Boxscore Breakdown #81: Even bigger in Texas – Angels 13, Rangers 0

The Angels offense went big on Friday, but it went even bigger on Saturday with the Angels putting on their own fireworks show for Fourth of July at the Rangers expense. Maybe it was the release of tension from the internal battle for power within the franchise, maybe it was facing a hated rival or maybe it was just anger at having to wear those dopey star-spangled uniforms, but all of the sudden the Angels lineup is exploding.

Angels 13, Rangers 0

Run Expectancy Rundown
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Starting Pitcher Scores
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/10M0APU6HGtOeA6xsrAEI1J5Sw7e6adcGdCgf4lx2Tsg/pubchart” query=”oid=161400381&format=interactive” width=”584″ height=”293″ /] Not that the Angels needed it, but Hector Santiago pitched another gem. It was his second-best start of the year according to game score and probably enough to earn him an All-Star nod… probably. Wandy Rodriguez at least managed to go five innings, but he really had to fight to even get that far.

Bullpen Battle
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Game Flow
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Halo Hero

I guess that brief stint in Triple-A helped, after all.