{"id":923,"date":"2021-05-20T09:10:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T14:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/?p=923"},"modified":"2023-02-10T09:03:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:03:00","slug":"twiwbl-6-0-series-v-wandering-house-of-david-los-angeles-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/2021\/05\/20\/twiwbl-6-0-series-v-wandering-house-of-david-los-angeles-angels\/","title":{"rendered":"Series V Featured Matchup – Wandering House of David @ Los Angeles Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four games pitting the Wandering House of David<\/a> against the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> in a series between two of the better teams from the Bill James Division. See here<\/a> for the series preview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game One: Jack W. Taylor v. Pud Galvin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Game one was dominated by Pud Galvin<\/strong>, who pitched 7 innings giving up only 1 run on 6 hits to lead the Angels to a 5-1 victory. Galvin’s opposite number, Jack W. Taylor<\/strong>, gave up 5 runs in 6 innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both bullpens were stellar: Rollie Fingers<\/strong> threw 2 innings of scoreless relief for the House of David and Jeurys Familia<\/strong>, Larry Anderson<\/strong>, and Joe Nathan<\/strong> allowed only one hit behind Galvin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Trout<\/strong> and Doug Rader<\/strong> combined for 6 hits and all 5 RBIs for Los Angeles, with Trout hitting his second HR of the year. Don Buford<\/strong> added 2 hits and scored twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOD 1 <\/strong>(Taylor 2-1) @ LAA 5<\/strong> (Galvin 1-1)
HRs: Trout (LAA, 2)
Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game Two: Frank Sullivan v Harry Howell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The game itself was overshadowed by an injury to Pete Browning<\/strong>, who was put on the DL by the House of David, and is expected to miss between one and two weeks. Dan Ford<\/strong> was recalled from AAA after the game to take Browning’s spot on the roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That compounded a bad day, as Los Angeles moved to a 2-0 lead in the series with a walk-off victory. The House of David scored 4 times in the first two innings to take an early lead, led by HRs from Browning and Sammy Sosa<\/strong>, but a 3-run 6th inning keyed by a 2-run 2B from George Wright<\/strong>, tied the game at 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The score would stay that way until the bottom of the 9th, when Wright led off with a single against Joakim Soria<\/strong>. Kal Daniels<\/strong> followed with a single, with Wright heading to third, and Elmer Valo<\/strong> scored him with a hard single through the right side, sending the home crowd happy with a 6-5 walk-off win for Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniels and Wright had 3 hits each, with Wright scoring 3 times and driving in 2, and Derrek Lee<\/strong> looked to break out of his slump, going 2-for-2. For the House of David, both Ryne Sandberg<\/strong> and Mark Grace<\/strong> went 2 for 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chuck Finley<\/strong> continued his strong start to the year for Los Angeles, with 3 innings of scoreless relief, while Aaron Heilman<\/strong> pitched a scoreless ninth for the victory, his first of the year. For the House of David, Dick Tidrow<\/strong>, who had been fantastic to date, was roughed up for 2 earned runs in 1.2 innings, earning his second blown save of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOD 5<\/strong> (Soria 0-1) @ LAA 6<\/strong> (Heilman 1-0)
HRs: Browning (HOD, 4); Sosa (HOD, 2)
Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game Three: CC Sabathia v Doc Gooden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The House of David look to get back into the series without their leading hitter, Pete Browning<\/strong>, who was placed on the DL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both CC Sabathia<\/strong> and Doc Gooden<\/strong> struggled early, but Sabathia got on track, allowing four hits over 7.1 innings to lead the House of David to a 4-1 victory. Gooden was not nearly as good, walking 5 and allowing 6 hits in 4.1 innings, giving up four runs in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both bullpens excelled: Nolan Ryan<\/strong> followed Gooden with 3.2 hitless innings while striking out four, while for the House of David, Bruce Sutter<\/strong> got his second hold of the year and Tom Niedenfuer<\/strong> pitched a scoreless 9th for his 4th save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richie Hebner<\/strong> drove in 2 runs with a bases loaded single in the top of the 2nd, and Mark McGwire<\/strong> and Mark Grace<\/strong> drove in runs with walks in the top of the 5th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Los Angeles, the offense was highly concentrated in two batters: Mike Trout<\/strong> went 3-for-4 and Bobby Grich<\/strong> 2-for-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOD 4<\/strong> (Sabathia 3-2; Niedenfuer 4 Sv) – LAA 1<\/strong> (Gooden 1-3)
HRs – None.
Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game Four: Fergie Jenkins v Gerrit Cole<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sabathia and Gooden were a good matchup, but this one was even better. Fergie Jenkins<\/strong> comes into the game with a 2-1 record and a 4.50 ERA and Cole with an identical record and a 3.90 ERA. Both have shown flashes of brilliance, however, Cole especially, whose year started with 3 consecutive solid starts before being roughed up by Kansas City<\/a> his last time out. Jenkins was masterful his last time out, allowing only 3 hits and 1 run over 7 innings in a victory over Memphis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, though, a game just comes down to a single swing. With the House of David up 2-0 in the bottom of the 5th, singles by George Wright<\/strong> and Don Buford<\/strong> scored the Angels’ first runs. Mike Trout<\/strong> walked to load the bases, and Doug Rader<\/strong> deposited a Jenkins fastball into the left field seats for a grand slam. That put the Angels up, 6-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House of David closed the gap to 6-5, but the Angels’ Joe Nathan<\/strong> pitched a perfect 9th for his 3rd save, preserving the win for Cole, who struck out 10 in 7 strong innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOD 5<\/strong> (Jenkins 2-2) – LAA 6<\/strong> (Cole 3-1; Nathan 3 Sv)
HRs: Rader (LAA, 3)
Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Series Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rader had 6 RBIs in the 4 games, but the hitting star was Trout, who went 8 for 14 in the four games, effectively breaking out of his early season slump. Richie Hebner<\/strong> and George Stone<\/strong> had 5 hits each for the House of David.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Angels took 3 of the 4 games, but they still trail the House of David by 1 game in the Bill James Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key storylines were Browning’s injury and Trout’s emergence–the former a significant challenge for a suddenly struggling House of David; the latter a ray of hope for the Angels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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