Friday night at Angel Stadium had all the makings of a great home opener story. Reid Detmers was sharp, the crowd was into it, and the pitching staff kept the Mariners off the board inning after inning. The only problem was the offense never showed up. The Angels dropped the
Wednesday at Wrigley was more of the same frustration. Yusei Kikuchi couldn't get through the fifth inning cleanly, the offense managed just four hits against Matthew Boyd, and the Angels dropped the series finale to the Cubs 6-2. They split the three-game set and head home 3-4 on
One night after a rough loss at Wrigley Field, José Soriano walked to the mound and reminded everyone exactly who he is. Six innings, two hits, zero runs, four strikeouts. The Angels bounced back with a clean 2-0 victory over the Cubs Tuesday night and Soriano was the reason for
Monday night in Chicago was ugly from the jump. Ryan Johnson ran into a wall at Wrigley Field, the offense went ice cold against a pitcher nobody feared, and the Angels dropped the series opener to the Cubs 7-2. It was the kind of game where nothing went right and
Sunday in Houston wasn't pretty. Jack Kochanowicz walked five batters in four innings, the bullpen couldn't hold things together late, and the Angels dropped the series finale 9-7 despite scoring seven runs. Back to back losses to close out the series has some fans already hitting
Saturday in Houston was going so well. Then the sixth inning happened. The Angels came into Daikin Park riding a 2-0 high, looking like a team with genuine momentum. They jumped on Cristian Javier early — Nolan Schanuel launched a three-run homer, Jorge Soler went deep for two more, and the
Everyone's watching Mike Trout hit baseballs into train tracks. Josh Lowe is introducing himself to the AL West. José Soriano just had one of the best Opening Day starts in franchise history. There's a lot to love through two games. But quietly, behind all of it,
Friday night in Houston didn't feel like a team just hoping to stay competitive. It felt like a team that actually believes in itself. The Angels beat the Astros 6-2 at Daikin Park, and while Mike Trout once again delivered — a solo home run in the fifth and
Remember when HaloHangout told us "getting mowed down is the likely outcome" against Hunter Brown? Remember when they framed this Opening Day matchup as a test the Angels would probably fail? Yeah. About that. Mike Trout homered. José Soriano dealt six scoreless innings. The Angels shut out the
Opening Day Against Houston? The Angels Should Welcome It Over at HaloHangout, they're already pre-writing the obituary. Their take on Opening Day against Houston reads like a patient bracing for bad news at the doctor's office. Sure, the Angels might surprise people, they concede, but "
Right on cue, HaloHangout is calling for Alek Manoah's head. "Cut bait." "Dead weight." "Delaying the inevitable." Their latest piece reads like a termination notice, not sports coverage. Over a fingernail blister. This is what they do over there. A guy has
You could watch George Klassen's start against the Dodgers on Sunday night and walk away thinking two very different things. If you're HaloHangout, you write the headline already forming in your head: Klassen implodes against Dodgers, proves he's not ready. You focus on the