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Saturday, September 29, 2007 |
Will The Owner Of A Red Bat Please Call The Angels Dugout? Angels 2, Oakland 0
Great game by Lackey, but given the state of the A's offense (you did know they have the fifth-worst offense in the league — which represents a step up for them, considering they were worst for quite a while), it's not like it was the Red Sox or anything. Vlad, Juan Rivera, and Howie Kendrick formed the Angels' attack, with Mike Napoli getting honorable mention for a deep flyball out that might have been a double save for a nice running catch by Nick Swisher in center. Rivera's now hitting .282, which for him is impressive considering how abbreviated his season has been and the injury he's returned from.
Both Cleveland (5-3 over KC) and Boston (5-2 over Minnesota) won their respective games and now have a 95-65 record. This means that both those teams have at least clinched a tie with the Angels for best record in the AL and home field advantage; for the Angels to catch them, the other two teams would have to lose both their remaining contests while the Angels would have to sweep the A's. It's looking like the Angels will play the Red Sox in the first round.
Labels: angels, athletics, recaps
Comments:
Actually, since both the Red Sox (by virtue of a 6-4 season advantage) and the Indians (courtesy of a better intradivision record) both hold tiebreakers over the Halos, the playoff seedings have been determined.
Angels open at Boston, while Cleveland will host the Yankees. Whichever team finishes with a better record between Cleveland & Boston gets to choose which schedule they play, starting either Wednesday or Thursday.
I don't know who holds the tiebreaker between the Indians & Red Sox.
Angels open at Boston, while Cleveland will host the Yankees. Whichever team finishes with a better record between Cleveland & Boston gets to choose which schedule they play, starting either Wednesday or Thursday.
I don't know who holds the tiebreaker between the Indians & Red Sox.
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