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Saturday, July 28, 2007

Pickoff Moves

Gunfight: Angels 11, Tigers 6

Mike Napoli went down, again, only this time due to a hamstring pull from a stolen base attempt. I'm not necessarily bothered by this one, only to the extent that it keeps him off the field over the balance of the season. On the other hand, hammy pulls tend to come back.

The Angels got off to a really rocky start, and Jered Weaver in particular, who scuffled early and even gave up a run on Mike Napoli's catcher's interference. If it isn't for Gary Matthews, Jr.'s fantastic catch to rob Craig Monroe of a grand slam, it's questionable if the Angels win this one. Nate Robertson has been pretty wobbly this season, and giving him a ton of run support early — the Angels would have been back 6-0 at least if not for Sarge, Jr.'s heroics — would likely have changed his approach dramatically.

The Halos then stomped all over Robertson for six runs in the next frame. The Angels never looked back, but Detroit made it interesting by steadily nibbling away at the lead off Jered Weaver, who didn't post one of his better games this year, but the team still held on to give him his seventh win of the year. Scot Shields and Darren Oliver even pitched scoreless frames, and Oliver in particular deserves commendation for his fine work against the 5-through-9 batters.

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