OC Register: Angels held to one hit in 12-0 loss to Rangers

[AngelsWin.com]

ARLINGTON, Texas — In a season full of disappointment, the Angels reached a new low on Monday.

Starter Patrick Sandoval walked six and didn’t get out of the third and Angels managed just one infield hit in a 12-0 loss to the Texas Rangers, their most lopsided defeat of the season.

Infielder Eduardo Escobar was the Angels’ final pitcher of the night.

Sandoval was charged with five runs, even though he gave up just two hits that got through the infield. Otherwise he was burned by two infield hits, two errors and the walks.

The nightmarish outing marked the third time in the first four games of this trip that an Angels starter put them behind by at least five runs.

Sandoval had actually been the Angels second best starter, behind Shohei Ohtani, over the past month. Coming into this start, he had a 1.86 ERA in his previous five starts, which lowered his ERA for the season to 3.86.

The recent hot streak helped turn his season around after a disappointing start.

Sandoval struck out two of the first three hitters he faced. He would have been out of the inning except for an error by shortstop Andrew Velazquez on a routine play.

That extended the inning, and Sandoval walked two before escaping with a third strikeout.

In the second inning, he issued another walk and he gave up an infield hit. Marcus Semien then lined a clean single into center field. Mickey Moniak bobbled the ball, allowing a second run to score.

Sandoval walked three more in the third inning, ending his night. There were four runs on the board when he left the mound, and a fifth scored on a wild pitch from Griffin Canning.

Canning, who just came off the injured list after missing two weeks because of calf tightness, at least saved the bullpen by working 3-2/3 innings. His velocity was slightly up. He struck out five and walked one.

All of that was encouraging, except Canning gave up a three-run homer to Semien on his 70th and final pitch of the night.

Canning was a candidate to fill the rotation void left by Shohei Ohtani missing a start this time through the rotation, but now the Angels will need to find another solution for Wednesday’s series finale.

Even if the Angels had gotten better pitching on Monday, they still might have lost because the hitters came up empty against Max Scherzer.

The 39-year-old right-hander, who was acquired at the trade deadline, has shown signs of age this season, but the Angels couldn’t do anything with him. Their only hit in seven innings against Scherzer was a Mike Moustakas infield hit. Scherzer struck out 11.

More to come on this story.

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[Angelsjunky]

[Angel Oracle]

Gutless!!!!!

That is all.

[Chico]

We're done. 

[Skankhunt42]

[gurn67]

5 minutes ago, Chico said:

We're done. 

They were done with their gutless showing at home against the Mariners. This team has almost no ability to rise to the occasion.

[Skankhunt42]

3 minutes ago, gurn67 said:

They were done with their gutless showing at home against the Mariners. This team has almost no ability to rise to the occasion.

Sounds like my close friend Drew P. Weiner

[TroutField]

They are just mailing it in at this point, pretty sad…. Nevin can’t motivate shit

[T-angel]

The moment there wasn't a response in Toronto for Chapman mouthing off and Ward getting hit in the face, showed a lot about the team from the coaches, to the management, to the players. And they've played like dog shit ever since. They play with no edge, no identity, no swagger. First thing that needs to be changed if we miss the playoffs and there's a makeover in the leadership of the team, is this identity problem.

[fan_since79]

We've been crap since that 25-1 record setting beat down of Colorado.

That was fun.

[TroutField]

1 hour ago, T-angel said:

The moment there wasn't a response in Toronto for Chapman mouthing off and Ward getting hit in the face, showed a lot about the team from the coaches, to the management, to the players. And they've played like dog shit ever since. They play with no edge, no identity, no swagger. First thing that needs to be changed if we miss the playoffs and there's a makeover in the leadership of the team, is this identity problem.

I agreed with you 100% until you made it seem like we had any chance at the playoffs. We just got spanked by the rangers, 1 hit, double digit runs, all of that… this team is not a playoff team. They all look like they can’t wait for the season to be over. Pathetic 

[BTH]

@Jeff Fletcher

did any other players (besides Sandoval) get asked about their reaction to Nevin’s assessment of their focus level?

Or was Sandoval the only one to talk?

[Angel Oracle]

13 minutes ago, Trendon said:

@Jeff Fletcher

did any other players (besides Sandoval) get asked about their reaction to Nevin’s assessment of their focus level?

Or was Sandoval the only one to talk?

What did Sandoval say?

I hope he took some responsibility for the crappy control.

Six walks, really, really, really, really?

