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Larry Ness
Jul 08 '22, 7:05 PM in 30m
MLB | Angels vs Orioles
Play on: Orioles -128 at circa
My free play is on the Bal Orioles at 7:05 ET.
The LA Angels are coming off a 77-85 season in 2021 and the franchise's only World Series title came back in 2002. I'm sure it seems like even more than two decades ago to Angel fans, as the team has missed the postseason 11 times in the last 12 years. The Baltimore Orioles have missed the postseason in each of the last FIVE years, losing 100-plus games in THREE of the four full seasons, including tying Arizona for MLB's worst record in 2021 at 52-110.
However, the Orioles welcomed the Angels to Camden Yards last night for the first contest of a four-game series on a four-game winning streak, after completing a three-game home sweep of Texas. Baltimore stood 37-44 after 81 games (mid-point of the 162-game season), 10 games ahead of where the team was after 81 games in 2021 (27-34). Los Angeles came out strong to open the current season and through May 24th, was 27-17. That left them just ONE game behind the Astros in the AL West, who owned a 28-16 record on the same date. However, the Angels began a 14-game losing streak on May 25 that lasted through June 8. Los Angeles 'limped' into Miami on Tuesday for a two-game IL series with the Marlins and after a 1-1 split, were 38-45, 16 games behind Houston and well on its way to missing the postseason for the 12th time in 13 years.
The Orioles opened the four-game set with a 4-1 win on Thursday and have now won FIVE in a row for the first time since winning six straight from Aug 7-13, 2020. The Orioles are now 40-44 on the season but they are way over their heads in the AL East. The defeat dropped the Angels to 38-46, leaving them closer to the last-place A's (are ahead of Oakland by just 10 games) than they are to the first-place Astros (trail by 17 games!). Los Angeles will recall Reid Detmers (2-3, 4.66 ERA) from the minors to make the start. Detmers is replacing Michael Lorenzen, who was placed on the injured list on Thursday due to a strained right (pitching) shoulder. He will undergo an MRI exam to determine the extent of the injury. The Orioles will counter with Tyler Wells (7-4, 3.09 ERA).
Detmers struggled after throwing a no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 10 and was demoted to Triple-A Salt Lake last month. The Angels lost ALL six of his starts following his no-hitter, with Detmer allowing nine ERs on nine hits (including four HRs) over 8.2 innings in the two starts prior to his demotion. In stark contrast, Wells has won his past five starts and his last six decisions, playing a major role in the Orioles' turnaround this season. He takes the mound with Baltimore having won each of his last SEVEN starts (Wells owns a 1.89 ERA in that stretch).
I'm not sure why anyone would want to take the Angels these days, unless Ohtani was on the mound. After all, the Angels are 5-1 since the start of June with Ohtani on the mound, but 6-22 when anyone else starts. Let's just 'go with the flow' and take Baltimore.
Good luck...Larry
Jul 08 '22, 7:05 PM in 30m
MLB | Angels vs Orioles
Play on: Orioles -128 at circa
My free play is on the Bal Orioles at 7:05 ET.
The LA Angels are coming off a 77-85 season in 2021 and the franchise's only World Series title came back in 2002. I'm sure it seems like even more than two decades ago to Angel fans, as the team has missed the postseason 11 times in the last 12 years. The Baltimore Orioles have missed the postseason in each of the last FIVE years, losing 100-plus games in THREE of the four full seasons, including tying Arizona for MLB's worst record in 2021 at 52-110.
However, the Orioles welcomed the Angels to Camden Yards last night for the first contest of a four-game series on a four-game winning streak, after completing a three-game home sweep of Texas. Baltimore stood 37-44 after 81 games (mid-point of the 162-game season), 10 games ahead of where the team was after 81 games in 2021 (27-34). Los Angeles came out strong to open the current season and through May 24th, was 27-17. That left them just ONE game behind the Astros in the AL West, who owned a 28-16 record on the same date. However, the Angels began a 14-game losing streak on May 25 that lasted through June 8. Los Angeles 'limped' into Miami on Tuesday for a two-game IL series with the Marlins and after a 1-1 split, were 38-45, 16 games behind Houston and well on its way to missing the postseason for the 12th time in 13 years.
The Orioles opened the four-game set with a 4-1 win on Thursday and have now won FIVE in a row for the first time since winning six straight from Aug 7-13, 2020. The Orioles are now 40-44 on the season but they are way over their heads in the AL East. The defeat dropped the Angels to 38-46, leaving them closer to the last-place A's (are ahead of Oakland by just 10 games) than they are to the first-place Astros (trail by 17 games!). Los Angeles will recall Reid Detmers (2-3, 4.66 ERA) from the minors to make the start. Detmers is replacing Michael Lorenzen, who was placed on the injured list on Thursday due to a strained right (pitching) shoulder. He will undergo an MRI exam to determine the extent of the injury. The Orioles will counter with Tyler Wells (7-4, 3.09 ERA).
Detmers struggled after throwing a no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 10 and was demoted to Triple-A Salt Lake last month. The Angels lost ALL six of his starts following his no-hitter, with Detmer allowing nine ERs on nine hits (including four HRs) over 8.2 innings in the two starts prior to his demotion. In stark contrast, Wells has won his past five starts and his last six decisions, playing a major role in the Orioles' turnaround this season. He takes the mound with Baltimore having won each of his last SEVEN starts (Wells owns a 1.89 ERA in that stretch).
I'm not sure why anyone would want to take the Angels these days, unless Ohtani was on the mound. After all, the Angels are 5-1 since the start of June with Ohtani on the mound, but 6-22 when anyone else starts. Let's just 'go with the flow' and take Baltimore.
Good luck...Larry
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