Halos Heaven - August 14: Dodgers 7, Angels 4Angels news and analysishttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50595/hh-fav.png2020-08-15T05:22:00-07:00http://www.halosheaven.com/rss/stream/211336902020-08-15T05:22:00-07:002020-08-15T05:22:00-07:00The MLB trade deadline is getting closer
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<p>Deadline was moved to August 31 this year</p> <p id="He9YDS">With the trade deadline now just 16 days away, it’s time to start thinking trades, even if it seems like the season just started.</p>
<p id="PiNzok">In this truncated season that didn’t start until July 23, the usual July 31 trade deadline was moved to August 31. With an expanded postseason from 10 to 16 teams, more and more clubs at least have some hope of contention, even if illusory. </p>
<p id="n9bdoD"><a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a> general manager Billy Eppler <a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/14/angels-gm-billy-eppler-expects-trade-market-to-define-itself-late/">talked to Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register about this year’s trade market</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p id="r6h8QB"><em>“I think it could create a shortened supply of players out there, and because of the quick nature of the season in general, I think you’re going to have a lot of teams waiting till the last minute,” Angels general manager Billy Eppler said. “It feels like it’s gone that way over the last decade anyway, and that’s after you’ve played four months of baseball.”</em></p></blockquote>
<p id="wcPTQS">Entering Saturday, 26 of 30 teams were either in playoff position or within two games of a postseason berth, which makes the calculus of whether to sell that much more difficult.</p>
<h3 id="Zk6I94">Links & news</h3>
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<li id="HRlrOj">Tony Wolfe at FanGraphs <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/you-can-dream-on-dylan-bundy-again/">analyzed Dylan Bundy’s terrific start to 2020</a>. “Pick a pitching category right now, and Bundy, 27, is probably either leading it or trailing only a handful of guys,” Wolfe wrote.</li>
<li id="jPoiBW">Among Fabian Ardaya’s <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F1995473%2F2020%2F08%2F14%2Ftwenty-thoughts-on-the-angels-through-20-games-in-2020%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.halosheaven.com%2F2020%2F8%2F15%2F21369385%2Fangels-news-mlb-trade-deadline" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">20 thoughts on the Angels’ first 20 games of the season at The Athletic</a> was Patrick Sanodval’s increased slider usage in 2020.</li>
<li id="FvUF1f">Hannah Keyser at Yahoo Sports <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-executives-explain-outbreak-response-why-they-never-considered-stopping-2020-season-194327480.html">spoke with MLB executives about the league’s response to outbreaks with the Cardinals and Marlins</a>. From deputy commissioner Dan Halem: “We haven’t gotten to the point where the commissioner has seriously considered canceling the season, and hopefully we will never get to that point.”</li>
<li id="eXMaEZ">MLB and MLBPA released their weekly COVID-19 update, showing four positive tests in the last week, two players and two staff members. All were from the Cardinals. After intake testing at the start of summer camp, monitoring testing has seen 75 people test positive, including 51 MLB players.</li>
<li id="eYE85k">The Cardinals will resume their schedule with a doubleheader Saturday against the <a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">White Sox</a>, the first game for St. Louis since July 29 after a spate of positive COVID-19 tests. The Cardinals, who have played only five games to date, have a busy next five days in Chicago with eight games, including doubleheaders Monday and Wednesday against the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> as well.</li>
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https://www.halosheaven.com/2020/8/15/21369385/angels-news-mlb-trade-deadlineEric Stephen2020-08-14T21:38:58-07:002020-08-14T21:38:58-07:00Rendon continues HR streak, but Angels lose to Dodgers
