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Sunday, June 26, 2005Week in Review: June 20 – June 26Overall Record: 45-29
Games Ahead 6.5
Week Record: 6-0
Pace: 99-63
Record after 74 games: 2002: 43-31 2003: 36-38 2004: 41-33 Opponents: vs. Texas (3-0), vs. Los Angeles (3-0) Hot: Garrett picked up his 1000th RBI. He is the first Angel to do so (Salmon should have hit it last year, but his knee was too messed up). The team outscored their opponents 34-11 this week in compiling a season high 6 game win streak. That includes two shutouts and two games where 1 run was allowed. Kennedy has started hitting well, Izturis has come off the DL on fire, Vlad has continued his domination, and DaVanon is showing signs of life (including some good D in LF on Wednesday). The Angels dominated their principal divisional rival at the moment, increasing their lead from 1.5 games to 6.5 games. They are showing signs of confidence in all aspects of their game which makes them extremely dangerous. Their hot hitting in the entire month has brought their BA (their principal offensive game) all the way to .270 (5th in the AL) up from .252 before then. Not: Steve Finley and Kelvim Escobar are now on the DL (although, most would probably stick Finley in the “hot” section just for his removal from the lineup). To be honest the team has been dominating without him…it could just be it happened at the right time, or it could be addition by subtraction. Hopefully he will heal up and return to his old self (his old self being the one that was good before the injury, not the old guy that has shown up). Dallas has a minor injury and may sit out a couple of games. As far as pitching goes, Frankie still appears to have some problems, but they might be getting better. Coming up: Four more against Texas, although those are in their house so they should be tougher. Texas is reeling pretty badly since their big winning streak that allowed them to take over first for 2 whole days. Kansas City has been very improved since Buddy Bell (although last week they did go 0-6) took over and could be a tough opponent, but it should still lead to a series victory for the Halos. The Angels also do not have another day off until the All-Star Break, and so reliever rest is of utmost importance (especially with Donnelly’s impending suspension). Opponents coming up: at Texas (38-35), at. Kansas City (25-49) Probable Starters: Colon vs. Wilson, Washburn vs. Rogers, Lackey vs. Rodriguez, Santana vs. Young, Byrd vs. Hernandez, Colon vs. Lima,Washburn vs. Greinke |
