Boxscore Breakdown #91: Double your pleasure – Angels 11, Red Sox 1

Thank you, police helicopter! The Angels managed to dry out the field at the Big A in time to get this doubleheader started only to flood the field with runs. After some slugging production in the first two games since the break, the Halos poured it on like they did before the break and now seem to have fully recaptured the momentum they had before the layoff that so many thought they might lose.

Angels 11, Red Sox 1

Run Expectancy Rundown
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Starting Pitcher Scores
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1u167ZYCMuFUKpHqZ6aEcaGK4zujGB1pDVy9unIpjlRU/pubchart” query=”oid=161400381&format=interactive” width=”584″ height=”293″ /] Hector Santiago once again defied the gods of strand rate thanks in no small part to him racking up the strikeouts. Still, that’s no way to achieve sustained success. The only way worse for achieving sustained success is to pitch like Eduardo Rodriguez did when he allowed seven runs on eight pitches at the end of the second inning.

Bullpen Battle
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Game Flow
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Halo Hero

I felt bad about stiffing Kole for the Halo Hero last game, so I now make it up to him here.