If the Los Angeles Angels hope to make up lost ground, they will need more contributions from the bottom of their lineup. The Angels hope they will receive more of that type of production on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. The bottom four hitters for Los Angeles went 8-for-14 with five runs and five RBIs in a 7-4 win against the Orioles on Tuesday night. The result ended a five-game losing streak that had dropped the Angels five games under .500.
The Angels have evolved from their usual problem. Typically, the issue is that Mike Trout is playing really well and no one else is. Now, it's evolved to....Mike Trout, Tyler Anderson, Reid Detmers and Taylor Ward are playing well, and no one else is. The Angels' rotation for the past few years has been horrifically inconsistent.
Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer, Nick Lodolo pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball for his second quality start since coming off the injured list and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game skid with a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. De La Cruz manufactured another run with two outs in the second inning when the 22-year-old singled, stole second and third and scored on the errant throw to third by Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe. "I always think about stealing the next base," De La Cruz said. Lodolo (2-0) allowed a run and seven hits while striking out six after giving up just one hit in 5 2/3 innings against the White Six last Saturday in his first big league start in nearly a year.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
31 | P | |
40 | P | |
47 | P | |
90 | P | |
67 | P | |
48 | P | |
53 | P | |
41 | P | |
66 | P | |
55 | P | |
65 | P | |
43 | P | |
63 | P | |
59 | P | |
24 | P | |
61 | P | |
54 | P | |
49 | P |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
14 | C | |
21 | C |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
13 | 2B | |
23 | 2B | |
9 | SS | |
6 | 3B | |
2 | 2B | |
22 | 1B | |
18 | 1B | |
38 | 2B |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
7 | RF | |
12 | RF | |
16 | CF | |
27 | CF | |
3 | LF |