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…
Matthews: Angels Outscore Seattle 23-9 In Series — And Lose Anyway
Quantity outweighs quality -- Some would say. Tell that to what's left of the Los Angeles Angels, and their season metrics. While their blue rivals across town, the Dodgers, seemingly can win at a snap of their fingers and get…
Trade Deadline Recap: Angels OF Goodwin Dealt To Reds At Last Minute
Just minutes before the 4pm EST Major League Baseball trade deadline elapsed, Angels general manager Billy Eppler dealt veteran outfielder Brian Goodwin to the Cincinnati Reds for left-handed pitching prospect Packy Naughton and a player to be named later or…
Angels News: Joe Maddon Encourages Angels To Scoreboard-Watch, Gets Ejected
After splitting a weather-imposed doubleheader on Tuesday in Houston, Angels manager Joe Maddon tried bravely to explain his team's struggles early in this preciously short 2020 MLB season. He doesn't want the players focusing on their stats. He doesn't want…
Recap: Reeling Angels Fall To Astros At Halfway Mark
Joe Maddon was still talking bravely before Monday's game between the Angels and the Astros a Houston's Minute Maid Park. "We're going to get this turned around," Maddon, the Angels' skipper, said. "But you don't turn a battleship on a…
Angels News: Andrelton Simmons Back In Lineup At Shortstop
Three-time Gold Glove winning shortstop Andrelton Simmons returned to the Angels' lineup Friday, batting ninth as the Halos prepared to take on the first-place Oakland Athletics. Simmons, 30, has been on the injured list since July 28 since spraining his…
Angels News: Maddon Furious After Another Pitch Buzzes Trout
On Tuesday night, Angels manager implied that San Francisco Giants' reliever Shaun Anderson didn't belong in the major leagues if he couldn't control his wild fastball, nearly hitting Angels superstar Mike Trout twice in the head with errant pitches. On…
Recap: Angels’ Pitching Battered Again In Giants’ Rout
Angels manager Joe Maddon has been preaching all season long that his team will only be as competitive as his pitching allows. For yet another yet, the Angels hurlers never really gave their team a chance Thursday night. The San…
Recap: Angels’ Bats, Bundy Wilt In Heat Against Giants
The fact that the Angels' as offense took the afternoon off on Tuesday wasn't any great surprise 24 days into this strange, shortened season. The fact that burly right-hander Dylan Bundy would join the offense in a siesta was definitely…
Recap: La Stella’s Walk-Off Gives Angels Crucial Win
The last time Tommy La Stella had hit a walk-off home run, the Angels second baseman said he was "probably about seven years old." La Stella was grinning ear-to-ear like a kid after hitting a two-run walk-off homer to beat…