Gameday Thread: Angels @ Cardinals (5/2/23 4:45 Pacific): Sandoval on the mound, no Ohtani, Trout at DH

[jsnpritchett]

He's not doing much else, but kudos to Rendon for being efficient at driving in runs from 2nd/3rd so far this year.

[Amazing Larry]

Nice start!

[jsnpritchett]

Wow!  Taylor Ward shows up!  3-run shot to LF.

Sandoval has some breathing room right off the bat.

[eligrba4ever]

WARD!!!! WE'VE BEEN WAITING AND WAITING AND WAITING. 

6-HOLE IS RIGHT TONIGHT.

[daygloman]

Great start!

Go Halos!

[Kampy]

THERE YA GO WARDY!!@!!!  what a great AB!!!  WARD - O !!!

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

WARD  goes yard 4-0

[Angels 1961]

Who said HR for Ward tonight?

[ten ocho recon scout]

Not sure if this offense is actually good, or I'm just so used to how bad it's been the past few years.

I'm old enough to remember when 4 runs wasn't a big inning, it was a series.

 

[rafibomb]

Please don’t be a bitch tonight, Sandy.

[Revad]

I feel better about Ward now after he hit that one out.  I know it’s just one swing but man he needed that!

[Blarg]

3 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

Ward gets 3 hits HR and a double

 

2 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Wow!  Taylor Ward shows up!  3-run shot to LF.

Sandoval has some breathing room right off the bat.

 

1 minute ago, Angels 1961 said:

Who said HR for Ward tonight?

 

[eligrba4ever]

Just now, Revad said:

I feel better about Ward now after he hit that one out.  I know it’s just one swing but man he needed that!

The Cards are 10-19. Everybody should do that. My fantasy lineup does appreciate Ward's nice bomb.

[Kampy]

10 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

He's not doing much else, but kudos to Rendon for being efficient at driving in runs from 2nd/3rd so far this year.

I feel like his D has been really good too... except for that one awful game where he had 2 throwing errors

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Kampy said:

I feel like his D has been really good too... except for that one awful game where he had 2 throwing errors

Eh.  It's been mediocre overall, according to the stats (slightly negative value so far on Fangraphs, slightly positive on Baseball Reference).

[jsnpritchett]

49 pitches for Matz through two.

[aznhockeyguy]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

49 pitches for Matz through two.

He isn't fooling anyone too much either.  Some good takes from the Angel hitters today. 

[Kampy]

Just now, aznhockeyguy said:

He isn't fooling anyone too much either.  Some good takes from the Angel hitters today. 

Maybe Rendon coached up his teammates on how to hit Matz... Tony has had his number

[CaliAngel]

1 hour ago, Reveille1984 said:

What the hell is actually wrong with Rendon now anyways?  Wrist bothering him again? Still recovering from the shoulder HBP? Just unlucky?

Who cares. So sick of his excuses. He sucks.

24 minutes ago, Kampy said:

I feel like his D has been really good too... except for that one awful game where he had 2 throwing errors

His defense since putting on a halo uniform is laughable.

[T.G.]

Why in the hell isn't Ward leading off?

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

5 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Why in the hell isn't Ward leading off?

Cause he isn't been good there recently

[T.G.]

Just now, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Cause he isn't been good there recently

Yes, I know.

[drpiranha]

7 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Why in the hell isn't Ward leading off?

Because we would be ahead 1-0 instead of 4-0

[Justin]

"Albert Pujols never disappoints" 

My God. 

[CaliAngel]

5 minutes ago, Justin said:

"Albert Pujols never disappoints" 

My God. 

I wish Gubi would drop the "always cheery, nothing but good things to say" schtick he never seems to let go of...