Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Game Recap #3 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Los Angeles Dodgers
After seeing the Los Angeles Dodgers as we set out on our adventure, we met up with them again in their home park. Here they hosted the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, although they weren't being the most hospitable of hosts early on. After navigating some troubles of their own in the first inning coming as Chris Capuano put men on base, the Dodgers got a timely groundout by Andre Ethier to bring home Dee Gordon in their half of the inning. It didn't get better for Angels starter Garrett Richards, as two errors later in the inning allowed the speedy Elian Herrera to score as well. Both pitchers continued throughout the entirety of their starts with control issues, allowing a combined nine walks in their five innings each of pitching. Capuano was untouched until the fourth inning, when phenom Mike Trout put a ball well over the wall in left field to cut the lead in half. Capuano continued to give up hits at a dangerous pace, before being replaced by Josh Lindblom in the sixth inning. However, the game was tied here when Trout lined a single to right field, which got Erick Aybar home safely. The tie game was preserved by the bullpens, who pitched much more efficiently than the starters they relieved, until in the ninth inning, Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was victimized by walking Trout before the 254 million dollar man, Albert Pujols, singled to left center, which put the Angels up 3-2. This held up for the win, as Angels closer Ernesto Frieri shut the door in the bottom of the ninth to seal the victory. The game was a bit interesting on the base paths, as the Dodgers' Tony Gwynn, Jr. and the Angels' Howie Kendrick each grounded into two double plays, while Trout swiped two bases to complement one steal from Pujols, while both Gordon and Ivan De Jesus stole a base for the Dodgers. Overall, not the cleanest game we've seen so far on our trip, and you have to wonder what the Angels might have done had they not had such a rough first inning.
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