The Angels fail to capitalize on bases-loaded chances in the fourth and ninth innings as their four-game winning streak ends in a loss to the Pirates.
Shohei Ohtani said Friday he will do anything to help the Angels reach the playoffs. The Angels should help him instead of trading him.So in a parallel universe, catcher Thaiss would have hit a screaming line drive after an eight-pitch at-bat to score a couple runners and leave the Angels with a 2-0 lead Saturday, buoying Reid Detmers to a win and a three-game wild-card deficit.
In reality, Thaiss’s screaming line drive landed in Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales’ glove before he promptly doubled off Taylor Ward at second base. Hunter Renfroe followed with a feeble strikeout that prompted a slapped bat and washed away a drop-in-the-bucket opportunity to break a scoreless game.
Detmers surrendered two runs the following inning after a dazzling start, muddying a nine-strikeout performance. Trey Cabbage grounded into a bases-loaded double play in the ninth that ended the Angels’ four-game winning streak.
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