Justin

Classic.

The fact that you refer to them as "the outfielders on Tampa" should tell you something.

On one hand, that is frustrating as hell. On the other hand, the team is disappointing and still two games over .500. Imagine if Trout, Ohtani, and Rendon heat up.

Not surprisingly, Oakland is dead last by far in both categories - not just in the AL, but all of MLB.

Not even close with homers. They ARE in the Top 5 in the AL in walks, though.

I don't know the actual number of LOB, but coming into this game, Shohei was hitting .340 with RISP. Trout was hitting .200.

Probably just the baseball.

They will win the series and I'll get my hopes up again? (Then they will get swept at Houston and we will be reminded that they still are not nearly in the Astros' class.)

Mike, you could shut up a LOT of people here by being clutch...

Please be clutch here, Mike

He is very close to returning. We know this because... well, because they keep telling us.

Thaiss was going to swing no matter where that third pitch was.

At least he makes up for it in the field. Wait...

They got four automatic wins against Oakland this past week. That helped. (Their next 8 games after today are against the Yankees, Rangers, Padres.)

I certainly get your point... but I loved the 2014 and '15 seasons, even though both ended in disappointment. Trout's walkoffs on 4th of July 2014 or against the Red Sox in July 2015, or the aforementioned grand slam off Sale, or the rally against Rodney in 2014 with Trout and Pujols shooting mock arrows at each other... I still view those moments with lots of excitement. Because it felt like the team at least had a chance to do something those seasons. And I haven't felt that since. I really like this year's team. It FEELS like it should have a lot better record than it does. And that sucks. Full disclosure: I drank a bottle of wine while watching the game last night. This season is not actually depressing. Just disappointing... so far. There is still plenty of time.

He has definitely had some big hits in the 9th - that home run against St. Louis a few weeks ago comes to mind. Hell, that leadoff single tonight could have been huge, but no one even moved him over. My point was more that it has been a depressing last few years with this team and when I hear Gubi say that Trout's last walkoff was in 2015 - or hear him mention for the 500th time Trout's grand slam against Chris Sale, which will be nine years ago in a week - it makes me realize just how long it has been since I have felt true excitement being an Angels fan.

When Trout led off the 9th and Gubi said "His last walkoff was in 2015," it depressed me. He hasn't had a walkoff home run in eight years? Maybe this is just going to be another season of hovering around .500, getting made fun of by the national media, and watching a dozen teams play in October while the Angels do not. At least I'm used to it.

Well said. It's hard to get too excited about four-game win streaks knowing that they are capable of doing some of the dumbest shit imaginable at the drop of a hat. (On the plus side, it's hard to get too disappointed with them anymore. I pretty much expect these kind of games now.)

Moniak dropped a fly ball. Thaiss neglected to step on home plate.

Garrett Cooper

I can't believe the guy who committed catcher's interference twice in one inning neglected to step on home plate for a force out.

You know what would be clutch here, Mike?

Thank you, Devenski. CB Bucknor you are still awful.

Ohtani was thinking the same thing.

Well, there is certainly a lot more of him to see.