Friday, June 11, 2004 |
Interleague2: Angels 3, Cubs 2/Arizona 6, CSULB 5
Lackey finally started pitching like the guy we saw in 2002, a fact that must have dismayed the A's some; their lead in the AL West is now only a half game. Be that as it may, Lackey only allowed two runs through seven innings, certainly one of his best outings this year, albeit in front of another Dusty-handicapped Cubs team. Instead of putting starting catcher Michael Barrett (.317/.366/.545) at DH and Todd Hollandsworth (.333/.421/.581) at right, he put Jose Macias (.274/.274/.393) in RF and Hollandsworth at DH. It's the kind of thing Mike does periodically with Halter, much to our infuration. Anyway, for the Angels, it was almost as much fun as the Felix Rodriguez-for-Russ Ortiz move in Game 6 of the World Series. And while you might be tempted to say, hey, no Sammy, the fact is that Todd's line is similar to Sammy's (.291/.385/.590).
The Cubbies are frustrated and generally in a bad mood. After their great sendoff this season with high expectations, every loss counts twice. Not being in first place is an awful grind for them. Was I the only one to catch that exasperated, downcast look on Dusty's face in the dugout when they announced K-Rod was the closing pitcher? A look that said, "Man, I've seen this guy before... and I don't like it." Or how about Maddux' "god#*%m motherf#&%(er" after Kotch hit an RBI single off him?
Kennedy getting a hit of any kind is something like a miracle. Amezega, well below the Mendoza line, is just hurting us too much.
Meantime... back at Blair Field, the Dirtbags were nothing if not dominant over the 7 2/3 innings Jered Weaver pitched. Weaver allowed two runs, one earned, collecting 12 strikeouts. The Dirtbags took a 5-2 lead into the top of the 9th.
Then, the bullpen unraveled, and the Beach lost it 6-5.
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