed with an even longer home run to RCF, his 8th of the season. Robles tripled to lead off the bottom of the 2nd and scored on a Westburg single. Hays doubled home 2 more runs in the 4th. Anderson pitched 4 scoreless innings before surrendering a run in the 5th. Robles answered that with a 2 run double in the bottom of the inning. The Phillies.scored once in the 6th off of Nick Mears and twice in the 7th off of Jose Soriano. The Halos got one of those runs back on a Velazquez single in the bottom of the inning. Nick Castellanos’s 3 run home run in the 9th off of Luke Murphy closed it to 10-7. After J. T. Realmuto doubled, the Angels were forced to turn to Carlos Estevez. He retired Christian Pache on a fly ball to CF to end the game. Final Score: Los Angeles 10, Philadelphia 7 WP: T. Anderson (3-2) LP: K. Allard (1-1) SV: C. Estevez (5) Record: 9-20 TRADES: The Angels made 2 minor trades. The Angels traded Charles Leblanc and minor league C Travis Tanaka to Atlanta, receiving P Jorge Bautista and OF Forrest Wall in return. Wall is a speedy outfielder who plays above average defense at all 3 OF positions. He has good contact but almost no power. The Angels traded Garrett Cleavinger (who they were planning to designate for assignment) and minor league C Alex Alvarez to Toronto in exchange for P Michael Dominguez and INF/OF Ernie Clement. To replace Cleavinger on the major league roster, the Angels recalled P Adam Kolarek from AAA Salt Lake. Clement and Wall will report to AAA Salt Lake. Bautista will report to A+ Tri-City. Dominguez will report to A Inland Empire |
Game #29 – April 29 – Phillies @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo SS Jordan Westburg 3B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout DH Nolan Schanuel 1B Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez RF Nick Gonzalez 2B Victor Robles CF Tyler Anderson P The Angels struck first in the bottom of the 1st when Rengifo reached base on an error, Hays walked, and Trout diveree a 424 foot bomb to CF. Schanuel followed with an even longer home run to RCF, his 8th of the season. Robles tripled to lead off the bottom of the 2nd and scored on a Westburg single. Hays doubled home 2 more runs in the 4th. Anderson pitched 4 scoreless innings before surrendering a run in the 5th. Robles answered that with a 2 run double in the bottom of the inning. The Phillies scored once in the 6th off of Nick Mears and twice in the 7th off of Jose Soriano. The Halos got one of those runs back on a Velazquez single in the bottom of the inning. Nick Castellanos’s 3 run home run in the 9th off of Luke Murphy closed it to 10-7. After J. T. Realmuto doubled, the Angels were forced to turn to Carlos Estevez. He retired Christian Pache on a fly ball to CF to end the game. Final Score: Los Angeles 10, Philadelphia 7 WP: T. Anderson (3-2) LP: K. Allard (1-1) SV: C. Estevez (5) Record: 9-20 TRADES: The Angels made 2 minor trades. The Angels traded Charles Leblanc and minor league C Travis Tanaka to Atlanta, receiving P Jorge Bautista and OF Forrest Wall in return. Wall is a speedy outfielder who plays above average defense at all 3 OF positions. He has good contact but almost no power. The Angels traded Garrett Cleavinger (who they were planning to designate for assignment) and minor league C Alex Alvarez to Toronto in exchange for P Michael Dominguez and INF/OF Ernie Clement. To replace Cleavinger on the major league roster, the Angels recalled P Adam Kolarek from AAA Salt Lake. Clement and Wall will report to AAA Salt Lake. Bautista will report to A+ Tri-City. Dominguez will report to A Inland Empire |
