Angels @ Dodgers 3/31 7:10

[Robrock30]

Angels
Andrew Heaney (L)

 

Dodgers
Scott Kazmir (L)

 

1. Yunel Escobar ® 3B
2. Craig Gentry ® CF
3. Albert Pujols ® DH
4. C.J. Cron ® 1B
5. Kole Calhoun (L) RF
6. Andrelton Simmons ® SS
7. Carlos Perez ® C
8. Shane Robinson ® LF
9. Johnny Giavotella ® 2B

 

1. Enrique Hernandez ® CF
2. Yasiel Puig ® RF
3. Justin Turner ® 3B
4. Adrian Gonzalez (L) 1B
5. Scott Van Slyke ® LF
6. Chase Utley (L) 2B
7. A.J. Ellis ® C
8. Corey Seager (L) SS
9. Scott Kazmir (L) P

[Robrock30]

Mike Trout is not playing Thursday due to the flu according to Mike DiGiovanna.

[Blarg]

Blue flu?

[Blarg]

Rob, how is it the Angels have a DH and the Dodgers don't?

[jgimondo]

Its allowed now in preseason games.

[Troutstanding]

Dodgers being NL will want to have their pitcher getting AB's while Angels in AL wouldn't want that. 

[nando714]

I'll be at the game tonight

[Angel Oracle]

I hope Trout's flu doesn't carry over 4-5 days. 

[VariousCrap]

I'll be at the game tonight

 

 

 

Don't get murdered after the game in the parking lot.  They are known to do that there.

[VariousCrap]

In my opinion, tonight's line-up is a perfect example of the terror we should all feel if Trout was to miss an extended period of time this season.  They have jack shit on the roster to fill in for him.  This is why I truly felt signing Dexter Fowler made so much sense for LF.  Not only did you get Fowler for LF, but if Trout was to ever miss time, you could have him fill in at CF and then have Nava at LF or whatever.

[Billy_Ball]

Meh...Fowler wasn't worth a draft pick.

[totdprods]

If Trout is ever out for an extended period were basically screwed regardless. Fowler wouldn't have bridged that gap.

[eligrba4ever]

Go Halos!!! Beat L.A.!!!!!!

[bloodbrother]

In my opinion, tonight's line-up is a perfect example of the terror we should all feel if Trout was to miss an extended period of time this season.  They have jack shit on the roster to fill in for him.  This is why I truly felt signing Dexter Fowler made so much sense for LF.  Not only did you get Fowler for LF, but if Trout was to ever miss time, you could have him fill in at CF and then have Nava at LF or whatever.

 

Let's be honest, the team is screwed with or without Fowler if Trout were to miss an extended period of time

[daygloman]

Go Halos!!!

 

It's almost here!

[RallyPanda]

Is it sad that I took one look at the lineup, saw Trout was out and lost 99% of my interest in watching tonight's game? That lineup, my God, we're in for a long year folks!

[jsnpritchett]

Is it sad that I took one look at the lineup, saw Trout was out and lost 99% of my interest in watching tonight's game? That lineup, my God, we're in for a long year folks!

 

Don't think it's sad.  I had the same feeling.  This is the 1st game I've watched all spring, and was looking forward to seeing Trout.  Now, I'll probably just sample a couple of innings.

[Oz27]

Let's be honest, the team is screwed with or without Fowler if Trout were to miss an extended period of time

I'm pretty confident we are screwed with or without Trout too.

[Oz27]

Holy **** Albert managed to get even slower!

[RallyPanda]

Anybody else think of Bart when Pujols was running the bases right now?

[LAAFANofLA]

Holy crap Pujols is slow.

[Oz27]

Escobar at 3B is going to be quite an adventure, isn't it?

[bloodbrother]

Escobar at 3B is going to be quite an adventure, isn't it?

 

Unfortunately, looks like it. Did not like what I saw from him in the field this spring....might actually be worse defensively than Freese was

[VariousCrap]

Johnny G with a badass play!!!!

[WeatherWonk]

A good confidence builder for Gia, and all his hard defensive work, ends the first frame.