Tag: Patrick Sandoval

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…

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The Press Gang Forecast the 26-Man Angels Opening Day Roster

by Angels Nation staff | and guest contributors: Angels players, coaches and trainers are hard at work. They're gearing up for the 2021 season in Tempe, Ariz. -- and from the "pressbox" (or Zoom Conference Box, thanks to a worldwide…

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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…

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Recap: Angels’ Freefall His All-Time Low After Loss To Giants

Poor Justin Upton. A fine major-league player -- a former No. 1 overall draft pick, a slugger with 300 career home runs -- Upton was cast Wednesday night as the sad poster boy for the Angels' dismal start in this…

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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…

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Freeway Series Recap: Kershaw, Bellinger Too Much For Angels In Opener

For an hour or so, Angels neophyte Patrick Sandoval and Dodgers longtime ace Clayton Kershaw were locked in a duel of seeing how many worms they could kill in the Angels Stadium infield. But the comparisons stopped there. In the…

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Preview: Angels Host Dodgers In Freeway Series Without Fans

The red and blue uniforms will be the same Friday night, and the players will mostly be the same. The star power in both dugouts will still be tantalizing -- and most likely, the games, like most years, should be…

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Recap: Punchless Angels Waste Sandoval’s Fine Performance

Angels manager Joe Maddon is maintaining his hitters are on the verge of greatness, that's these current struggles are only a matter of timing. "You look at the numbers, you know they're going to get better," he said. But they…

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