Unstoppable Forces Collide: Can Anyone Halt the Angels and Padres’ Blazing Offensive Streak?
The Angels come into today’s game after taking yesterday’s game against the Padres. How did they win that game? I’m glad you asked. The Angels were down by two in the bottom of the ninth inning. Teams up two with two outs to go have something like a 98% chance to win a game. The Padres gave up an infield single, which was a bit of a fluke. Then they walked four straight batters, tying the game. The odds of walking four straight batters seem pretty low, but I’m really not sure. They got a strikeout and it looked like they would go to the bottom of the ninth tied. That is until the Angels hit a grand slam and won the game 9-5. Today they get a chance to win without the dramatics as Jose Soriano takes the mound. He is 2-4 for the season with a 4.00 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. He’s actually been pretty reliable for the Angels this season with 10 of his earned runs coming in 8.2 innings of work, and the other 10 coming in 36.1 innings. He is likely to give up a couple runs in each game, but that doesn’t mean he will give up a ton. Padres hitters are hitting .353 against him, but it is in just 17 at-bats.Â
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