Sunday, April 06, 2008 |
Winnings Eater: Rangers 10, Angels 4
Padilla gave up hits all afternoon, accounting for all 12 Angels hits. Fortunately for him, the Angels only got a couple home runs, both solo shots, a double by Mike Napoli, and the rest were singles. Vlad hit into his third double play of the season, and shares the league lead in that dubious distinction (with Justin Morneau of the Twins). Even more humiliating, the Angels didn't even reach base against any of the Rangers' usually leaky bullpen; Joaquin Benoit struck out the side in the eighth, including Vlad, GA, and Torii Hunter.
Meantime, Jon Garland was leaving stuff up, with predictable results: a pair of home runs, and seven runs total. Gerald Laird, who called Westminster home some years ago, posted a career record six RBIs and tied his career mark of two dingers in a single game. It probably also said something that the home radar gun was turned off when Scot Shields entered the game; while he didn't have his best stuff ever, he looked sharper than he has when he was truly bad, limiting Texas to a single over one frame.
The radio announcers said the Rangers have beaten the Angels in eight of their last nine meetings. It's time to do something about that.
Postscriptum:
- Darren O'Day finally got scored upon. The tightrope he's walked so far in the majors has been a wobbly one, as he owned a 1.67 WHIP going into this game, rather high for a reliever. He won't get called in to too many game-critical situations for that, and I'm increasingly convinced he'll be sent down once Chris Bootcheck is declared to be mended.
- Garland had two hit batters in the game, and both ultimately scored. That's highly ironic, considering Padilla's rep was "the Nicaraguan assassin" for all the headhunting he did, some of which came back to haunt him.
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