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Monday, September 12, 2005Week in Review: September 5 - September 11Overall Record: 81-61
Pythagorean Record: 83-59
Games Ahead: 2
Magic Number: 19
Week Record: 4-2
Pace: 92-70
Record after 142 games: 2002: 88-54 2003: 69-73 2004: 81-61 Opponents: at Boston (1-2), at Chicago (3-0) Hot: The Angels offense seems to have found a power stroke in Chicago, hitting 8 home runs there over the weekend. A special mention to Steve Finley here for batting well in limited action (4-9 with a home run). Also, GA seems to have found his power stroke once again, going 9-27 with 3 doubles and 2 homers. Figgins stole 2 bases, bringing his season total to 50...he is just 6 behind major league-leading Scott Podsednik. Ckotchy was 5-17, with a double, but had 4 Ks with no walks. Vlad did not bat well, but did pick up a hearty collection of extra base hits (2 doubles, a triple, and his 29th homer), and scored the game winning run on Friday from 2nd on a sacrifice bunt, giving every fan a memory of a star player doing whatever it took to win. The starting pitching continues to perform at high levels, as Byrd pitched 7 shut out innings against the Red Sox, Lackey went 13 innings over 2 games and gave up just 2 runs, and Colon made a strong case for the Cy Young, giving up 2 runs in 6 innings in a direct matchup against Jon Garland. In relief, Escobar has proven a big relief (no pun intended) going 4.2 scoreless innings in 2 close games. Meanwhile, Frankie pitched two scoreless innings (for two saves), but is still walking people. Steve Finley Award: Quins was just 1-11 this week, but it was the game-tying home run in Friday night's game. Bengie also slumped a bit with just 3 hits in 21 at bats. Santana pitched poorly this time against the BoSox, giving up 6 runs in just 4 innings. Washburn also did not pitch well, giving up 5 runs in 5 innings against the White Sox. The bullpen only had a couple of bad apples, and they all pretty much occurred in the Saturday Chicago game when it was out of reach. Shields, however, gave up a game winning home run to David Ortiz in Tuesday's game. The umpires get a special mention here for making bad calls in at least 3 games this week that could have affected the outcomes of games (and not all these bad calls were against the Angels). Coming up: Now that the Angels have finished with the Sox (both Red and White), they move on to weaker teams. The Angels start with their final games against Seattle, where they swept the Mariners a month ago. After finishing off this road trip in Seattle, they begin their final homestand against Detroit, who they have not played in awhile. Detroit has been struggling of late and used a weekend series against KC to pull out of a prolonged losing streak. As an interesting side note, it looks like Saturday's game will pit the "other" Santana vs. the "other" Colon. This week represents the final turn before the home stretch and it would behoove the Halos to perform optimally. Opponents coming up: at Seattle (61-81) September 12-14, vs. Detroit (65-76) September 15-18 Probable Starters: Santana vs. Piniero, Byrd vs. Franklin, Washburn vs. Moyer, Colon vs. Maroth, Lackey vs. Johnson, Santana vs. Colon, Byrd vs. Robertson |