[T-angel]

21 minutes ago, TroutField said:

I agreed with you 100% until you made it seem like we had any chance at the playoffs. We just got spanked by the rangers, 1 hit, double digit runs, all of that… this team is not a playoff team. They all look like they can’t wait for the season to be over. Pathetic 

Ok. Fair take. The mathematician in me says they haven't been eliminated on paper. But yeah, I agree as well, this team looks dead in the water. 

[BTH]

36 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

What did Sandoval say?

I hope he took some responsibility for the crappy control.

Six walks, really, really, really, really?

[BTH]

2 hours ago, T-angel said:

The moment there wasn't a response in Toronto for Chapman mouthing off and Ward getting hit in the face, showed a lot about the team from the coaches, to the management, to the players. And they've played like dog shit ever since. They play with no edge, no identity, no swagger. First thing that needs to be changed if we miss the playoffs and there's a makeover in the leadership of the team, is this identity problem.

And Nevin’s big moment last year was the brawl with Seattle.

Now, this season, there’s no response for Manoah hitting Ward in the face.

Chapman should’ve worn a fastball to the back. Not like any suspension would’ve made a difference for this pathetic team.

[oldguy]

10 hours ago, Trendon said:

And Nevin’s big moment last year was the brawl with Seattle.

Now, this season, there’s no response for Manoah hitting Ward in the face.

Chapman should’ve worn a fastball to the back. Not like any suspension would’ve made a difference for this pathetic team.

If you're not listening to the Curt Schilling Baseball Podcast, you should give it a chance.  Curt says that if it's up to the manager to fix this crap, then it's a lost cause.  Teams with good clubhouse leadership take care of this themselves.  Multi-millionaire players are rarely motivated by the manager, but they ARE motivated by other established players.  IMO, we haven't had this type of leadership since Torii Hunter.

The Angels are an especially difficult group for someone to become that leader, because that would involve stepping on the toes of Trout, Rendon, and Ohtani.  It's unfortunate that our 3 biggest stars just don't have the tools to command a clubhouse (Ohtani's problem is the language barrier, he certainly commanded Team Japan.)

[BTH]

18 minutes ago, oldguy said:

The Angels are an especially difficult group for someone to become that leader, because that would involve stepping on the toes of Trout, Rendon, and Ohtani. 

I think Rendon could be a clubhouse leader if he was healthy, but he never is.

Trout’s just not that guy, personality wise, and Ohtani’s primary language obviously isn’t English.

Ironically, maybe they need to bring in someone who can step on the toes of those guys, such as Chapman.

[Make Angels Great Again]

1 hour ago, oldguy said:

If you're not listening to the Curt Schilling Baseball Podcast, you should give it a chance.  Curt says that if it's up to the manager to fix this crap, then it's a lost cause.  Teams with good clubhouse leadership take care of this themselves.  Multi-millionaire players are rarely motivated by the manager, but they ARE motivated by other established players.  IMO, we haven't had this type of leadership since Torii Hunter.

The Angels are an especially difficult group for someone to become that leader, because that would involve stepping on the toes of Trout, Rendon, and Ohtani.  It's unfortunate that our 3 biggest stars just don't have the tools to command a clubhouse (Ohtani's problem is the language barrier, he certainly commanded Team Japan.)

Could use this guy in the dugout for sure.

[Angel Oracle]

Should be job 1 in the off-season, adding a solid player or two who command respect.   No more superstars

[T.G.]

8 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Should be job 1 in the off-season, adding a solid player or two who command respect.   No more superstars

The Angels brought in Moustakas. They have Neto and O'Hoppe when they're healthy.  Minasian has talked about "make up" a lot.  He's shown it's a priority already.

"No more superstars" is silly.  Making blanket statements like that is pointless.

 

[Angel Oracle]

8 minutes ago, T.G. said:

The Angels brought in Moustakas. They have Neto and O'Hoppe when they're healthy.  Minasian has talked about "make up" a lot.  He's shown it's a priority already.

"No more superstars" is silly.  Making blanket statements like that is pointless.

 

True, just doesn’t seem that it’s working at all this month.

[T.G.]

9 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

True, just doesn’t seem that it’s working at all this month.

They can have all the moxy and grit in the world... they still have to hit, field and pitch well enough to win

[Swordsman78]

16 hours ago, TroutField said:

They are just mailing it in at this point, pretty sad…. Nevin can’t motivate shit*

*shit defined = "current Angel 40 man roster".

[Angel Oracle]

Just now, T.G. said:

They can have all the moxy and grit in the world... they still have to hit, field and pitch well enough to win

Fair enough