The good news is, the Angels will have at least a share of first place no matter what happens tonight. The bad news is, the Angels dropped their first series of the season at the hands of the Indians. And in Milwaukee no less. The Indians had an entire series snowed out against the Mariners and they decided to play in more snow in Milwaukee. Okay, it was just snowing outside because Miller Park has a retractable roof.
In Monday’s game, the Angels ran into C.C. Sabathia. Once he left, the Angels mounted a comeback that fell just short and they lost 7-6. Ervin Santana was hit hard and he dropped to 1-1. He gave up six runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. Maicer Izturis drove in three runs and Garrett Anderson had three hits in the loss.
Joe Saunders got it done yesterday. He gave up just a single run on four hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. Gary Matthews, Jr. had a nice game in the 4-1 win. He went two for five and he scored twice.
Then the Angels blew today’s game. They had a 2-1 lead in the eighth and then Travis Hafner hit a three run homerun off of Scott Shields as the Angels lost 4-2. A nice start by Dustin Moseley went to waste and he gave up just one run in six innings. Orlando Cabrera scored both Angels’ runs and he had three hits.
Next up is a four game wrap around series against the Red Sox at Fenway. Boston is never a fun place to play and with this offense, I’d be pretty happy with a 2-2 split. I like our chances with Lackey in tomorrows game but after that, it looks pretty dicey.