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<p>Halos held to 1 hit in 7 innings by Clayton Kershaw</p> <p id="B4vaBr">The <a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a> managed just one hit against <span>Clayton Kershaw</span>, not enough to keep up with the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> in a 7-4 loss on Friday night at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.</p>
<p id="EkPQSN">Kershaw held the Angels without a hit until the fifth inning, when <span>Anthony Rendon</span> made the first one count, leading off the frame with a home run down the left field line, cutting the Halos’ deficit to 2-1. It’s the fourth straight game with a home run for Rendon, the longest streak of his career.</p>
<p id="aZVD9I">Rendon is one away from the franchise record of five straight games with a home run, set by Bobby Bonds from August 2-7, 1977.</p>
<p id="qYTDqb">Rendon also walked twice more, giving him an absurd .556 on-base percentage so far on the homestand, and .425 on the season.</p>
<p id="wZF0rl">But Rendon was the only Angels batter to reach base against Kershaw in seven innings. The rest of the lineup was 0-for-20 with six strikeouts.</p>
<h3 id="XxFcdU">Going deeper, at least</h3>
<p id="1BWXM2"><span>Patrick Sandoval</span> established a career long for a second straight start, this time pitching into the seventh, fulfilling manager Joe Maddon’s <a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/2020/8/14/21369386/angels-starting-pitchers-patrick-sandoval-andrelton-simmons-dodgers-lineups">pregame wish for his starters to pitch deeper into games</a>.</p>
<p id="Dd1srD">But once again, Sandoval had little to show for it. Just like last Saturday in Texas, when <span>Joey Gallo</span> hit a two-run home run in the sixth sent the Angels to a loss, a sixth inning long ball doomed Sandoval in this one. <span>Cody Bellinger</span> got him this time, a two-run shot that expanded the Dodgers’ lead.</p>
<p id="6NgNcO">Other than the home run, Sandoval kept the ball on the grass most of the night, inducing 10 ground ball outs to go with his five strikeouts. He also allowed two runs in the third inning, a rally that was buttressed by an error by <span>Anthony Rendon</span> on yet another ground ball, this one a potential double play.</p>
<p id="Lu8ZJr">“He makes that play 11 times out of 10,” Maddon said of Rendon.</p>
<p id="VXacv1">Sandoval induced a season-high 13 swinging strikes, including seven on his slider, and finished off three of his five strikeouts with the pitch, <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?game_pk=631381&game_date=2020-8-14&type=home_pitchers&chart_view=pitch&chart_type=call_name&inning=&count=&batter_hand=&pitcher_hand=&filter=&player=home-pitchers_663776&view=Umpire&coloring=Pitch%20Type">per Baseball Savant</a>. He started the seventh inning too, but allowed a double to <span>Edwin Rios</span>, the leadoff batter, and was pulled. Rios later scored, another run charged to Sandoval’s tally.</p>
<p id="Q0D8uO">Bellinger, who entered the game hitting just .165/.224/.266, added another two-run home run off <span>Ryan Buchter</span> in the eighth inning, doubling his season total, extending the Dodgers lead. Both home runs the southpaw Buchter has allowed this season have been hit by left-handed batters.</p>
<p id="WKVhU0">Once Kershaw was out of the game, the Angels rallied for a pair of runs in the eighth inning and another in the ninth, but it was too little, too late. The Angels got the Dodgers to use closer <span>Kenley Jansen</span> for the final out in a game that was 7-1 starting the eighth inning, so that was something, at least.</p>
<h3 id="jrq4FC">Friday particulars</h3>
<p id="EAKMI1"><strong>Home runs</strong>: <span>Anthony Rendon</span> (5); <span>Cody Bellinger</span> 2 (4)</p>
<p id="ccxICi"><strong>WP — </strong><span><strong>Clayton Kershaw</strong></span><strong> (2-1)</strong>: 7 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts</p>
<p id="lBV5VR"><strong>LP — Patrick Sandoval (0-2)</strong>: 6+ IP, 6 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), 2 walks, 5 strikeouts</p>
<p id="SJml9e"><strong>Sv — </strong><span><strong>Kenley Jansen</strong></span><strong> (5)</strong>: ⅓ IP, 1 strikeout</p>
<h3 id="wlOxlJ">Up next</h3>
<p id="vQuZc9"><span>Andrew Heaney</span> gets the call on Saturday night (6:40 p.m.; Fox Sports West, SportsNet LA, MLB Network), facing off with <span>Walker Buehler</span> for the Dodgers.</p>
