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O.J. Lewis4/9 Game Recap: Angels and Jays
April 10th 2011 18:09
I was able to catch the end of the Angels' 6-5 victory in a long game against the Toronto Blue Jays played in Los Angeles. There were a lot of runs early on as starting pitchers Brett Cecil and Matt Palmer got blown early to the tune of 10 hits and 5 runs allowed apiece (4 ER for Palmer). However, four relievers in that game were perfect through at least an inning of work. Only one reliever gave up an earned run, and that came from the game-winning single.
Maicer Izturis was definitely the hero of the game for the Angels. He not only hit the game-winning single to score Peter Bourjos from second, but he also had 3 hits with two ribbies and a run during the game. Dan Haren came in at the end to get the win (2-0) and struck out a batter in a perfect inning of work. I view Haren as a darkhorse candidate to win the Cy Young. Before the season started, my good friend Aryan- who used to own a blog here- and I were talking about what would happen before the season. I told him that Haren and Russell Martin were my bounce-back players. So far, they have done me right.
Anyway, let's talk about the decisive run in the game. Jon Rauch would relief Shawn Camp for what would the last inning in the ballgame. He struck out both pinch hitter Brandon Wood and Jeff Mathis. It was looking like Rauch might strike out the side, and it certainly looked like we would be looking at more baseball. The young center fielder Peter Bourjos had other plans. He blasted a double to deep left to get into scoring position with two outs. The leadoff hitter was hitting .333 during the game thus far with a now .361 batting average. He hit a bloop single into right field, and that was all the Angels needed as Bourjos scored from second.
It was certainly an extraordinary game, and it was better than game one of the Yankees-Red Sox series that I also watched. Bartolo Colon looked great, and Boone Logan should never play out of the pen in an important situation. Travis Snider had two stolen bases, Howie Kendrick hit the game's lone homer, Jose Bautista went 2-4 with 3 walks, JP Arencibia was once again immense with a double and a triple, and John McDonald went 3-5 with two walks.
Maicer Izturis was definitely the hero of the game for the Angels. He not only hit the game-winning single to score Peter Bourjos from second, but he also had 3 hits with two ribbies and a run during the game. Dan Haren came in at the end to get the win (2-0) and struck out a batter in a perfect inning of work. I view Haren as a darkhorse candidate to win the Cy Young. Before the season started, my good friend Aryan- who used to own a blog here- and I were talking about what would happen before the season. I told him that Haren and Russell Martin were my bounce-back players. So far, they have done me right.
Anyway, let's talk about the decisive run in the game. Jon Rauch would relief Shawn Camp for what would the last inning in the ballgame. He struck out both pinch hitter Brandon Wood and Jeff Mathis. It was looking like Rauch might strike out the side, and it certainly looked like we would be looking at more baseball. The young center fielder Peter Bourjos had other plans. He blasted a double to deep left to get into scoring position with two outs. The leadoff hitter was hitting .333 during the game thus far with a now .361 batting average. He hit a bloop single into right field, and that was all the Angels needed as Bourjos scored from second.
It was certainly an extraordinary game, and it was better than game one of the Yankees-Red Sox series that I also watched. Bartolo Colon looked great, and Boone Logan should never play out of the pen in an important situation. Travis Snider had two stolen bases, Howie Kendrick hit the game's lone homer, Jose Bautista went 2-4 with 3 walks, JP Arencibia was once again immense with a double and a triple, and John McDonald went 3-5 with two walks.
Walk-Off Single in 14th
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