Boxscore Breakdown #92: Double your fun – Angels 7, Red Sox 3

Doubleheaders are fun, they are even more fun when your team wins both games. They are even more fun than that when sweeping the doubleheader also means sweeping the series. They are even more fun than that when the team getting swept is the Red Sox. I guess what I’m saying is that this doubleheader was fun.

Angels 7, Red Sox 3

Run Expectancy Rundown
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[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1UC5kDQNuw5Tp-FQhiR-tMMFL_fxyxqs8ss0usKs16a0/pubchart” query=”oid=1154832181&format=interactive” width=”620″ height=”341″ /] David Ortiz drew the ire of many an Angel fan with his extreme pimpage of his home run. In my opinion, you kind of can’t blame him because he demolished that ball. At the same time, you’d think even he would have the good sense to realize that Boston was about to suffer a four-game sweep in which they were outscored 22-4.

Starting Pitcher Scores
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1UC5kDQNuw5Tp-FQhiR-tMMFL_fxyxqs8ss0usKs16a0/pubchart” query=”oid=161400381&format=interactive” width=”584″ height=”293″ /] The Andrew Heaney description is already getting repetitive. He was very good and very efficient. He did finally make a mistake with the homer, but he was cruising throughout the rest of the game. Steven Wright did not cruise but I’m going to spare you the obvious Steven Wrong pun.

Bullpen Battle
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1UC5kDQNuw5Tp-FQhiR-tMMFL_fxyxqs8ss0usKs16a0/pubchart” query=”oid=1141913419&format=interactive” width=”620″ height=”315″ /] This is a misleading chart because Trevor Gott was quite shaky. Joe Smith had to save his bacon and picked up an actual save for his trouble. The Red Sox pen allowed the second Pujols dinger, but kept the game from getting out of hand.

Game Flow
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Halo Hero

I think it is safe to say that the Home Run Derby did not mess up Albert’s swing.