6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog: It's Not Wise To Upset A Wookiee: Orioles 6, Angels 3

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Saturday, June 30, 2007

It's Not Wise To Upset A Wookiee: Orioles 6, Angels 3

Jose Mota occaisionally mangles English — though no more often than, say, Rex Hudler — and called Nick Gorneault a "Wookiee". As Captain Solo once reminded us, it's not wise to upset a Wookiee, because Gorneault got his first outfield assist, recording six outs in left (so far). He also got his first walk, and scored his first run. Congratulations, Cousin Nick!

Update: Well, that didn't matter. Despite a quality start by Bart, Hector Carrasco came in to face the top of the order and coughed up a three-run jack to cleanup batter Ramon Hernandez, who had only had four all year. The Angels inched closer in the eighth when Vlad cashed in Orlando Cabrera's two-out single, but that was it. With the O's understandably itchy about Chris Ray, who has given up homers late in recent games with the Angels, interim manager Dave Trembley went to recent callup and old friend Paul Shuey, the former Dodger. Shuey collected his first save in five years, his last being a two-inning save against the Marlins on August 22, 2002.

At some point, the Angels are going to have to realize Carrasco is a sunk cost and let him go. Carrasco ended the day with a 6.57 ERA and while he didn't get tagged with a loss, he surely deserved to, because the game would have gone to extras otherwise.

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