This was just what the Angels needed, a bad team to roll into town. And not only did the hitters do their job, but the pitchers also had some quality starts in the two game sweep.
In the 9-1 win yesterday, John Lackey got it done pretty nicely on the mound. He gave up a single run on seven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in seven innings to improve to 3-2. Gary Matthews, Jr., Garrett Anderson and Shea Hillenbrand all drove in two runs while Erick Aybar scored twice.
The today Bartolo Colon struck out eleven in seven solid innings to improve to 2-0. Gary Matthews, Jr. went three for five with two runs and an RBI while Vlad Guerrero went yard with a two run shot in the 11-3 win.
So the Angels sit a game ahead of the A’s and they jump on a plane and head to Chicago for three against the White Sox. This should be a tough series and it was only two years ago that these two teams faced off in the ALCS. Hopefully the result is different then what happened then though.
