2021 Season | Series #38 | Angels @ Indians | Aug. 20-22

[MadThinker88]

Notice I did not say TMac was a 2nd round pick... I said he was the Tribes 2nd pick..

And as Cats44 clarified: TMac was pick 42 in that draft.

 

[DCTribefan]

All I know is that BR lists him as a first rounder as the 42nd pick...lol.

Now if fangraphs was the source, I would believe it without question.

 

[xmasbuck]

CATS You sound like an agent.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

The Indians keep getting young starters to face. Today it's LHP Jose Suarez, who looks to me like a 23-year-old left-handed Bartolo Colon at 5'10", 225 pounds. Suarez has appeared in 16 games this season, starting seven, with a record of 5-6, 3.88. He has a strong reverse split with lefties hitting .323 and righties .198. As a starter batters are hitting .248/.717.

As of a month ago his ERA was 2.29 but in his last five starts he's allowed 17 earned runs in 25 innings for a 6.12 ERA.

Cal Quantrill has a 1.88 ERA in August after a 2.86 ERA in July. For the season his ERA at home is 2.81.

Shohei Ohtani is 1-for-8 in the series (an infield single) and is hitting .221/.745 in August.

The Indians have outscored the Angels 14-2 the first two games and have outhit them 27-4. Harold Ramirez, Bobby Bradley, and Roberto Perez are working out on the field and Aaron Civale is about to make a rehab appearance for Akron. The Indians could have a pretty good September.

 

[CATS44]

Ohtani singles off the diving glove of Gimenez, and we are under way.

With one out, Ohtani swipes second.

After getting the first two strikes, Quantrill walks Upton.

Angel batters are battling...two seven pitch at bats and a five pitch.

But a fly ball and grounder end the inning....22 pitches.

 

[Gson]

Quantrill tap danced around a bit.. gave up a hit (by Ohtani off of Gimenez's diving attempt to stop that hard liner..got a glove on it..), a stolen base and a walk hit.. but, he worked his way out of it.. onto the bottom of the inning..

 

[Gson]

Straw doubles..

Amed homers..

2-0 on four pitches.. wow..

 

[CATS44]

Straw double...Amed BOOM

 

[eChameleon]

Wouldn't have been a HR in Cleveland. Thank goodness we're on the road for this one.

 

[Gson]

A 2 run inning.. and quite a bit of time should give Quantrill enough time to calm himself... Let's see if Quantrill can settle in and get through the next inning unscathed..

That would be a step he's made before.. and needs to repeat..

 

[xmasbuck]

Ohtani singles off the diving glove of Gimenez, and we are under way.

With one out, Ohtani swipes second.

After getting the first two strikes, Quantrill walks Upton.

Angel batters are battling...two seven pitch at bats and a five pitch.

But a fly ball and grounder end the inning....22 pitches.

Is Gimenez not in the game?

 

[xmasbuck]

Adell unable to jump on Cal's pitches

 

[Boomgoesthedynamite]

Am I the only one who finds this game's ESPN broadcast inane? Wiring up an infielder during the action? Countless camera shots of chubby LLers feeding their faces and looking bored. Aimless chatter from A-Drug and Matt Vasectomy? Please!

Or am I just turning into an old curmudgeon?

 

[xmasbuck]

Am I the only one who finds this game's ESPN broadcast inane? Wiring up an infielder during the action? Countless camera shots of chubby LLers feeding their faces and looking bored. Aimless chatter from A-Drug and Matt Vasectomy? Please!

Or am I just turning into an old curmudgeon?

Both can be true.

The atmosphere is awful - then the Trout interview killed it.

 

[Alabuckeye]

What are the projections of Amed‘s power?

he seems like a guy that is valuable on a winning club.