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Saturday, April 09, 2005KC Royals at Anaheim AngelsTonight's matchup: Jose Lima vs. Kevin Gregg
Lima re-vitalized his career last year with the Dodgers. He also helped them to their first playoff win since 1988 when he went for a complete game in the NLDS against the Cardinals (the only time they won in the series). Lima has already started one game this year, going only 3 innings and giving up 5 runs to Detroit. Gregg is making his first start since 2003, when he was called up as a stopgap. Last season he stayed with the team as a relief pitcher, and was one of the keys to the awesome 2004 bullpen (especially when Donnelly was out at the beginning of the season). Gregg is the last pitcher currently on the roster to appear in a game, although only the second to last player (unless Jose Molina is also in the game and gets an at bat in the 1st inning, in which case he is last). Despite last night's big loss, Paul Byrd was able to keep his pitch count low, and so was able to go 7 innings, and that means the bullpen should be fresh. If Gregg makes it through 5, the team will be pleased. RECAP: The Angels won 8-3. Gregg did what he needed to do, throwing 5 solid innings. Yan then took over to pitch 3 scoreless innings and Prinz finsihed the game with a scoreless 9th. Meanwhile, the Angels batters finally broke out with a 5-run 4th inning, which basically put the game away. Later in the game, Molina hit his 2nd HR of the year, a solo shot, which puts him in the team lead. His brother, Jose, is the only Angel from the opening day roster yet to play. |