Game #30 – April 30 – Phillies @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Victor Robles RF Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Logan O'Hoppe C Jordan Westburg 3B Anthony Rendon DH Nick Gonzalez 2B Jose Suarez P The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the 1st, but Victor Robles tied with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the inning. Edmundo Sosa’s RBI single in the 3rd put Philadelphia back on top. Nick Castellanos made it 4-1 with a 2 run home run later in the inning. A Suarez wild pitch allowed another run to score and a Brandon Marsh sacrifice fly made it 6-1. Base hits by Gonzalez and Robles, followed by a Trout blast to RF out the Angels back into the game. Robles’ 2 run single in the bottom of the 6th tied the game at 6. Trout led off the bottom of the 7th with his 2nd home run of the game and 10th of the season. Marsh tied it with a home run off of Robert Stephenson in the top of the 8th. Trea Turner singled home the go ahead run later in the inning. Westburg doubled to lead off the bottom of the inning but was stranded at 2B. The Angels were retired in order in the 9th. Final Score: Philadelphia 8, Los Angeles 7 WP: G. Soto (2-2) LP: R. Stephenson (0-2) SV: J. Alvarado (6) Record: 9-21 NEWS: Dodgers 2B Gavin Lux will miss 5 months with a severely strained hip muscle. TRANSACTION: Optioned Luke Murphy to AAA Salt Lake. Recalled P Jimmy Herget. |
Game #31 – May 1 – Phillies @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Victor Robles CF Jordan Westburg 3B Austin Hays RF Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Anthony Rendon DH Nick Gonzalez 2B Matt Thaiss C Xavier Edwards 2B Angel Rondon P The Phillies took a 1-0 lead on Jordan Luplow’s RBI single in the top of the 2nd. Whit Merrifield followed with a HR down the LF line to make it 3-0. Westburg drilled a BOMB to LF in the bottom of the inning. Unfortunately Robles had been. Thrown out trying to steal 2B just before the hit. Brandon Belt’s RBI single in the 5th made it 4-1. Thaiss doubled in the bottom of the inning and scored on a Robles single. Rondon pitched 6 fairly effective innings and the bullpen pitched 3 scoreless innings but the offense could never get going against Phillies pitching. Final Score: Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 2 WP: A. Nolan (5-2) LP: A. Rondon (0-1) SV: J. Alvarado (7) Record: 9-22 |
Game #32 – May 3 – Angels @ Guardians
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Logan O'Hoppe C Anthony Rendon DH Jordan Westburg 3B Victor Robles RF Reid Detmers P Neto singled home the 1st run of the game in the top of the 3rd inning. O’Hoppe followed with a 2 run single to make it 3-0. Cleveland loaded the bases with 1 out in the 4th, but Westburg made a great play at 3B for the 2nd out and Detmers escaped from the jam only allowing 1 run to score. The Guards loaded the bases again in the 5th but Detmers retired Ramon Laureano to end the threat. Robert Stephenson relieved Detmers with runners at 1st and 3rd and 2 outs in the 6th. Steven Kwan lined out to SS to end the inning. Detmers pitched 5.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits. He struck out 4 and walked 2. Cleveland tied the game on a Bo Naylor RBI double and a Kwan RBI single off of Luis Garcia in the 8th. Robles singled home the ghost runner (Neto) in the top of the 11th to give the Halos a 4-3 lead. After singles by Rengifo and Hays, Schanuel drew a bases loaded walk to give the Angels an insurance run. The Guardians loaded the bases with 1 out in the bottom of the inning and a Carlos Estevez wild pitch allowed a run to score. Estevez struck out Kyle Manzardo and got Brayan Rocchio to ground out to SS to end the game. Final Score: Los Angeles 5, Cleveland 4 (11 innings) WP: C. Estevez (1-0) LP: P. Strzelecki (0-2) Record: 10-22 |
It's been awhile. Picking this up again.
