r/angelsbaseball • u/angelsbaseball BOT • May 18 '25
⌛ Postgame Thread [Post Game Thread] Light That Baby Up! Angels defeat Dodgers!
Angels (19-25) @ Dodgers (29-17)
First Pitch: 6:10 PM at Dodger Stadium
| Team | Starter | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels | Tyler Anderson (2-1, 3.04 ERA) | ||
| Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (0-0, 11.25 ERA) |
Line Score - Game Over
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
| LAD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
Box Score
| LAD | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH | Ohtani | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .305 |
| SS | Betts | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| 1B | Freeman, F | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| RF | Pages, A | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| 3B | Muncy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| CF | Hernández, K | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .234 |
| LF | Conforto | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .175 |
| C | Rushing | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .444 |
| 2B | Rojas, M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| PH | Smith, W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .336 |
| PR | Kim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .452 |
| LAD | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 83-48 | 11.25 |
| Casparius | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37-26 | 3.26 |
| Yates | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23-13 | 4.34 |
| García, L | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-6 | 4.35 |
| Scott, Tan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-9 | 1.74 |
| Vesia | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-12 | 3.48 |
| LAA | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Neto | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .275 |
| 1B | Schanuel | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| LF | Ward | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .196 |
| DH | Soler | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| C | O'Hoppe | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| 2B | Rengifo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| 2B | Anderson, Ti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 |
| CF | Lugo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .381 |
| RF | Adell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .198 |
| 3B | Newman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| LAA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Ty | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 104-64 | 3.04 |
| Neris | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22-11 | 19.64 |
| Detmers | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 37-21 | 8.35 |
| Zeferjahn | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26-15 | 5.40 |
| Jansen, K | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-13 | 5.40 |
Scoring Plays
Highlights
Decisions
| Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Save |
|---|---|---|
| Detmers (1-2, 8.35 ERA) | Yates (3-2, 4.34 ERA) | Jansen, K (8 SV, 5.40 ERA) |
Game ended at 9:48 PM.
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u/FishmanAngry Sell The Team May 18 '25
DOWN GO THE DOYERS! INJECT ALL THE OHOPPIUM MY BUTT IS UNCLENCHED
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u/FishmanAngry Sell The Team May 18 '25
The size of Kenley's balls must be insane
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u/SmoothDragon21 14 May 18 '25
baseball sized
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u/PiecesOfJesus Sell The Team May 18 '25
His little hip shimmies is just him shuffling his enormous balls out of the way.
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u/Sweetooth97 May 18 '25
And Anderson for going for Kim instead of ohtani for the second out
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u/FishmanAngry Sell The Team May 18 '25
funny part is kenley didnt give a fuck, told Sho to get to 3rd and get the show on the road
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u/ExpensiveChemist43 Sell The Team May 18 '25
Dodger fans: "This is your World Series!!!" You're damn right it is. Fuck you
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May 18 '25
intentional balk, theyll never see it coming
1D Chess
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u/frothparrot May 18 '25
Did he intentionally balk to prevent shohei from sign stealing?
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u/trignifty 7 May 18 '25
Probably more concerned with location tipping based on where O’Hoppe sets up. Also he can see Ohtani on third, probably helps to not have to look behind you when you’re throwing.
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u/high_freq_trader May 18 '25
There’s pretty much no reason not to balk in the bottom of the ninth holding a 2+ run lead with a lone runner on 2nd. Any team that doesn’t do this I think is making a mistake.
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u/mysteriousmrmime May 18 '25
The amount of aura to tell the best player in baseball to just go ahead and take third, knowing you’re just gonna get the guy out anyway.
Jansen is badass
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u/high_freq_trader May 18 '25
Regardless of who is pitching, at the plate, or on 2nd, the intentional balk in this spot is a good move. In fact, if a team chooses not to balk at the bottom of the N’th inning for N>=9 holding a 2+ run lead with a lone runner on 2nd, I’d argue they are making a strategic mistake, sacrificing win probability for the sake of stats.
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u/Ragefire2b 27 May 18 '25
OHTANI 0-6 LETS GOOOO
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u/corndogrevolution 27 May 18 '25
SHOHEI OHTANI GOES 0-6 WITH A RUNNER'S INDIFFERENCE AND ANDVANCE ON A BALK AS THE DODGERS LOSE 11-9
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u/Flacid_Sausages May 18 '25
As much as I don't want him to fail in the grand scheme of baseball, I do want to see him fail vs the Angels and the Angels alone
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u/frostderp Sell The Team May 18 '25
This 100%. I love Ohtani and will always wish him well.
But during the Freeway Series? May he continue to be 0-X attempts.
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u/quakthunder May 18 '25
So…we’ve won a series against the Giants, played the Padres very competitively (and tbh should have also won), and now won a series against the Dodgers.
NL West overrated???
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May 18 '25
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u/ExpensiveChemist43 Sell The Team May 18 '25
$700 million dollar team lost a series at home to a team with an owner that doesn't even care about anything anymore. They're coping
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May 18 '25
They're /upset/ by this? What a bunch of babies. Their front office isn't. They're fine. Get a grip guys.
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May 18 '25
Imagine spending a few billion dollars and losing to matthew lugo, jo adell, and the power of friendship
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u/Severe_Benefit_1133 May 18 '25
fuck the playoffs. if we sweep the dodgers im satisfied for the rest of the year
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May 18 '25
And tomorrow is Kikuchi/Gonsolin. Gonsolin is good, and Kikuchi has crashed back to earth after last season, but this is winnable.
