***Official Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Kansas City Royals Game Thread (8/13)***

[alnorth]

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAA (60-54)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	7	10	2
KC (68-46)	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	6	12	0

Garrett Richards 6IP 3R 3ER 2BB 4K
Cory Rasmus ⅓IP 2R 2ER 1BB 1K
Win, (3-3) Jose Alvarez 1⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Save, (27) Huston Street 1IP 1R 1ER 1BB 0K 1HR

VS.



Jeremy Guthrie 6IP 1R 1ER 3BB 2K
Hold, (12) Ryan Madson 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Wade Davis 1IP 2R 2ER 0BB 1K
Blown Save, (4); Loss (3-1) Greg Holland 0IP 4R 4ER 2BB 0K
Franklin Morales 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 2K

Home Runs

LAA

none

KC

Eric Hosmer, (13) - Bottom 9th solo shot blasted to center

Starting Lineups

LAA

1. Johnny Giavotella, 2B/SS
2. Kole Calhoun, RF/1B
3. Mike Trout, CF
4. Albert Pujols, 1B/3B
5. David Murphy, DH
6. Erick Aybar, SS
scratched
6. Conor Gillaspie, 3B
7. David DeJesus, LF
8. Carlos Perez, C
9. Taylor Featherston, SS
9. C.J. Cron, ph
9. Shane Victorino, pr/RF

KC

1. Alcides Escobar, SS
2. Ben Zobrist, LF
2. Jarrod Dyson, pr/LF
3. Lorenzo Cain, CF
4. Eric Hosmer, 1B
5. Kendrys Morales, DH
5. Paulo Orlando, pr/DH
6. Mike Moustakas, 3B
7. Alex Rios, RF
8. Omar Infante, 2B
9. Drew Butera, C

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by srvy

Its 2 losses and uncharacteristic losses for this team. Grow up and get a grip shit happens sometime. Al said it I believe "sometimes baseball happens" so true. Now have your mommy give you a soothing back pat and tell you everything is going to be ok.

Four ****ing earned runs from our closer. Our 9th inning guy. The guy who's supposedly supposed to be the "best" we've got.

He's not the best we've got. He sucks this year. We've seen it all season. It's just as well we saw it during a worthless regular season game instead of during the playoffs, yes, but it's still not ****ing good.

[srvy]

Originally Posted by SNR

Four ****ing earned runs from our closer. Our 9th inning guy. The guy who's supposedly supposed to be the "best" we've got.

He's not the best we've got. He sucks this year. We've seen it all season. It's just as well we saw it during a worthless regular season game instead of during the playoffs, yes, but it's still not ****ing good.

Struck out the side in the last series for a save. But what have you done for me lately. Everyone knows he is not 2014 Holland who by the way walked batters and filled the bases then knuckles down to get out of it much like this season. Last night he didn't life goes on. If this division was a horse race Ned pulls him before damage is done.

[srvy]

I might add and throw this in 2015 GH came in looking a bit tubby and out of shape compared to 2014. He always had some gut but this years gut seems more. As he ages that can wear on a guy I would think. He is no spring chicken he is at the age where he is going to have to work on it to stay on top.

[Mr. Laz]

Holland has been a little shaky for awhile now.

[Hootie]

I can't even read this dipshittery

[kcjayhawks5]

Really happy I decided to go to bed before Holland came in. I would have lost my shit had I seen it live.

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by srvy

If my memory serves me we had bases loaded no outs and couldnt push across a run. Then 2nd and 3rd 1 out not a run crossed the plate. If we just get 2 runs out of that we win by one. Im not a bit worried about our bullpen. I worry about moving runners and getting wood on the ball to simply sacrifice a guy home. We are sacks of shit at this and have been all season long.

I don't think this is true at all. It was last night, but for the season? I would bet we rank towards the top. I know we are either the best or second best team with 2 outs and runners on. I think you are isolating bad memories here. Last year dead on. This year? I don't think so. I don't have the stats to back it up so perhaps I'm wrong. The Royals are one of the better offensive teams so I have a hard time believing this is true.

[okcchief]

I totally get the Holland frustration because I have some of that myself. I think he's been lucky he hasn't blown more saves than he has already. However we need him so hopefully he works it out. Some of this other shit I'm reading I can't believe.

Morales had 2 bad ABs early in the game and getting blame? Dude has been money all year with runners on lol

Davis? Lol whatever.

Ned? When you blame him no matter what he does then you just look ****ing stupid. The last 2 nights I don't see most people doing anything different. You are just ready to pounce when it doesn't work out.

Rios and Infante? Kick the shit out of them. They are worthless.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

I can't even read this dipshittery

If you're reading, you're not panicked enough.

[srvy]

Originally Posted by okcchief

I don't think this is true at all. It was last night, but for the season? I would bet we rank towards the top. I know we are either the best or second best team with 2 outs and runners on. I think you are isolating bad memories here. Last year dead on. This year? I don't think so. I don't have the stats to back it up so perhaps I'm wrong. The Royals are one of the better offensive teams so I have a hard time believing this is true.

Yes I think we have been good at getting runs in with 2 outs. What im talking about mainly is making contact and knuckling down to get runs in with runners in scoring position 1 or no outs. I know being free swinging young guys they dont have plate discipline of say a Zobrist. Who by the way pushed a run in by scarifice fly in the Sox series. He was down in the count runner on third stuck the bat out to protect the plate and still muscled a medium deep flyball to right field and got the run home. How often do we leave these easy run sanding on the bases.

[Anyong Bluth]

This team is screwed.

You know how I know? Hawk Harrelson said the White Sox are better than the Royals.

So, if you are freaking out or pissed, just remember who is on your side and in full agreement with your nonsense.