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo RF Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Logan O'Hoppe C Anthony Rendon DH Jordan Westburg 3B Nick Gonzalez 2B Christopher Sanchez P Darion Blanco slammed a home run to lead off the bottom of the 1st at Progressive Field. Andres Gimenez followed with a triple and Jose Ramirez walked before Ramon Laureano hit into a 6-4-3 double play. Gimenez scored on the play to make it 2-0. The Angels tied it in the 2nd, scoring a run on a Xzavion Curry wild pitch and another on an RBI double from Gonzalez. The Halos took the lead in the 3rd when Hays led off with a double off the top of the CF wall and Trout blasted a massive 456 foot HR to CF. Cleveland got a run back in the 6th on an RBI groundout by Gimenez. Westburg led off the 7th with his 3rd HR. Ramirez’s run scoring single in the bottom of the inning made it a 5-4 game. Kyle Manzardo singled home the tying run later in the inning, and Brayan Rocchio followed with a single to give Cleveland the lead. Westburg delivered again in the 8th. After Rendon singled, Westburg doubled off the CF wall to tie the game. Gonzalez followed with a single through the middle and Rengifo walked to load the bases. But Hays struck out and Trout grounded out, 4-3, to end the inning. Schanuel and Neto hit back-to-back singles to start the 9th. O’Hoppe then singled through the middle to score Schanuel, giving Los Angeles the lead. After Rendon struck out, Westburg singled to center, driving home 2 more big runs. Gonzalez struck out, but Rengifo delivered a home run to LF to make it 11-6. Ramirez homered in the 9th, but the Angels came away with their 2nd consecutive win. Westburg led the way, going 4-5 and driving in 4 runs. Final Score: Los Angeles 11, Cleveland 7 WP: J. Herget (1-0) LP: T. Beede (0-1) Record: 11-22 |
Game #34 – May 5 – Angels @ Guardians
STARTING LINEUP Victor Robles CF Austin Hays LF Mike Trout DH Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Jordan Westburg 3B Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez RF Nick Gonzalez 2B Tyler Anderson P Ramon Laureano hit a 2 run home run in the bottom of the 1st inning to give the Guardians the early lead. Hays singled home a run in the 3rd to make it 2-1. Cleveland scored twice off of Anderson in the bottom of the 3rd, driving him from the game. Nick Mears relieved. Velazquez broke out of a slump with a 1 out single in the 5th and Gonzalez followed with his 1st HR of the season. The 413 foot blast to CF made it 4-3. Jose Soriano came in to pitch, relieving Mears to start the bottom of the 5th. It was another terrible outing for the right hander – he allowed 2 runs to score before retiring a batter (a Soriano throwing error didn't help). The Angels tied it in the 6th. Trout reached base on an error and Schanuel followed with a double down the LF line. Trout was thrown out at the plate with Schanuel going to 3B on the play. Neto followed with a sac fly to make it 6-4. Later in the inning, Gonzalez delivered with a bases loaded single through the middle to tie the game. The Guardians retook the lead on Brayan Rocchio’s RBI off of Adam Kolarek in the bottom of the inning. Cleveland added 3 big insurance runs in the 8th. The Angles loaded the bases in the 9th but could not score. Final Score: Cleveland 10, Los Angeles 6 WP: S. Barlow (2-0) LP: A. Kolarek (0-1) SV: J. Karinchak (8) Record: 11-23 TRANSACTIONS: Send P Sam Bachman to AAA Salt Lake on injury rehab assignment. Option Adam Kolarek to AAA. Recall P Brayan Bello. Bello (1-2, 4.50 in 4 starts at Salt Lake) will rejoin the starting rotation and Jose Suarez will go to the bullpen. |
Wheeling and dealing! Are you playing out your games or simming and then writing from the game log?
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I play every game, although I sometimes sim the final innings of a blowout. I enjoy playing through the games and I am not always in agreement when the AI manager chooses to steal (for example) or its bullpen usage. If I was just GM I think I'd feel something like Billy Beane arguing with Art Howe about playing Pena lol.
