The Angels Are 24-41 and Their Latest Nightmare Has No End in Sight
Holy smokes, did you see what went down in LA on Saturday? The Dodgers, man, they put up a NINE-SPOT in the first inning against the Angels. NINE RUNS! Like, what even is that? It’s brutal to watch, especially when you think about what this means for the Angels’ already rough season. This isn't just a bad game, it's a symptom of something way bigger, and it's getting ugly fast.
Shohei Ohtani Is Still a Nightmare for Anaheim
Can you believe how much Shohei Ohtani is just absolutely torching his old team? The dude is a problem, a serious problem, and the Angels have absolutely no answer. He smashed a two-run homer in that ridiculous first inning on Saturday, just twisting the knife even further. This isn't a fluke either. He’s now got six dingers in only 15 career games against them. Six! Remember, this is the guy who won two AL MVP awards wearing an Angels jersey from 2018-23. Now he's on the other side, a two-time World Series champ with the Dodgers, and he's still making them pay. The Dodgers are just one win away from sweeping the season series 6-0 against the Angels, which would be sweet payback after getting swept by them last year. These Dodgers are currently sitting at 42-23, second best in the majors behind Atlanta, and they show no mercy.
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Meanwhile, the Angels are in an absolute tailspin, tied for the worst record in all of baseball at a staggering 24-41, alongside the Colorado Rockies. That Saturday game was a train wreck from the jump. Their starting pitcher, Jack Kochanowicz, only got one out and gave up seven runs, six earned. Shortstop Zach Neto had a throwing error that brought in two early runs. Reliever Brent Suter coughed up the last two runs of the first inning. It’s just brutal to watch. They even lost Jorge Soler to the 10-day injured list with an oblique issue, though Nolan Schanuel did return from an ankle injury, going 0-for-3. Their manager, Kurt Suzuki, is talking about execution being the issue with their best starter, Jose Soriano, who's 1-3 with a 5.13 ERA in his last six starts after a blistering 5-0 start. Soriano has issued 22 walks over just 33 1/3 innings in that stretch. Yikes. You gotta wonder if they can even turn it around this season.
So, what's next? The Angels send their best starter, Jose Soriano (6-4, 2.72 ERA), to the mound today hoping to avoid the season sweep. The Dodgers counter with Emmet Sheehan (3-2, 4.50 ERA). Sheehan struggled in his only prior start against the Angels last season. But the Dodgers rotation just saw Yoshinobu Yamamoto put up 7 1/3 scoreless innings after a first-inning run, retiring 22 straight batters! Sheehan said he's learning from watching these guys, and you can bet he's ready to continue that dominant pitching. Can Soriano find his early-season magic to save them from a full sweep? Or will the Dodgers just keep rolling, piling on the misery? You know I'll be watching to see what goes down. Let's hope for some good baseball, even if it's not our boys out there!
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