Vlad is the man. His twelth homerun yesterday was a walk off two run shot that gave the Angels a 4-3 win over the Orioles. The Angels won their third straight and they now sport an impressive 5 1/2 game lead. Not insurmountable, but it’s definitely a nice cushion.
How good has Vlad been. In looking at his splits page, he’s hitting .423 in his last seven games. Oddly, he’s killed right handed pitching to the tune of a 1.070 OPS and he puts on a show in front of the home crowd. He’s a .389 hitter at home and “only” .294 on the road. Probably the most impressive number on the page is what he does after he has a 3-0 count. He has a .889 OBP percentage when a pitcher goes 3-0 on him and a 2.089 OPS. Oh yeah, and he’s hitting .371 with runners in scoring position.
Next up is three agains the Twins. The Angels have the best home record in baseball so I like our chances in this one. Plus, we won’t have to see Johan Santana, who threw yesterday. Tonight, it’ll be Jered Weaver going up against Boof Bonser.