I write the game log during the game and hopefully clean up most of the typos and other mistakes before I post. Good luck with the Chisox! That might be the most intimidating rebuild there is. |
Game #35 – May 6 – Angels @Pirates
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo DH Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Jordan Westburg 3B Zach Neto SS Nick Gonzalez 2B Matt Thaiss C Victor Robles RF Brayan Bello P The 2 worst teams in the major leagues squared off at PNC Park. The Pirates entered the game with a half game lead over the Angels in the worst in the MLB standings. The Angels struck first in the top of the 4th inning when, after a Westburg double, Gonzalez hit a HR to CF against his former team. Hays and Trout hit back-to-back HRs in the 5th. The Pirates broke through for a run in the bottom of the inning on a Liover Peguero sac fly. Bello had a solid return. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 5, walking 1, and hitting 1 batter over 6 innings. Jimmy Herget relieved him to start the 7th. Herget walked the bases loaded and hit a batter to drive in a run in the inning. Pittsburgh scored another run off Robert Stephenson in the 8th to make it 4-3. Carlos Estevez pitched a 1-2-3 9th to earn the save. With the win, LA moves ahead of Pittsburgh in the standings and no longer has the worst record in all of baseball. Final Score: Los Angeles 4, Pittsburgh 3 WP: B. Bello (1-3) LP: M. Keller (1-5) SV: C. Estevez (6) Record: 12-23 TRADE: The Angels traded minor leaguers Ehire Adriana, Jack Kochanowicz, and Myles Emerson to Oakland in exchange for P Sean Newcomb and P Stevie Emanuels. Newcomb will join the Angels and Emanuels will report to Salt Lake. The Angels Optioned Jimmy Herget to AAA. |
Game #36 – May 7 – Angels @ Pirates
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo 2B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Jordan Westburg 3B Logan O'Hoppe C Nick Gonzalez DH Nelson Velazquez RF Xavier Edwards SS Angel Rondon P The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning on a Rowdy Tellez single. The Angels tied it in the 2nd on back-to-back doubles by Schanuel and Westburg. Trout smashed a 2 run HR to LF in the 6th to give the Angels a 3-1 lead. Nolan Schanuel followed with a HR to RF (his 9th). Rengifo singled home another run in the 7th. Rondon pitched into the 7th inning. Blake Treinen relieved him after Oneil Cruz singled home a run to make it 5-2. Treinen retired Edward Olivares to end the inning. He pitched a scoreless 8th. Cruz doubled home a run off Carlos Estevez in the 9th to make it 5-3. With runners at 2B and 3B and 1 out, Olivares hit a foul pop to 3B and Estevez struck out Brian Reynolds on a 3-2 changeup to end the game. Final Score: Los Angeles 5, Pittsburgh 3 WP: A. Rondon (1-1) LP: P. Skenes (0-5) SV: C. Estevez (7) Record: 13-23 |
Game #37 – May 8 – Angels @ Pirates
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo DH Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Jordan Westburg 3B Zach Neto SS Logan O'Hoppe C Nelson Velazquez RF Nick Gonzalez 2B Reid Detmers P The Angels loaded the bases in the top of the 1st inning but could not score. The game remained scoreless into the bottom of the 5th when the Pirates threatened with runners at the corners and no one out. Detmers struck out Liover Pegiero, got Oneil Cruz to pop up to shallow RF, and struck out Henry Davis to end the threat and preserve the scoreless tie. Detmers came back out for the 6th but was pulled when Bryan Reynolds drew a leadoff walk. Jack Suwinski greeted Sean Newcome with a double into the LF corner, and Edward Olivares drew a walk to load the bases. Newcome walked Rowdy Tellez to force in the 1st run of the game (charged to Detmers) before striking out Michael A. Taylor and Joe Perez. Pegiero grounded to SS to end the inning. Cruz crushed a 447 foot HR to CF off of Nick Mears in the 7th to make it a 2-0 game. The Angels never mounted a threat after the 1st inning and were held to just 4 hits by Pirates pitching, wasting a fine effort by Detmers who struck out 9 over 5 innings of work. Final Score: Pittsburgh 2, Los Angeles 0 WP: M. Gonzalez (1-4) LP: R. Detmers (2-3) SV: D. Bednar (2) Record: 13-24 |
