Orange County Register: A little bit of luck goes long way for Angels in Jered Weaver's win over Astros' Dallas Kuechel

[AngelsWin.com]

ANAHEIM – It turns out the Angels can catch a break.Thanks to a combination of strong work by the pitching staff, one clutch hit and – to be honest – a little luck, the Angels pulled out a 3-2 victory over the first-place Houston Astros on...

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[Stradling]

"We swing hard, we're very aggressive,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. “You can always look back and wish that he had to work a little bit more, but that's revisionist history. Our guys are competing.

“This guy's been tough on us. He's a difficult style for us to match up against. He pitches to the corners, he slows the game down. He's got as slow a breaking ball as anybody in the league. He's a pitcher, and he was tough on us.”

If Scioscia said this we would have people tell us that he didn't get the players the information and walks are a false stat. It's cool cuz the Astros are a sabr minded team so they can say this stuff.

[Troll Daddy]

"We swing hard, we're very aggressive,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. “You can always look back and wish that he had to work a little bit more, but that's revisionist history. Our guys are competing.

“This guy's been tough on us. He's a difficult style for us to match up against. He pitches to the corners, he slows the game down. He's got as slow a breaking ball as anybody in the league. He's a pitcher, and he was tough on us.”

If Scioscia said this we would have people tell us that he didn't get the players the information and walks are a false stat. It's cool cuz the Astros are a sabr minded team so they can say this stuff.

You're 100% right!

Btw all team use saber metics as a tool. By no means is it gospel.