We all know the Angels have been dreadful on the road in the second half, so that means coming home from their devastating road trip will cure everything that ails them, right? I mean, they kind of need it to be because they don’t have anything else at their disposal to serve as a panacea. Just being at home will awaken the bats, boost the rotation and stabilize the bullpen. That’s how these things work, right?
Game 1: Andrew Heaney vs. Carlos Rodon
Last time the Angels faced Rodon, they made him look like the AL ROY. With the way the offense is going, they’ll probably bolster his case further, but at least they have their own impressive southpaw rookie to go up against him. Maybe that means they will cancel each other out and play to a scoreless tie that goes into extra innings that never end.
Game 2: Garrett Richards vs. John Danks
Can the Angels make lousy John Danks look good twice in one month? Probably. Will they? Gosh, I hope not. I know where my money would be, but I’ve been wrong about this team a lot this season, so hopefully my wrongness will work out in the Angels’ favor for a change. Whether they hit Danks hard or not may not really matter though if Richards continues his recent run of being “meh.”
Game 3: Jered Weaver vs. Jeff Samardzija
Wow, so many flowing locks in this game. Honestly, does this pitching match-up feature the most aggregate hair length by the starting pitchers in MLB this year? Or has Shark already faced Cueto because that’s the only one I can think of that would trump this match-up?
Game 4: Too B. DeTermined vs. Jose Quintana
The Angels don’t have a starter for this game because they gave Matt Shoemaker the boot. One can only assume that Nick Tropeano will be the one who gets the call, but weird things happen sometimes. Personally, I think Shoemaker got the short end of the stick since he had two bad starts after six very good ones, but at the same time I actually think the Angels might’ve done a smart thing. Shoemaker was essentially the sacrificial lamb as the team tried to shake up the clubhouse to snap them out of their funk by making Matt’s bearded head roll. Of course, if Tropeano (or whoever) comes up and turns in a clunker, that could all backfire.
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