Game #38 – May 9 – Royals @ Angela
STARTING LINEUP Luis Rengifo RF Nick Gonzalez 2B Mike Trout DH Nolan Schanuel 1B Jordan Westburg 3B Zach Neto SS Nelson Velazquez LF Matt Thaiss C Victor Robles CF Christopher Sanchez P The Angels took the red eye to return home to face the Royals. The Halos got on the board first in the bottom of the 2nd inning when Westburg led off with a double and, after Neto was retired, Velazquez doubled high off the LF wall (missing a HR by inches) to make it 1-0. The Angels added to their lead when Trout doubled to lead of the bottom of the 6th and Westburg singled through a drawn in infield. Neto broke out of his slump with a single which sent Westburg to 3B and Velazquez followed with a sacrifice fly to deep RF to make it a 3-0 lead. Christopher Sanchez navigated his way through 6 scoreless innings. Robert Stephenson relieved him. He pitched a scoreless 7th but the Royals got to him for a run in the 8th. Luis Garcia came on to record the final out of the inning and get out of a jam. Robles doubled home 2 big insurance runs in the bottom of the 8th. Gonzalez singled later in the inning to score a run, and Trout followed with a RBI single to make it 7-1. Schanuel’s double to the RCF gap scored 2 more. Garcia stayed on to pitch the bottom of the 9th to record his 1st save. Final Score: Los Angeles 9, Kansas City 1 WP: C. Sanchez (2-1) LP: S. Lugo (2-4) SV: L. Garcia (1) Record: 14-24 TRADE: The Angels completed a trade, sending Luis Rengifo and minor leaguer Matt Coutney to Pittsburgh in exchange for pitchers Luis Ortiz and Carmen Mlodzinski. The two teams had been working on the deal for several days, but could not conclude it before the Angels left Pittsburgh. Mlodzinski emerged as a high-leverage bullpen option for the Pirates in 2023, and the Angels expect him to strengthen their bullpen. Ortiz has an intriguing arm. He will report to AAA Salt Lake. The Angels optioned Jose Soriano to Salt Lake to make room for Mlodzinski on the active roster and recalled Ernie Clement to replace Rengifo. |
Game #39 – May 10 – Royals @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Xavier Edwards 3B Nick Gonzalez 2B Austin Hays LF Nolan Schanuel 1B Zach Neto SS Nelson Velazquez RF Anthony Rendon DH Logan O’Hoppe C Victor Robles CF Tyler Anderson P The Angels took an early 1-0 when Edwards led off the bottom of the 1st with a single, Gonzalez doubled, and Schanuel hit a sacrifice fly. The Halos added a run in the 3rd when Edwards singled, stole 2B, and scored on a Hays double. Schanuel followed with a single to CF to score Hays, making it 3-0. Anderson retired the first 11 batters he faced before walking Hunter Renfroe with 2 outs in the 4th. Vinnie Pasquantino broke up Anderson's no hit bid in the 5th. The Royals broke through for a run, but Hays prevented any further damage with a sensational catch to rob Bobby Witt of a base hit and to end the inning. Robles homered in the bottom of the inning, and Edwards followed with a single for his 3rd hit of the game (he had 4 hits for the game). He stole 2B and scored when Schanuel blasted his 10th HR of the season (383 feet to RF). Blake Treinan relieved Anderson to start the 8th. Anderson, who turned in his best performance of the season, pitched 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits, striking out 6 and walking 1. Treinan gave up a 2 run bomb to Kyle Isbel, which closed it to 6-3. Carlos Estevez pitched the 9th for his 8th save. Final Score: Los Angeles 6, Kansas City 3 WP: T. Anderson (4-2) LP: C. Hernandez (0-1) SV: C. Estevez (8) Record: 15-24 |