https://www.halosheaven.com/2020/8/14/21369728/anthony-rendon-home-run-streak-angels-dodgers-recapEric Stephen2020-08-14T18:19:00-07:002020-08-14T18:19:00-07:00Angels vs. Dodgers Game I chat
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<p>Trout, Rendon, Pujols vs. Betts, Bellinger, Kershaw</p> <p id="T1T6GP">The <a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a> and <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> begin their regular season Freeway Series matchup on Friday night in Anaheim, the first of six games between these two teams in 2020.</p>
<p id="0OocM5"><span>Patrick Sandoval</span> starts for the Angels, facing <span>Clayton Kershaw</span> for the Dodgers in a battle of left-handers.</p>
<h3 id="am3wUU">Pregame reading</h3>
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<p id="i8GuZ5">Time: 6:40 p.m. PT</p>
<p id="s3OoXt">TV: Fox Sports West, FS1 (simulcast of FSW), SportsNet LA (Dodgers broadcast)</p>
https://www.halosheaven.com/2020/8/14/21369500/angels-dodgers-game-threadEric Stephen2020-08-14T16:26:55-07:002020-08-14T16:26:55-07:00Angels need starting pitchers to go deeper
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<p>Patrick Sandoval lasted career-best 6 IP in his last start</p> <p id="dOutQu">Friday night is the 20th game of the season for the <a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a>, and heading into their weekend series against the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a>, Halos relievers have pitched more innings this season (84⅓) than their starters (84).</p>
<p id="4DQ90B">The Angels are 5-3 when their starting pitcher lasts at least five innings this season, and 2-9 when they don’t.</p>
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<p id="W5sjV0">“We have to really start getting more deep into the games on the consistent basis to really get where we want to be,” manager Joe Maddon said before Friday’s game.</p>
<p id="usnv1q"><span>Patrick Sandoval</span> had the longest start of his career last Saturday in Texas, lasting six innings, but suffered the tough-luck 2-0 loss thanks to a two-run home run by <span>Joey Gallo</span>.</p>
<p id="fhL570">“He has very good stuff. It’s good against righties and lefties,” Maddon said. “I just want to see him attack, and dominate the 1-1 count, and get ahead in the count. And with that, he could pitch deep into this game.”</p>
<p id="KajKZs">This is an extremely small sample, but batters against Sandoval this year after a 2-1 count are 4-for-9 with a home run, double, a walk, and no strikeouts. After a 1-2 count, they are 2-for-12 with a double, one walk, and six strikeouts.</p>
<h3 id="nMAm9a">Injury update</h3>
<p id="IfRa0c"><span>Andrelton Simmons</span>, who has been on the injured list since July 28 with a left ankle sprain, isn’t likely to be activated this weekend, Maddon said. Friday will be the 16th game missed by Simmons, who has been taking batting practice this week at the alternate training site at Long Beach.</p>
<p id="NcpPKE">“We were hoping that it would be not as sore right now,” Maddon said. “We just have to deal with that. So he’s pushed back a little bit further. I don’t think he’s ready this weekend.”</p>
<h3 id="vsULye">Pregame video</h3>
<p id="4WXWmp">Here’s your video preview of the star power in the Freeway Series, from the Angels:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A face-off of the biggest stars in the game. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreewaySeries?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FreewaySeries</a> presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/Lexus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Lexus</a>. <a href="https://t.co/oxjAc92Mgp">pic.twitter.com/oxjAc92Mgp</a></p>— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) <a href="https://twitter.com/Angels/status/1294367087247290368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2020</a>
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https://www.halosheaven.com/2020/8/14/21369386/angels-starting-pitchers-patrick-sandoval-andrelton-simmons-dodgers-lineupsEric Stephen2020-08-14T12:31:12-07:002020-08-14T12:31:12-07:00Trout vs. Betts, this time in the Freeway Series
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<p>Angels host Dodgers this weekend in Anaheim</p> <p id="ctF4qn">The winners of the last two American League MVP awards face off this weekend in Anaheim, with <span>Mike Trout</span> and the <a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a> hosting <span>Mookie Betts</span> and the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> beginning Friday night.</p>
