Reds 7, Angels 3 (9 innings) — Cactus League 3/15/21
by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff Shohei Ohtani has a way of making headlines. Two days after pitching 2 1/3 innings against the White Sox, the left-handed hitter returned to the Angels line-up as the designated hitter. Facing fellow two-way sensation,…
White Sox 6, Angels 5 (9 innings) — Cactus League 3/13/21
by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor The Shohei Show was only so-so on Saturday on a grey, chilly afternoon at Camelback Ranch in Arizona. But worry not, Shohei Ohtani fans -- the good "so" in this "so-so" was much…
Brewers 10, Angels 9 (7 innings) – Cactus League 3/8/21
by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff Justin Upton’s offense has been missed greatly by Angels most of the past two seasons. Monday, the veteran left fielder showed he’s ready to be that middle of the order presence the team needs this…
Rockies 8, Angels 2 (7 innings) – Cactus League 3/6/21 Breakdown
by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff Justin Upton, Mike Trout, Dexter Fowler The Angels Opening Day starting outfield is all but official. Saturday afternoon in Tempe, a trio of outfielders continued to impress Joe Maddon and Perry Minansain. In the shadow of…
Diamondbacks 9, Angels 2 (8 innings) – Cactus League 3/4/21 Breakdown
by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff The Arizona Diamondbacks hitters were barreling up well on the ball before 2,100 fans at Salt River Fields Thursday afternoon. Scoring at least a run each of the first six innings off Angels pitching until…
Angels 6, Rangers 2 (6 innings) – Cactus League 3/3/21 Breakdown
by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff Angels pitching has been the topic of conversation all winter. Wednesday afternoon in Tempe, the Angels projected pitchers all looked promising in their Cactus League debuts. So did this Friday’s Angels starting pitcher...at the plate. Shohei…
Angels 4, White Sox 4 — Cactus League 3/1/21 Breakdown
by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor There's no crying in baseball, and there are no tie games either. But it's spring training, and about 2,000 fans watched the Angels "draw" 4-4 against the Chicago White Sox in their home…
Angels 5, Giants 2 — Cactus League 2/28/21 Breakdown
by Stu Matthews, angelsnation.com managing editor The "No-MLB Anxiety" eased up quite a bit on Sunday. So did the total absence of fans in the stands. The Covid pandemic is still around, but 28 teams played in 14 MLB spring…
Spring Training Watch: The Outfielders
by Stu Matthews, angelsnation.com managing editor In a month's time, the green, green grass of home will be ready for Mike Trout, Justin Upton, Dexter Fowler and ... Jo Adell, who hopes to get back to the Big A and…
Recap: Angels Hang On In San Diego Thanks to ‘Mad Max’ Stassi
But the next Angels loss is almost certainly the end of their 2020 season hopes. But they won in measures on Tuesday. The Angels went to San Diego on a bus knowing that they would have to win five of…