Game #40 – May 11 – Royals @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Xavier Edwards 2B Austin Hays RF Mike Trout LF Nolan Schanuel 1B Jordan Westburg 3B Nick Gonzalez DH Logan O’Hoppe C Ernie Clement SS Victor Robles CF Brayan Bello P Ernie Clement made his Angels debut, and Mike Trout made his first start in LF. The Royals jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a Vinnie Pasquantino double, but when Salvador Perez followed with a single to RF, Hays threw a strike to the plate to throw out Pasquantino and end the inning. The Halos took the lead in the bottom of the inning against Brady Singer. Edwards continued his hot hitting by leading off with a single to LF. After Hays walked, Trout doubled down the RF line to score both runners. Trout then scored on a Schanuel sacrifice fly. The Royals got a run back on Freddy Fermin’s 2nd inning home run. The Angels answered with O’Hoppe’s bomb in the bottom of the inning. A single by Clement and a Robles double put runners at 2B and 3B, and Edwards hit a sacrifice fly to make it 5-2. Hays then singled to CF to score Robles. Trout singled, and an error by Hunter Renfroe allowed both runners to advance. Schanuel singled to score another run and Westburg walked to load the bases. Luis Cessna retired the next 2 batters to end the inning. Back to back to back singles by Robles, Edwards, and Hays added another run in the 3rd. The Royals scored twice in the top of the 4th and threatened to score more, but Clement made a sensational diving catch on a Massey line drive to end the inning. Nick Mears pitched 2 scoreless innings, retiring all 6 batters he faced. The Royals scored a run off of Jose Suarez in the 7th. Robles injured his ankle on a defensive play to end the 7th. Matt Thaiss entered the game to play 1B and replace Robles in the batting order. Schanuel moved to LF and Trout took over in CF. Luis Garcia relieved Suarez on the mound. Clement walked to start the bottom of the 8th, stole 2B, and went to 3B in a wild pitch. Thaiss followed with a sacrifice fly to the warning track in CF to give the Angels in a 9-5 lead. Garcia pitched the 9th. The Royals managed to add a run, but Garcia retired Vinnie Pasquantino on a sharp line drive to 2B. The Halos will be going for a 4 game sweep tomorrow. With the win, the Angels move ½ game ahead of Oakland in the AL West. Final Score: Los Angeles 9, Kansas City 6 WP: N. Mears (1-0) LP: B. Singer (2-5) SV: L. Garcia (2) Record: 16-24 TRANSACTION: Placed Victor Robles on the 10 Day IL with a high ankle sprain. He is expected to miss about a month. Recalled Jason Martin from AAA Salt Lake. |
Game #41 – May 12 – Royals @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Xavier Edwards 2B Austin Hays LF Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Jordan Westburg 3B Nick Gonzalez DH Zach Neto SS Nelson Velazquez RF Logan O’Hoppe C Angel Rondon P Velazquez’s RBI single in the 2nd gave the Angels a 1-0 lead. Edwards drew a bases loaded walk later in the inning to make it 2-0. O’Hoppe's 3 run blast in the 4th made it 5-0. Kansas City scored a run in the 5th. Mike Trout was injured in the throw to the plate and had to leave the game. Ernie Clement replaced him in CF. O’Hoppe belted his 2nd HR of the game in the bottom of the 6th to make it 6-1. Rondon continued the string of strong starts by Angels pitchers. He pitched 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits. He struck out 10 and walked 2. Sean Newcomb relieved him to start the 7th. Velazquez hit an RBI single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th and O’Hoppe followed with a double into the LCF gap to score 2 more. The hit lifted O’Hoppe's batting average above the Mendoza line. Edwards’s RBI groundout made it 10-1. Newcomb gave way to Carmen Mlodzinski in the 8th. Mlodzinski closed it out with 2 scoreless innings in his Angels debut. The Angels completed a series sweep! Logan O'Hoppe went 3-3 with 2 HRs and 6 RBIs. Fortunately, Trout’s injury was not serious, and he will not have to miss any time. Final Score: Los Angeles 10, Kansas City 1 WP: A. Rondon (2-2) LP: Record: 17-24 TRADE: After weeks of negotiations, the Angels traded Anthony Rendon to Atlanta in exchange for OF J. P. Martinez and INF/OF Eli White. The Angels will retain 100% of Rendon’s massive salary. The Angels were considering giving Rendon his outright release, and gaining 2 players for him seemed to be a better option. White is no longer a prospect and has a reputation as an excellent defender with plus speed who can play multiple positions wwll but not hit. Martinez was once a top 100 prospect whose career has stagnated in the high minors (he played a few games for Texas in 2023). He has power and speed. White was assigned to AAA Salt Lake and Martinez to AA Rocket City. Connor Joe was recalled from AAA Evansville to take Rendon's place on the roster. |
