Gameday: 8/31 - Angels @ Astros - Ohtani bats against LHP

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

 

Angels

Jaime Barria (R)

1. Kole Calhoun (L) RF

2. David Fletcher (R) 2B

3. Mike Trout (R) CF

4. Justin Upton (R) LF

5. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS

6. Shohei Ohtani (L) DH

7. Jefry Marte (R) 1B

8. Taylor Ward (R) 3B

9. Jose Briceno (R) C

 

Astros

Framber Valdez (L)

1. George Springer (R) CF

2. Alex Bregman (R) 3B

3. Jose Altuve (R) 2B

4. Carlos Correa (R) SS

5. Tyler White (R) DH

6. Marwin Gonzalez (S) LF

7. Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

8. Josh Reddick (L) RF

9. Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

[tdawg87]

F'n Sosh

[gurn67]

Angels regulars with OPS under .600 against LHP in 2018:

Upton

Maldonado

Cozart

Kinsler

Ohtani

[Taylor]

Ohtani will likely go 0-for-4 with 3 K's, but it's encouraging to see him getting his chance.

[tdawg87]

Just now, Taylor said:

Ohtani will likely go 0-for-4 with 3 K's, but it's encouraging to see him getting his chance.

He'll go 3-4 with 2 HR and sit against the next lefty they face because Sosh reads AW.

[Glen]

Yay, Marte!

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!

Go Jaime Barria!!! Be solid for 6 or 7!! Good things happen!!!

Go Calhoun, Fletcher, Trout, Upton, Simmons,

Ohtani, Marte, Ward and Briceno!!!

Don't get schooled by the rookie Valdez!!! Still goin' for a sweep!!!

MAKE ALL TEXAS HOWL!!! 

[eligrba4ever]

Ohtani gets a look at Valdez, who's making his second MLB start. He's a prospect, but not a proven top lefty. Go Shohei!!

[beatlesrule]

35 minutes ago, gurn67 said:

Angels regulars with OPS under .600 against LHP in 2018:

Upton

Maldonado

Cozart

Kinsler

Ohtani

What month do you think it is?

[failos]

Oh well at least we can complain about Marte playing.

[eligrba4ever]

6 minutes ago, failos said:

Oh well at least we can complain about Marte playing.

Do you mean instead of Cowart? LOL.

[fan_since79]

Cy Valdez shut us down in his last start, so I would expect the same tonight. We can't hit lefthanders.

7 IP, 4 hits, 1 ER

 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

5 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

Do you mean instead of Cowart? LOL.

Neither can hit at least Cowart can field.

[eligrba4ever]

Victor says this is Mike's 135th lineup of 2018. Rolling with the punches on a daily basis.

[DMVol]

12 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

Do you mean instead of Cowart? LOL.

I’d like to see Fernandez, even against a LHP.....

[fan_since79]

Jordan Zimmermann no-hitting the Yankees through five in the Bronx. One BB.

3-0 Tigers

 

[fan_since79]

I jinxed him. Brett Gardner, two-run HR on his bobblehead night.

 

[Troll Daddy]

Scioscia did Ohtani a favor, in way, not batting him against LH pitching. 

ROY

[Angel Oracle]

I don’t get it.

Framber Valdez was nothing special in the minors this season.

Oh, and get Jeremy Reed up here as hitting coach.

[Angel Oracle]

55 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

Victor says this is Mike's 135th lineup of 2018. Rolling with the punches on a daily basis.

He may be joking.   This is only game # 135.

[tdawg87]

15 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

I don’t get it.

Framber Valdez was nothing special in the minors this season.

Oh, and get Jeremy Reed up here as hitting coach.

He's a lefty. 

This team needs to learn how to hit LHP.

[Troll Daddy]

Gonzalez needs to be tossed 

[tdawg87]

2 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Gonzalez needs to be tossed 

Are you volunteering?

[fan_since79]

Sunday's game has been moved to the evening...national telecast with Ohtani pitching.

 

[eligrba4ever]

WOO HOO!!! SIMBA!!!!