6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog: Light Up The Halo: Angels 7, Devil Rays 5

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Friday, September 23, 2005

Light Up The Halo: Angels 7, Devil Rays 5

Four games up. Of course, the usual caveats apply.

I don't have a whole lot to say about this game except that I saw doom from the moment that Byrd didn't have much (again) against the D-Rays. Gregg bailed him out very well, Shields had a brilliant eighth, and Frankie had an unusual, stress-free ninth.

Thank you, Casey Kotchman. The Angels magic number is six.

Update: Now that the A's have their obligatory loss (attendance 33,402) out of the way, Blez & Co. are unnecessarily freaking out. This was the one they were likely to lose, though I suppose you could say that Bobby Crosby stranding four while collecting only a meaningless single must have been pretty demoralizing. They got their loss out of the way early, and so tomorrow and Sunday things get interesting.

Update 2: In case you missed it, Joe Borowski -- once a stalwart of the D-Rays' bullpen -- gave up the lead last night in the eighth, about the worst place to give it up in the enemy's ballpark. JoBo's 0-4 with a 5.73 ERA in September, and one cause might be steroids. Helen says the rumor around Chicago was that he took steroids during his rehab, and now that he can't take them without the possibility of getting caught, their effect has finally worn off. Either that, or his surgically reconstructed shoulder has turned into a pumpkin.

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