Gameday Thread: (8/8/23) Giants @ Angels: Giolito makes his Angels home debut

[Jason]

4 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

Damn pen really is that thin eh. Didn't expect them to try Leone for a 2 inning save

Need to get Suarez back and put him in there so it becomes fat. 

[eligrba4ever]

BRIGHTEN THAT BABY UP!!!!

FIRST WIN IN AUGUST -- AUG. 8 TO BE EXACT.

LONG NIGHTMARE AT LEAST INTERRUPTED.

[Slegnaac]

New Closer!

[bloodbrother]

Losing streak over!

[Jason]

7 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

Is it too much to ask for a clean 1-2-3 inning?  
 

The Angels have 7 runs on 12 hits.  For most teams, that would be enough.  

Just like that

[Angels 1961]

Who had the DOMINATOR as new closer

[daygloman]

FINALLY!

Light up the Halo!

Go Halos!

[Erstad Grit]

 

[Amazing Larry]

[PattyD22]

Had to dust this off, it’s been awhile.

Good pitching from Giolito.  Moose , Drury and Rengifo had good nights at the plate.

Finally got off the Schneid.

Light it up

Edited August 9, 2023 by PattyD22

[HanfordGuy]

Good night Giants! LTBU!!!

[khouse]

Oh...thank God & LTBU!

[Stradling]

Giolito got the win. Well done. 

[gurn67]

Leone has actually been pitching really solid for the last 6 weeks. 1.20 ERA in his last 15 innings.

[Angel Oracle]

A win!!!!   First one after the trade deadline 

Alert Ripley’s!!!!

[Duren, Duren]

Hey! They actually can win a series tomorrow! With Ohtani pitching. What a novelty. 

Nice game overall. Never lost the first inning lead. Giolito was sharper and gave a quality start. The bullpen got the job done. A big game from Drury. 

I stopped looking at the standings. No point in trying to speculate. Whatever happens happens. Just one game at a time with hopefully sound, competitive play. 

[eligrba4ever]

6 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Who had the DOMINATOR as new closer

After the  8th, the Giants broadcast showed Leone's playoff clinching strikeout from 2021. He has been there.

[eligrba4ever]

The Angels did not gain on the Mariners tonight. San Diego got shut out.

[cjcinec]

30 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

The bullpen is simply atrocious.  
 

Another 2 strike pitch hit out of the park.

They can’t throw a strike when the count is 0-0 or 1-0 but they have no problem throwing 0-2 beach balls. Whoever they have as a pitching coach is getting paid for being incompetent. Half their losses are due to walks and 0-2 batting practice balls.

[rafibomb]

Great bounceback start by Giolito

[gurn67]

22 minutes ago, cjcinec said:

They can’t throw a strike when the count is 0-0 or 1-0 but they have no problem throwing 0-2 beach balls. Whoever they have as a pitching coach is getting paid for being incompetent. Half their losses are due to walks and 0-2 batting practice balls.

I don't watch the games on TV. I only hear the radio broadcasts. It's like a broken record this season to hear Mark Langston say one more time "That was on another 0-2 pitch." It's not Mark's fault. He's just pointing out how totally incompetent these pitchers are.

[Angel Oracle]

13 minutes ago, gurn67 said:

I don't watch the games on TV. I only hear the radio broadcasts. It's like a broken record this season to hear Mark Langston say one more time "That was on another 0-2 pitch." It's not Mark's fault. He's just pointing out how totally incompetent these pitchers and Matt Wise are.

FIFY

[SoCalDucksFan]

1 hour ago, eligrba4ever said:

The Angels did not gain on the Mariners tonight. San Diego got shut out.

It doesn't really matter.  They have 47 games remaining, and need to go at least 34-13 to have any chance.  That gets them to 91 wins, which may still not be quite enough.

[gurn67]

If this team doesn't have a 20 game stretch of at least 16-4, they have not chance. Even if they have a crazy stretch like that, they would still have to go 17-10 in the other games just to get to 90 wins, and 90 might not even be enough the way some of the other teams are playing. They basically have to win every single series from here out starting tomorrow, and get at least a few sweeps mixed in. Is it possible? Yes. Is it likely? Hell no., but not impossible.