In this week’s edition of the Angels Address, Hudson chats with Brendan Gawlowski (@GawlowskiB) of Pro Ball Northwest about this weekend’s series between the Angels and Mariners. Brendan and Hudson discuss the starters in each game in depth and touch on the Mariners’ offensive struggles.
As always, The Mondays rock out between segments. Enjoy the show!
Hudson Belinsky can be followed on Twitter at @hudsonbelinsky.
In Episode 6 Hudson recaps the Angels’ sweep of the Twins, then talks to fellow Baseball Prospectus intern Jonah Birenbaum (@jonah8264). Jonah run Touch Em All Toronto, a blog dedicated to coverage of the Toronto Blue Jays. Hudson and Jonah preview the Jays-Angels series with breakdowns of each starter and Toronto’s lineup.
As always, The Mondays rock out between segments. You can follow Hudson at @hudsonbelinsky.
Hudson Belinsky can be followed on Twitter at @hudsonbelinsky.
Sorry folks. I published Episode 5 yesterday but didn’t remember to post anything here. It’s a day late, but not a dollar short (cheesy way of saying it’s a free show).
In the fifth edition of The Angels Address Hudson recaps the Angels-Indians series, then talks to Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) about the Halos’ series against the Twins, which begins tonight.
As always The Mondays rock out between segments. Enjoy the show!
Hudson Belinsky can be followed on Twitter at @hudsonbelinsky.
The Angels took the opening game of their three game set against the Minnesota Twins, winning by a score of 4-3. C.J. Wilson dominated the Twins through seven innings, but he got into some trouble in the eighth before the bullpen finished the job and actually held the lead.
The Angels offense only scraped together four runs, but it looked pretty doing it. Torii Hunter went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, knocking in Albert Pujols with a single in the first, then Kendrys Morales with a two-run trumbo in the fourth. Chris Iannetta offered some insurance (that turned out to be essential to the win) with a solo schwinger of his own in the bottom of the seventh.
The Halos got into some trouble in the eighth when Wilson opened the inning by plunking Chris Parmelee, whose had a rough few days. Alexi Casilla then doubled Parmelee in, before a Denard Span drove in Casilla himself.
After a fielder’s choice by Jamey Carroll, LaTroy Hawkins relieved Wilson. Hawkins allowed Carroll to advance on a single by Josh Willingham. A fielder’s choice by Sean Burroughs, whose also had a rough few days hours, created a first-and-third situation. Hawkins allowed the runner on third to come in on a Danny Valencia single, then Scott Downs entered the game.
Downs has been rock solid so far this season. Technically, he has yet to allow a run, even though he has allowed inherited runners to come in. Downs got out of the eighth with a groundball from Ryan Doumit. In the ninth, Downs was again rock solid, completing the save despite allowing a two-out hit.
Tonight, the Angels and Twins will play their second game of the series. Jerome Williams will take on Francisco Liriano.
Hudson Belinsky can be followed on Twitter at @hudsonbelinsky.
The fourth edition of The Angels Address includes a recap of the Orioles-Angels series and a conversation between Hudson and Jason Collette (@jasoncollette, DRaysBay) on the upcoming Rays-Angels series down in St. Petersburg.
As always, The Mondays rock out between segments and close the show. Enjoy!
