Gameday Thread (4/9/24): Rays @ Angels: Sandoval on the mound, no Neto, Schanuel dropped to 7th

[CaliAngel]

In typical Sandoval fashion, get the lead, walk the first batter of the next inning.

[fan_since79]

Rengifo guns him down!

[samwum]

12 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Sandoval throws 94+.

Fair enough. Still feel like he is similarly reliant on soft contact and deception rather than overpowering and K's. I think they also both rely on the changeup quite a bit but not positive on that one.

[jsnpritchett]

Good relay from Rengifo, but terrible decision by the Rays to send that runner home.

[HeavenlyHalos]

Perfect relay from Trout-Rengifo-O'Hoppe. Bad decision to send him when there were no outs. 

Crap... he might have been safe.

[CaliAngel]

Aw crap, I think he's safe.

I thought O'Hoppe tagged his arm, looks like he didn't.

[jsnpritchett]

Oh wow. After seeing that replay, I think he was safe.

[fan_since79]

Dammit.

[tdawg87]

Just now, samwum said:

Fair enough. Still feel like he is similarly reliant on soft contact and deception rather than overpowering and K's.

Oh he definitely is. He's a huge GB pitcher. And even though he throws hard his fastball is his worst pitch.

[HeavenlyHalos]

Fuuuuuuck. Poor tag and he's safe.

[Don]

This is where the path to the plate rule sucks. In years past that path would and should have been blocked.

[tdawg87]

Sandoval 

[jsnpritchett]

Ok, Patrick: keep your shit together now.

[HeavenlyHalos]

Remember when SAndoval was dominating in the WBC? Where the hell is that guy?

[CaliAngel]

oh ffs

[fan_since79]

Sandoval no bueno.

[jsnpritchett]

[tdawg87]

6 run inning incoming.

[HeavenlyHalos]

Couldn't even get an out before giving up the lead. The rotation is still struggling outside of Detmers and Anderson.

[HaloOnFire]

Sandoval drives me nuts.  I hate watching the games he pitches. 

[Stradling]

24 minutes ago, samwum said:

I don't like Sandoval following Anderson in the rotation at all. Should not be going back to back soft tossing lefties. 

Sandoval isn’t a soft tossing lefty. 

[CaliAngel]

6 minutes ago, Don said:

This is where the path to the plate rule sucks. In years past that path would and should have been blocked.

It really shows how advantageous it is to the runner, that ball got to the plate way ahead of the runner, and that path rule shows how difficult it was for O'Hoppe to tag him out.

[Duren, Duren]

Getting a lead should have helped Sandoval's confidence. Instead he immediately stops the momentum and we're back to a tie game. 

[samwum]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Sandoval isn’t a soft tossing lefty. 

See above

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!

Get that lead back!!!