Gameday Thread: Nationals @ Angels (5/6/22): Diaz on the mound

[Vlad27Trout27]

how did Diaz look?

[Pancake Bear]

No cowboy hat today. 

[Angels 1961]

Angels are playing at a high level right now but I think they need another OF. Any injury who do they use? Mayfield, Rojas or Adell. Marsh is great on defense but is striking out at an alarming rate. Red Sox continue to lose JBJ could be available. Diaz looked very good and I like fast pace.

[TroutField]

13 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

how did Diaz look?

About 6 feet tall, light skinned Venezuelan dude. 

[Erstad Grit]

Wowzers. We went to the game and got home by 9:10pm. 

[failos]

hell yeah, angels win

[failos]

45 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

how did Diaz look?

Started out very poorly, but he was able to get out of jams—so, promising. The real test will be against a good team.

[Docwaukee]

58 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

how did Diaz look?

secondary pitches got him out of trouble.  Both the slider and change worked very well.  Fastball command was a bit off but not bad.  He's very poised on the mound.  Doesn't seem like much bothers him.  Got behind on some hitters but didn't give in.  

[gurn67]

Mariners gave up 3 runs in the top of the 9th, and lose to the Rays 7-8. Mariners drop to 12-15.

Also, to make things even worse, their starting catcher Tom Murphy dislocated his left shoulder.

[HeavenlyHalos]

Seattle got incredibly lucky last year getting 90 wins with a -51 run differential. They are getting unlucky this year with a positive run differential; i.e. they were winning close games last year but losing them so far this season. Weird that our first series with them isn't until the middle of June - even stranger is that it is a 5 game series in Seattle.

[mmc]

 

[Lazorko Saves]

2 hours ago, HanfordGuy said:

Erica sporting the top half of the Canadian tuxedo.

[Pancake Bear]

Remember when Seattle was gonna run away with the division? Good times. 

[Warfarin]

18-10, second best record in the AL.  Not a bad start!  There will be down times, but given that there are now 6 playoff teams instead of 5, we've had a great start on our path to trying to secure one of those spots.

[Jay]

Makes a difference when you have decent pitching.

[Angels 1961]

8 hours ago, failos said:

Started out very poorly, but he was able to get out of jams—so, promising. The real test will be against a good team.

National's a good hitting team

[Angels 1961]

6 hours ago, Lazorko Saves said:

She looks better with each halo victory. Maybe she is what Angels have been missing.

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

National's a good hitting team

Actually, 10th in NL OPS at .678 and next to last in NL HRs (17), although third in NL doubles

They have Soto and Bell, and then meh after that.

That said, any MLB game shutout is good.

 

Edited May 7, 2022 by Angel Oracle

[Angel Oracle]

The key relievers minimize their pitch counts, helping to keep their arms fresher.   Just over 40 pitches to get through 4 innings 

20 scoreless innings have now reduced the team ERA to 3.41, 5th lowest in the AL.

Good blend of pitching, hitting, much improved defense, and speed on the bases

Edited May 7, 2022 by Angel Oracle

[AngelsLakersFan]

3 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

She looks better with each halo victory. Maybe she is what Angels have been missing.

She's always one of the top 5 or 6 most talented individuals on the field at any given time.

[Blarg]

11 hours ago, gurn67 said:

Mariners gave up 3 runs in the top of the 9th, and lose to the Rays 7-8. Mariners drop to 12-15.

Also, to make things even worse, their starting catcher Tom Murphy dislocated his left shoulder.

[eligrba]

12 hours ago, gurn67 said:

Mariners gave up 3 runs in the top of the 9th, and lose to the Rays 7-8. Mariners drop to 12-15.

Also, to make things even worse, their starting catcher Tom Murphy dislocated his left shoulder.

[tdawg87]

If that isn't badass I don't know what is.

[T.G.]

True Moxie 

[mmc]