Boxscore Breakdown #108: Go Trouty, it’s your birthday – Angels 8, Orioles 4

 Worst Boxscore Breakdown headline ever? Worst Boxscore Breakdown headline ever. Hey, I’ve got a good excuse though because Mike Trout went nuts on his birthday… again. I realize it is nothing but pure coincidence, but you have to admit, if there is one guy alive capable of just locking in and have a big day because it is his birthday, it’s Michael Nelson Trout. He got plenty of help in this game, but a homer, a single and two walks is a pretty good birthday.

Angels 8, Orioles 4

Run Expectancy Rundown
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1x1dB98tJFNA4nsRk80ZA6b2XZTkszVilHWcwmcFjBxQ/pubchart” query=”oid=1976391661&format=interactive” width=”623″ height=”389″ /] Hey, look, David DeJesus and David Murphy both had clutch hits. Now everyone that is hating on the trades after a week and a half can maybe cram it with walnuts for a little while. C.J. Cron actually outperformed Trout on his name day and he only needed one swing of the bat to do it, but wow, what a swing. That gargantuan bomb supposedly went 448 feet, which feels like an underestimate because there is no way that thing went less than 460.

[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1x1dB98tJFNA4nsRk80ZA6b2XZTkszVilHWcwmcFjBxQ/pubchart” query=”oid=1154832181&format=interactive” width=”620″ height=”341″ /] Jonathan Schoop but the Angels in a bad place for awhile and Manny Machado kicked in three base knocks, but it was Gerardo Parra, a guy the Angels considered dealing for, who ended up having the worst day at the plate.

Starting Pitcher Scores
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1x1dB98tJFNA4nsRk80ZA6b2XZTkszVilHWcwmcFjBxQ/pubchart” query=”oid=161400381&format=interactive” width=”584″ height=”293″ /] Andrew Heaney had his first legitimately bad outing as an Angel and it probably isn’t a coincidence that it was against a lineup that started just two guys hitting from the left side of the plate. Fortunately for Heaney, Kevin Gausman was even worse.

Bullpen Battle
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1x1dB98tJFNA4nsRk80ZA6b2XZTkszVilHWcwmcFjBxQ/pubchart” query=”oid=1141913419&format=interactive” width=”620″ height=”315″ /] I’m told that Fernando Salas came into this game in a high leverage RISP situation and bailed the Angels out, but I didn’t actually see it as I was cowering underneath my bed the entire time. The Orioles bullpen is normally pretty strong, but that homer Bach surrendered to Cron sullied their reputation.

Game Flow
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Halo Hero

Happy Birthday Kid! #DominicanStyle @MikeTrout @PujolsFive pic.twitter.com/7aaCCxmw4q

— Kole Calhoun (@KoleCalhoun) August 7, 2015

Totally worth it.