Boxscore Breakdown #61: Bobble this – Angels 5, Athletics 4

It should be Kole Calhoun Bobblehead Night every night. This whole move to the clean-up spot hasn’t been working out so great for Kole so far, but it worked like a charm last night as he basically won the game for the Halos twice. First, there was a go-ahead double that would’ve won the game if Fernando Salas hadn’t screwed it all up. Not to have his hard work undone, Kole ensured that he got to be the hero on his own giveaway night by cranking a tie-breaking solo shot into the stands so that it could be wrestled over by the two factions of fans that tried to name the section after Calhoun. (neither with good names, but it is the thought that counts, right?) So much heroics and all because of a silly collectible.

Angels 5, Athletics 4

Run Expectancy Rundown
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Starting Pitcher Scores
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1l8BcVquEUbMqd_MKDU8nvLqxkGeuVs66ZkVW8JYGTZ0/pubchart” query=”oid=161400381&format=interactive” width=”584″ height=”293″ /] A draw! Chavez cruised early on before the Angels finally got to him. Hector Santiago didn’t last as long as Chavez, but he seemed to be in control. It wasn’t his best line on the year, but he really only had the one bad inning where he coughed up the back-to-back homers.

Bullpen Battle
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Game Flow
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Halo Hero

All hail the power of the Kole Calhoun Bobblehead!