Gameday Thread: Rangers @ Angels 4/9 6:05

[Robrock30]

Rangers

Cole Hamels (L)

Angels

Garrett Richards ®

1. Delino DeShields ® CF

2. Shin-Soo Choo (L) RF

3. Prince Fielder (L) DH

4. Adrian Beltre ® 3B

5. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

6. Ian Desmond ® LF

7. Rougned Odor (L) 2B

8. Elvis Andrus ® SS

9. Robinson Chirinos ® C

1. Yunel Escobar ® 3B

2. Craig Gentry ® LF

3. Mike Trout ® CF

4. Albert Pujols ® DH

5. C.J. Cron ® 1B

6. Kole Calhoun (L) RF

7. Andrelton Simmons ® SS

8. Carlos Perez ® C

9. Johnny Giavotella ® 2B

[Robrock30]

Daniel Nava (finger) will be available off the bench Saturday against the Rangers according to Alden Gonzalez.

[RallyPanda]

Our lineup is sad :-/

[CaliAngel]

Anyone else think Kole should be higher in the lineup? Most certainly not behind K-ron, maybe batting second ahead of Trout?

 

I thought he was in the #2 hole a lot more often last year. Strange how he seems to have been demoted to the 6 hole.

[bloodbrother]

He bats 6th vs LHP and 5th vs RHP. Personally, I'd rather he bat 3rd with Trout hitting 2nd

[Chuck]

Two things need to happen tonight. 

 

We need to show we can beat an ace pitcher with the lineup we have constructed and Garrett Richards needs to pitch like an ACE. 

 

I'll take one of the two tonight, but I'm greedy so I want both to happen. 

[nando714]

Please get rained out. I can't take it anymore

[daygloman]

Go Halos!

[Stradling]

Please get rained out. I can't take it anymore

Dude I will give you the night off. Go catch a movie or something.

[California Cajun]

I'm most concerned about run support. The pitchers are good enough to perform if they don't think they have to be perfect to win.

[Stradling]

Anyone else think Kole should be higher in the lineup? Most certainly not behind K-ron, maybe batting second ahead of Trout?

I thought he was in the #2 hole a lot more often last year. Strange how he seems to have been demoted to the 6 hole.

They wanted to put him in an RBI position more. His OBP was pretty poor last year, which I think is another reason to bat him lower.

[Blarg]

It's pouring hard here in San Dimas, not sure about Anaheim but it looks like rain out weather.

[JarsOfClay]

They wanted to put him in an RBI position more. His OBP was pretty poor last year, which I think is another reason to bat him lower.

 

You really need to break up the righty, righty, righty, 3,4,5 guys.  It helps in the later innings when the opposing manager has to make a decision, he goes righthander for trout, which then gives calhoun an advantage.  

 

The way brainiac scioscia has it set up, he makes it very easy for the opposing manager.  Like no strategy needed at all.  Plus maybe Trout can actually steal a base once in a while with calhoun behind him, instead of pujols constantly swinging wildly like hes trying to protect the plate for one of the fastest players in baseball.

[Stradling]

If Trout and Albert can't hit righties, then it doesn't really matter, we will lose.

[QuinlansMinion]

Escobar

Trout

Pujols

Calhoun

Cron

Simmons

Giavatella

Perez

Gentry

[fan_since79]

Light rain expected to start around 7:45.

[Docwaukee]

I still like our lineup and think we're gonna have a good offense once we get the ball rolling.  

 

we've got the 7th highest hard hit ball rate and the lowest BABIP in all of baseball.  Those will average out.  Plus, we've hit 1hr.  

 

What the offense has done so far is bad luck and out of character.  What the bullpen is doing might not be.  

[eligrba4ever]

Go Angels!!!! Go GR!!!! Fix the problem!

 

The Angels (14th) and the Rangers (15th) are holding up the AL team batting stats, or are being crushed flat by the rest of the league.

[Angels#1Fan]

Lets go Halos!

 

We need to turn things around tonight, no more playing from behind every game.

 

Oh, and Garrett needs to pitch like a number one.

[kingsosha]

good start lmfao 

[Glen]

Well, that's a bad start.

[Jason]

Sweet

[Troll Daddy]

DeShields was a rule 5 pick in 2015

[nando714]

Deshields is insane

And we are about to get behind..again!!!

[kingsosha]

he's also accumulated a DUI