Boxscore Breakdown #78: A departing gift – Angels 2, Yankees 1

We didn’t know it at the time, but this game may have been the departing gift of GM Jerry Dipoto who allegedly resigned last night. The embattled executive fittingly leaves the team on the heels of them getting four games over .500 for the first time all season and did so on the arm of Andrew Heaney, the top pitching prospect Dipoto acquired in a trade that was very unpopular with a certain segment of Angels fans. If this really is the end for Jerry, that’s a pretty good way to remind people of what they’ll be missing out on.

Angels 2, Yankees 1

Run Expectancy Rundown
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Starting Pitcher Scores
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Bullpen Battle
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Game Flow
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Halo Hero

You’re the man now, Heandog.