The Angels split what turned out to be a crazy two game series with the Tigers and at the end of it all, the Angels are still .500 at 10-10. Jered Weaver was pummelled in the first game and this one was over pretty quickly. Weaver dropped to 0-2 and he gave up seven runs in 1 2/3 innings. Gary Matthews, Jr. finished with two hits including a homerun and two RBIs in the 9-5 loss.
Then it looked like the Angels were going to turn the tables this afternoon and they scored seven runs in the first three innings. Then a run here and three runs there shaved the lead down to one until a two run homer off of K-Rod actually gave the Tigers an 8-7 lead in the ninth. The Vlad Guerrero scored on a wild pitch in the ninth to tie it and then Erick Aybar drove in the winning run on a fielders choice in the tenth.
Dustin Mosely got only one batter out, but he picked up the win because it was the last batter in the tenth. Orlando Cabrera and Vlad Guerrero each had three hits, two runs and two RBIs in the 9-8 win.
Next up is three against the Devil Rays, who are taking it to the Yankees as we speak. John Lackey gets the start in the opener tomorrow and then Bartolo Colon throws on Thursday. I like our chances in each of these games.
