Gameday Thread: Rangers @ Angels 7/19 7:05

[Robrock30]

Angels 
Lineup 7/19
7:05 PST

TEX:Kyle Lohse(R) (0-1, 10.80)
LAA:Tim Lincecum(R) (1-3, 6.85)

1. Shin-Soo Choo(L) DH
2. Ian Desmond(R) CF
3. Rougned Odor(L) 2B
4. Adrian Beltre(R) 3B
5. Mitch Moreland(L) 1B
6. Ryan Rua(R) LF
7. Nomar Mazara(L) RF
8 .Elvis Andrus(R) SS
9. Robinson Chirinos(R) C

1. Yunel Escobar(R) 3B
2. Kole Calhoun(L) RF
3. Mike Trout(R) CF
4. Albert Pujols(R) DH
5. Daniel Nava(S) LF
6. Andrelton Simmons(R) SS
7. Ji-Man Choi(L) 1B
8. Jett Bandy(R) C
9. Gregorio Petit(R) 2B

[Ray McKigney]

Let's get Lohse's ERA up to 20 tonight!!!!!

[Troll Daddy]

Offense looks good ... Lincecum FTW

[kevinb]

I wonder what affect the Trop injury will have on the guys after being red hot lately. 

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!! Go Tim Lincecum!!!

Dodge and weave for at least six and keep your team in the game, Timmy. Be efficient.

Just 6 games out of third place. Stretch the winning streak to 5.

538 has raised the Angels' chances of victory tonight from 51 percent to 53. The Halos now have a 1 percent chance of making the playoffs, up from <1 percent.

[Angels#1Fan]

Go Halos..keep the streak alive!

[eligrba4ever]

MLB Network is a double-edged sword. Got the Angels game live on cable. Unfortunately, the Texas broadcasters come with it.

[daygloman]

Go Halos!

[fan_since79]

Lincecum in trouble already.

Ugh.

 

[fan_since79]

Settle down, Timmy!

 

[daygloman]

Welp, it's going to go either well, or the scheisse is going to hit the fan!??!

[eligrba4ever]

A double play would solve this traffic jam.

[eligrba4ever]

Strikeout of Moreland solves half the problem. Still have to get Rua.

[fan_since79]

Huge strikeout there!

 

[JAHV76]

Nice pitching out of a jam

[eligrba4ever]

Strike 3. Timmy escapes in 26 pitches.

[fan_since79]

Whew!

 

[daygloman]

It ended up going well! Heh!~

[beatlesrule]

Yeah he labored but he got out of the inning without allowing a run so that's the most important thing.

[Angels#1Fan]

Timmy not looking too good so far.

1-0 Rangers

[eligrba4ever]

Woke up the gophers out in the bullpen.

[TroutField]

Timmy freaking blows 

[eligrba4ever]

I'm less worried at this point in the game about a solo homer surrendered by Timmy than I am about a 10-pitch first inning for Lohse.

Factoid from the Texas booth: Angels are No. 1 in hitting into DPs and the Rangers are No. 1 in turning DPs.

[eligrba4ever]

Albert leads the second with a single and Nava, Simmons and Choi leave him there. That's a concern, although the Angels have been rallying a bit later in the game recently.

[JAHV76]

Nice double play for Simmons and Choi