<p id="KhWNIm">The 2019 AL MVP Trout (12 years, $426.5 million) and 2018 AL MVP Betts (12 years, $365 million) also signed the two biggest contracts, by total value, in baseball history. Trout is under contract through 2030, and Betts is signed through 2032.</p>
<aside id="S3oGhs"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Freeway Series schedule & pitching matchups","url":"https://www.halosheaven.com/2020/8/13/21365466/angels-dodgers-freeway-series-schedule-pitching-matchups"}]}'></div></aside><p id="5qOQMH">Friday marks the one-third mark of the season for the Angels, who play their 20th game. Things are starting to normalize, with Trout, the best player in baseball, making his way near the top of the leaderboards. Trout is now <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2020&month=0&season1=2020&ind=0">tied for seventh in the majors in FanGraphs WAR (1.0)</a>. In his eight full seasons, Trout finished first or tied for first in fWAR six times, second (to Betts) once, and fourth once (when he was injured and only played 114 games). </p>
<p id="l9d9MN">Betts, who homered three times on Thursday night, is third in MLB with a 1.3 fWAR.</p>
<p id="bYIASh">Trout’s been especially hot since returning from paternity leave. In his last nine games Trout has seven home runs, hitting .351/.390/.919. He was 6-for-12 with three homers in the three-game series against Oakland. </p>
<p id="wdryBS">Trout in his career has hit .246/.331/.492 with eight home runs in 34 games. He has a lower OPS against only three teams, none of which he has played 10 times:</p>
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<li id="xYjYnO">vs. <a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a>: .663 OPS, 9 games</li>
<li id="1isb43">vs. <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a>: .520 OPS, 9 games</li>
<li id="EQYPqw">vs. <a href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pirates</a>: .431 OPS, 9 games</li>
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<p id="tuotDp">It says a lot of how great Trout has been that his .823 OPS against the Dodgers only ranks 26th among the teams he’s played.</p>
<p id="b8g3o6">Trout is 2-for-13 (.154/.313/.231) in his career against <span>Clayton Kershaw</span>, who starts Friday for the Dodgers. Those hits, a single and double, came in his first two at-bat against Kershaw, in 2014, but Trout is 0-for-11 with three walks against him since. They last faced off in 2018.</p>
<p id="j352zk">Also on fire is <span>Anthony Rendon</span>, who has homered in each of his last three games. He entered the homestand in an 0-for-21 slump, but against the A’s he was 5-for-11 (.455/.571/1.273) with three walks, five runs scored and four RBI.</p>
<p id="AEKfxr">Rendon leads the Angels with 17 walks, giving him the rare combination of a .180 batting average and .406 on-base percentage. I’m willing to go out on a limb and say Rendon won’t end up hitting below the Mendoza Line in 2020. But just in case he does, he could join the only two Angels hitters with at least 100 plate appearances in a season with a sub-.200 batting average and an on-base percentage of at least .350: Tom Burgess (.196/.354 in 183 PA in 1962) and Charlie Sands (.193/.370 in 108 PA in 1974).</p>
<h3 id="wMEYoi">Game info</h3>
<p id="i8GuZ5">Time: 6:40 p.m. PT</p>
<p id="s3OoXt">TV: Fox Sports West, FS1 (simulcast of FSW), SportsNet LA (Dodgers broadcast)</p>
https://www.halosheaven.com/2020/8/14/21369176/mike-trout-angels-dodgers-mookie-betts-freeway-seriesEric Stephen2020-08-14T10:47:18-07:002020-08-14T10:47:18-07:00Angels outright José Rodriguez to alternate training site
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<p>RHP was designated for assignment Monday</p> <p id="ksZmxj">The <a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a> sent pitcher <span>José Rodriguez</span> outright to their alternate training site in Long Beach after the he cleared waivers, the team announced Friday.</p>
<p id="5qyd0T">The right-hander only appeared in one game this season for the Angels, pitching 1⅔ scoreless innings in relief on August 2. He was optioned to the alternate training site on August 5, then designated for assignment on Monday.</p>
