Nobody's Talking About Zack Gelof's 21-Game Hitting Streak and That's a Problem for the Angels

Alright, so get this: the AL West is always wild, and even when our boys in teal aren't on the field, we're watching what everyone else is doing. The Angels and the Athletics are about to kick off a four-game series in West Sacramento, and if their last matchup was any indication, it's gonna be a brawl. Back in May, the A's actually took three out of four games from the Angels down in Anaheim. Yeah, you read that right. They put up 23 runs in those three wins! But the real kicker for this upcoming series? Zack Gelof is on an ABSOLUTELY insane 21-game hitting streak, and it's the top active streak in all of Major League Baseball right now.

Gelof is Heating Up, Can the A's Turn It Around?

You gotta be kidding me with Zack Gelof. The dude is playing out of his mind! He just mashed a homer in the bottom of the ninth against the Pirates on Wednesday, not only getting a hit but making it a long ball to keep his career-best streak alive. This isn't just some lucky stretch, either. Over these 21 games, Gelof is batting a ridiculous .366, piling up 30 hits in 82 at-bats. Plus, he's smacked five dingers in his last nine games. Even A's manager Mark Kotsay gave him props for that clutch ninth-inning homer, saying, "Anytime you have a hitting streak on the line, you obviously know that this is an at-bat that you're either going to end it or continue it. Pretty impressive at-bat to not only get a hit, but to hit a home run. He's competing and that's what we want from these guys." Look, the A's just dropped the last two games of their set against Pittsburgh, getting absolutely mauled 12-4 in the finale. Kotsay said, "We lost the series. We have the Angels coming in, a divisional opponent. We played the Angels pretty well down in (Anaheim), I think the games were really

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close and I expect the same type of games going into this weekend." Can Gelof's red-hot bat spark something more?

Angels Are Stumbling, But Trout and Neto Are Swinging

Meanwhile, the Angels are kinda limping into this series, dropping three of their last four, including an 8-1 loss to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Remember that wild game on May 18 when Angels right-hander J.T. Ginn had a no-hitter going into the ninth? Adam Frazier broke it up with a single, and then Zach Neto hit a two-run walk-off homer to win it 2-1 for the Angels. That was brutal. But Neto seems to be finding his stroke again, homering for the second straight game and getting back-to-back two-hit outings after a rough 2-for-23 stretch with 13 strikeouts over five games. He even tripled on Tuesday! Manager Kurt Suzuki was pumped, saying, "It was good to see him walk and lay off some tough pitches. The home run to center field, especially on an off-speed pitch, I thought that was a great sign. He's just got to keep going and keep getting better." And of course, Mike Trout is still Mike Trout. He went 1-for-3 on Wednesday, extending his own hitting streak to eight games with three homers in that stretch. He leads the Angels with 17 homers, with Neto right behind him at 15. The Angels haven't even named a starter for Thursday, possibly calling someone up from Triple-A. Friday could see ace Jose Soriano get the nod, but his career numbers against the A's aren't great, sitting at 1-3 with a 7.82 ERA in nine appearances. Gage Jump, the A's left-hander, is making his fifth career start and first against the Angels on Thursday. He's 2-1 with a 3.09 ERA. So, the stage is set. Can Gelof continue to absolutely rake? Will the Angels' big bats in Trout and Neto pick up the slack? This four-game set is going to tell us a lot about where these teams are truly at. You know we'll be watching every pitch!

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