The Pretenders committed three errors in the first five innings, that led to two unearned runs and an early 3-0 Angel lead.
Baseball's 20th best defense has allowed 61 unearned runs. By comparison, the two worst fielding teams, the Rockies and Orioles, have allowed 53 and 54, respectively. Saving them so far has been the pitchers' knack for piling up strikeouts (they're fifth out of 30 teams). The fewer chances the fielders get to touch the ball, the better.
It is thus with small satisfaction that Your Baseball Blogger mentions the fifth inning RBI knocks, a Young double and Dirks single, the eighth inning three-run miracle highlighted by Peralta's two-run double, and Drew Smyly's nice effort (six innings, four hits, one earned run) in place of the tweaked Doug Fister.
Small satisfaction also for all five gifts from Heaven coming with two out.
Small satisfaction also for all five gifts from Heaven coming with two out.
Because kicking it around is going to cost them, in some game they'll really need to have a shot at that one game play-in.
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