<p id="SHQhsm">Rodriguez appeared in nine games for the Angels last season, posting a 2.75 ERA with 11 walks and 13 strikeouts in 19⅔ innings. It was an odd year for Rodriguez, who allowed only six runs, but all were scored on his five home runs allowed, which helped his FIP inflate to 6.88.</p>
<p id="UYchNa">He was sent outright to the minors last December, but was re-added to the 40-man roster on August 1 when he was called up. Now, he’s off the 40-man roster again, but still in the organization and still in the player pool.</p>
https://www.halosheaven.com/2020/8/14/21369140/jose-rodriguez-outright-angels-rosterEric Stephen2020-08-13T05:36:00-07:002020-08-13T05:36:00-07:00Freeway Series schedule & pitching matchups
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<p>Freeway Series begins Friday night in Anaheim. Plus, Andrelton Simmons could be nearing a return.</p> <p id="ZLmMvo">The <a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a> are off Thursday, but the first incarnation of the Freeway Series is upon us this weekend in Anaheim. </p>
<p id="FaeMl1">After a losing road trip the Angels found their way once they returned home, taking two of three from the A’s, who had won nine straight entering that series. The Halos face another tough test this weekend in the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a>, and will face their best three pitchers.</p>
<p id="jS85tL">This is the first of two series between the Angels and Dodgers this season. They close out the regular season against each other, September 25-27 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.</p>
<p id="nwvIUq"><span>Andrelton Simmons</span> has missed the last 15 games with an ankle injury, but took batting practice this week, giving him an outside chance at a return this weekend. Simmons said it would depend how he felt in a few days.</p>
<p id="J0QYBg">“I’m trying to listen to my body,” Simmons said on Wednesday. “I know it might not feel 100 percent when I come back, but I’m trying to make sure when I do come back, I am helpful to the team, and I’m not a hindrance where I’m not moving around good enough.”</p>
<p id="LynZIn">Here is the schedule and television information for the weekend, including two games on national television. Friday will be broadcast on FS1, and Sunday’s game is on TBS, with both available in the local markets along with each team’s broadcast as well.</p>
<h3 id="1BHeKS">Friday, 6:40 p.m. (Fox Sports West, SportsNet LA, FS1)</h3>
<p id="X9dK2o"><span>Patrick Sandoval</span> has been okay in his two starts this season, including lasting a career-best six innings last Saturday in Texas, where he was a tough-luck loser despite allowing only two runs. <span>Clayton Kershaw</span> starts for the Dodgers.</p>
<p id="GhZnRs">This game will also be broadcast in Spanish on Fox Deportes, with <span>Adrian Gonzalez</span> making his television analyst debut.</p>
<h3 id="0gllqu">Saturday, 6:40 p.m. (Fox Sports West, SportsNet LA, MLB Network)</h3>
<p id="NCyhGx"><span>Andrew Heaney</span> is coming off his shortest start of the season, allowing five runs on Sunday in Texas after allowing four total runs in his first three starts of the season. <span>Walker Buehler</span> makes his second career start against the Angels, and his first since 2018 as a rookie.</p>
<h3 id="xbmJQI">Sunday, 1:10 p.m. (Fox Sports West, SportsNet LA, TBS)</h3>
<p id="akIKYZ"><span>Julio Teheran</span> has failed to complete the third inning in each of his starts, but the Angels still plan to give him plenty of rope to work things out. The Angels had the option to swap Teheran with <a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/2020/8/12/21363481/angels-news-dylan-bundy-strikeouts">the red-hot Dylan Bundy</a>, who could pitch Sunday on four days rest, but decided to stay on rotation after Thursday’s off day.</p>
<p id="vT5Wc7">“We’ve got to get Julio going. All these games count,” manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday. “I’ve seen Teheran pitch well, often. ... He needs opportunity to get back out there, because he’s going to be a big part of us doing well in the latter part of the season.”</p>
<p id="DQMY5C"><span>Dustin May</span> starts the series finale for the Dodgers.</p>
https://www.halosheaven.com/2020/8/13/21365466/angels-dodgers-freeway-series-schedule-pitching-matchupsEric Stephen