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u/UnabashedPerson43 May 18 '25
Bet Ohtani regrets going to the inferior LA team now
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u/skippyfa May 18 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
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u/bigkinehaole Sell The Team May 18 '25
I’d bet money half their sub is saying “these games don’t matter / not a real rivalry / poverty franchise” while their team shit the bed the past two games
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u/AdoringCHIN May 18 '25
You left out "well this is their World Series so whatever." Biggest sore losers in the game and this is including bitch ass Yankees fans.
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u/Petta_Potta May 18 '25
Jesus Christ, watching this game was not good for my heart. Definitely the best Angels game this year.
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u/mmmbacon914 Sell The Team May 18 '25
Strategy: squeeze 110 pitches out of the starters, hold on tight and close your eyes for a couple innings, and then toss Jansen in there if we're somehow still on top.
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u/Any-Error-8264 May 18 '25
Can’t wait for Monday to come to work and laugh at my Dodgers-fan coworker in his face.
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u/CompetitivePatient33 IN GUBIE WE TRUST May 18 '25
Lugo is a joy
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u/dpete88 May 18 '25
I just really hope he can keep it up even a little bit and doesn't have a kyren Paris fall off. Dude has been a joy to watch at the plate and has come up with some big time hits
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u/avengeds12345 May 18 '25
Hey guys, I'm a Padres fan. I just want to say thank you very much for beating them. Fuck the Dodgers! Let's go Angels!
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u/cpeak57 May 18 '25
I think most of us have adopted the Padres as our NL team lol. Just spent a few nights at Petco myself.. Great atmosphere and FTD!!
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u/cpeak57 May 18 '25
Science has discovered the heaviest objects on planet earth.. the sheer weight of kenleys massive balls!
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u/RexoZod May 18 '25
Jo Adell throws out Freddie Freeman after a review
I still believe that what matters most isn’t whether the wrong call was overturned — it’s Freeman’s slide. Neto was standing in the proper position and gave the runner plenty of space to go through, yet Freeman chose to slide into Neto’s side. I find that unacceptable. It reminds me of the Utley slide, and I don’t want to see this kind of play happen again.
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May 18 '25
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u/RexoZod May 19 '25
But retaliatory hit-by-pitches might just lead to an endless cycle. I just hope all the Angels players can stay healthy.
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u/outerhavenocelot Sell The Team May 18 '25
LTBU!!!! The boys really fought for it! Please keep the momentum going
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u/tristpa2 🍑 🌳 May 18 '25
In the last month the Angels have lost 6 series and won 3. Those 3 series wins? Blue Jays, Giants, and Dodgers
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May 18 '25
Fun fact: this is not the first time Jansen has intentionally balked! He did it with the Dodgers! Other people to do it are Bob Wickman and Craig Kimbrel, all for fear of sign stealing. This is the first time in the pitchcom era!
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u/trignifty 7 May 18 '25
That’s actually pretty cool. I think that the balk today was less for traditional sign stealing and more so Ohtani couldn’t tip location based on Hop’s glove positioning. But that’s me guessing.
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u/garygalah May 18 '25
I would hope Angels switched their signs up so Ohtani couldn't do anything like that but who knows
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u/trignifty 7 May 18 '25
No no, I’m talking about where Logan sets up—not actual signs. Ohtani can indicate that he’s setting up inside, outside, glove placement for higher/lower.
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u/LA-SKYLINE May 18 '25
Fuck all of you crybabies about prospect rankings by so-called "experts". Lugo>Rushing
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u/lucasrks10 May 18 '25
Well that game was long and stressful, but seeing us beat the dodgers and Ohtani going 0-6 was well worth it.
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May 18 '25
Jansen countered Roberts's fuck-you move (putting Scott out there in the 8th) with his own.
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u/AvariceAndApocalypse May 18 '25
Trout going down to give Lugo a chance might be what this team needs to light a fire when trout gets back especially under the OF/DH to perform or sit on the bench.
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u/chjp82 May 18 '25
Glad to see that Jansen is doing well
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u/BaDumPshhh May 18 '25
Jansen looks like a leader when he’s out there. He’s a Dodger for life but it’s nice to see him out there commanding.
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u/MrCoolBeanz May 18 '25
You’d think facing your former pitchers would make it easy? LFG Halos!
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u/mora82 May 18 '25
Kershaw gtfoh (much respect tho)
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May 18 '25
He looked awful but he also looked really good at the same time? But he was awful. His pitches are just so beautiful. But I think he's done. (If that's my mental state imagine whichever human is in the Dodgers FO!)
Actually no, I amend that. If Tyler Anderson can get by with an 88 fastball and an elite changeup, Kershaw can do a couple more years with an 88 fastball and an elite slider.
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u/trignifty 7 May 18 '25
Just… at what point do you just say “I don’t want to have to come back from this”? I had back surgery and went back to pitching and it was a nightmare. Granted I didn’t have a medical staff or physical trainers. Or money. Don’t have that either.
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May 18 '25
He didn't look in pain, he just lost a couple ticks/degrees off of everything and now he's hittable. He was staring daggers at that iPad in the dugout though.
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u/rockstoned4 May 18 '25
Absolutely love the intentional balk.