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Biggp07 · 07-30-2025, 04:59 PM

Game Summary – May 9th – Angels Drop Royals, 8-7

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Due in large part to catcher Logan O'Hoppe, the Los Angeles Angels sunk the Kansas City Royals, 8-7. O'Hoppe went 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Los Angeles reliever Luis Garcia picked up the win, raising his record to 2-2. Michael Wacha was tagged with the loss. Robert Stephenson earned the save for Los Angeles, his 9th.

The Royals had been locked in a 5-5 tie with the Angels going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 27-year-old second baseman Luis Rengifo came to the plate. Rengifo hit a 2-run home run on a 0 2 cutter from Kansas City hurler Michael Wacha. It was Rengifo's 5th home run of the year.

"We got the victory," said O'Hoppe. "That's all that matters at the end of the day." Los Angeles now sits at 18-20, while Kansas City falls to 14-25.

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Logan O'Hoppe
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 17151
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I’m struggling to understand how we lost this one; other than that, we just gave it away. And I’m struggling to know how we are losing close games or allowing the opposing team to tie it up and then get a win. We can’t seem to keep the early lead or sustain the edge going into the final innings. I am frustrated and baffled to figure out what to do and fail at either instance, and to know how to fix it right now. The changes I make seem to bring better play out of the lineups, but nothing is coming together right now. Wacha started the season strong, but now, when we need him, he’s starting to show as an overpaid veteran at $16MIL. I’m certainly not making him a reliever at that pay scale. RHP John Schieber is still nursing a tired arm for another 2-3 days, but he’s 100% rested and can come back in this road series and pull us some victories.

In reviewing the state of the players after tonight’s tough loss, I decided to option 1B Nick Pratto to Omaha and call up IF UTIL Nick Loftin to backfill Bobby and Garcia at SS and 3B while I rest them. Those two have been consistent in the lineups for about 10 days with minimal rest and only Cam Devanney to back up Garcia at 3B or Witt at short in a tight pinch. But I think the best way to play it is to bring Nick Loftin up for this road series stint since he can play either position well enough to start. So, I am resting Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia to play Nick Loftin at short and Cam Devanney at third. Both Nick and Cam hit RHPs well enough that I think we can get some good contact to score runs. I’m also going to be more aggressive on the base running to see if that shakes out a win.

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I’ve also put RP Nick Anderson as DFA to bring up some fresh relief in LHP Walter Pennington. He’s not pitched well at all in Omaha, but I need another taxi reliever, and he’ll have to do for the moment. I’m looking forward to signing a couple of free agent relievers I can taxi between Triple A and the big club in LHP Ty Blach, RHP Christopher Troye (who can also fill in as a catcher if needed), and RHP Jason Alexander (NOT the actor of Seinfeld fame! LOL!). These guys will make good taxi players if I need to dig deep, like I am now.

Hopefully, something shows itself soon, or this season will be too long.

07-30-2025, 04:59 PM	#24
Biggp07 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2024 Posts: 186	Week 9 – May 9th – 1st Series Game Brings Continued Frustration and Weariness Game Summary – May 9th – Angels Drop Royals, 8-7 Due in large part to catcher Logan O'Hoppe, the Los Angeles Angels sunk the Kansas City Royals, 8-7. O'Hoppe went 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Los Angeles reliever Luis Garcia picked up the win, raising his record to 2-2. Michael Wacha was tagged with the loss. Robert Stephenson earned the save for Los Angeles, his 9th. The Royals had been locked in a 5-5 tie with the Angels going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 27-year-old second baseman Luis Rengifo came to the plate. Rengifo hit a 2-run home run on a 0 2 cutter from Kansas City hurler Michael Wacha. It was Rengifo's 5th home run of the year. "We got the victory," said O'Hoppe. "That's all that matters at the end of the day." Los Angeles now sits at 18-20, while Kansas City falls to 14-25. GAME NOTES Player of the Game: Logan O'Hoppe Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph Start Time: 6:38 PM PT Time: 3:31 Attendance: 17151 ……………………. I’m struggling to understand how we lost this one; other than that, we just gave it away. And I’m struggling to know how we are losing close games or allowing the opposing team to tie it up and then get a win. We can’t seem to keep the early lead or sustain the edge going into the final innings. I am frustrated and baffled to figure out what to do and fail at either instance, and to know how to fix it right now. The changes I make seem to bring better play out of the lineups, but nothing is coming together right now. Wacha started the season strong, but now, when we need him, he’s starting to show as an overpaid veteran at $16MIL. I’m certainly not making him a reliever at that pay scale. RHP John Schieber is still nursing a tired arm for another 2-3 days, but he’s 100% rested and can come back in this road series and pull us some victories. In reviewing the state of the players after tonight’s tough loss, I decided to option 1B Nick Pratto to Omaha and call up IF UTIL Nick Loftin to backfill Bobby and Garcia at SS and 3B while I rest them. Those two have been consistent in the lineups for about 10 days with minimal rest and only Cam Devanney to back up Garcia at 3B or Witt at short in a tight pinch. But I think the best way to play it is to bring Nick Loftin up for this road series stint since he can play either position well enough to start. So, I am resting Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia to play Nick Loftin at short and Cam Devanney at third. Both Nick and Cam hit RHPs well enough that I think we can get some good contact to score runs. I’m also going to be more aggressive on the base running to see if that shakes out a win. I’ve also put RP Nick Anderson as DFA to bring up some fresh relief in LHP Walter Pennington. He’s not pitched well at all in Omaha, but I need another taxi reliever, and he’ll have to do for the moment. I’m looking forward to signing a couple of free agent relievers I can taxi between Triple A and the big club in LHP Ty Blach, RHP Christopher Troye (who can also fill in as a catcher if needed), and RHP Jason Alexander (NOT the actor of Seinfeld fame! LOL!). These guys will make good taxi players if I need to dig deep, like I am now. Hopefully, something shows itself soon, or this season will be too long.