The Season at the Quarter Pole
The Angels are clearly in rebuild mode now and are staring youngsters at all 4 infield positions, catcher, and Velazquez in the OF. They also have acquired a core of young starters. There are few veteran trade chips left, mostly in the bullpen. After a brutal start, the team has been playing better in the past couple of weeks. Time to sit back and let the young guys play and see what they can do. Some of them will be long term answers, and some will not develop the way we hope. Nolan Schanuel has been impressive, and we really like what Jordan Westburg has been doing so far. Zach Neto shows promise but has been in a horrible slump. Logan O'Hoppe's slump has been even worse, although he was a force in the last series vs. the Royals. |
Game #42 – May 13 – Cardinals @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Xavier Edwards 3B Austin Hays LF Jordan Westburg DH Zach Neto SS Ernie Clement 2B Nelson Velazquez RF Connor Joe 1B Jason Martin CF Matt Thaiss C Reid Detmers P Sonny Gray came into the game with a 5-0 record and a 1.41 ERA, and he pitched like it. He didn't surrender a hit until the 5th inning. Nolan Gorman homered to CF in the 2nd to give St. Louis the lead. The Cardinals added a run in the 5th when Tommy Edman reached on a bunt single and scored on an Ivan Herrera double off the CF wall. Victor Scott brought home another run with an RBI single to RF. The Redbirds scored again in the 6th on a Gorman sacrifice fly. Zach Neto’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 6th made it 4-1. The 1st two batters reached base for the Cardinals in the 7th, and Blake Treinan relieved Detmers. Treinan immediately surrendered an RBI single to Herrera, then threw a wild pitch before Scott doubled into the RCF gap to score 2 more. By the time Treinan got out of the inning, the score was 9-1. Final Score: St. Louis 10, Los Angeles 1 WP: S. Gray (6-0) LP: R. Detmers (2-4) Record: 17-25 |
Game #43 – May 14 – Cardinals @ Angels
STARTING LINEUP Connor Joe RF Austin Hays LF Mike Trout DH Nolan Schanuel 1B Jordan Westburg 3B Nick Gonzalez 2B Zach Neto SS Logan O'Hoppe C Jason Martin C Christopher Sanchez P The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning on Tommy Edman 's single to LF. Hays misplayed the ball, allowing a run to score. Hays doubled home O’Hoppe in the bottom of the inning to tie the game. St. Louis took a 3-1 lead in the 4th in back to back doubles by Dylan Carlson and Brandon Donovan. Brandon Crawford followed with a 407 foot HR to RF to make it 5-1. Westburg led off the bottom of the inning with a bomb to CF to make it 5-2. The Angels took advantage of a Crawford error in the bottom of the 5th. Instead of a double play to end the inning, the Halos had runners at 1B and 2B and Gonzalez doubled down the RF line to make it 5-3. Reliever Andres Pallante struck out Neto and O’Hoppe with runners at 2B and 3B to end the inning. Sanchez pitched into the 6th and was received by Nick Mears. Joe singled with 1 out in the 6th and Hays doubled to put runners at 2B and 3B. Kenyan Middleton struck out Trout, but Schanuel singled through the middle to score both runners and tie the game. Westburg followed with a double to score Schanuel from 1B, giving the Halos the lead, and Gonzalez doubled to make it 7-5. Robert Stephenson, Luis Garcia, and Carlos Estevez each pitched a scoreless inning to close it out. This was a big game for the Angels. For the first time this season they came back to win after falling significantly behind Final Score: Los Angeles 7, St. Louis 5 WP: N. Mears (2-0) LP: K. Middleton (1-1) SV: C. Estevez (9) Record: 18-25 LEAGUE NEWS: Andrew Benintendi (released by the White Sox in April 24) signed with the Dodgers. The Astros signed Alex Bregman to a 4 year contract extension worth $122,000,000. |
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