You should not win a game in which you get 2 runs on five hits, and during which you also make 3 errors. But the Angels found a way to get it done despite the weak offense and poor defense. John Lackey somehow avoided his Lackey inning, and Scioscia removed him before we had a chance to find out of if that inning would come in the 8th or 9th. Shields was Shields, and Frankie was Frankie, as the bullpen threw two perfect innings to preserve the one run victory.
Davanon stepped it up with a two run shot, but that was pretty much it for the offense, which continues to slumber. The pitching is only going to be there so often, so they really need to get the bats going. As for Lackey, he was great today, but even when he's had that crappy inning lately, he's been fun to watch. He's turning into a bonafide strikeout pitcher.
I don't know what was up with the outfield. Finley's error looked like it took a funny hop off of that turf, so I'm not gonna get pissed about that one, but Garret's looked like laziness, which means he allowed two extra bases with his laziness this afternoon. I thought he'd gotten away from that for a while, but maybe it's back.
Oh well, four great games with the Twins, with three of them wins. Not a bad start to the second half, but it's a good thing the Twins likely won't be in the playoffs, because I don't think my heart could take a full playoff series with these two teams.
Now I'm off to sweat my ass off at a concert in 95 degree heat. Fun.
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