“My fastball command was pretty bad, and I didn’t get a chance to establish the zone and work around that”, Lincecum said. “I didn’t get a chance to establish the zone and work around that”. I felt myself becoming one-dimensional again with my changeup and not really finding a way out. That’s a good hitting team.
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And when the A’s hit the ball, they found holes, unlike in their first game against him. He was 1-3 with a 6.40 ERA in 27 games for Cincinnati. The veteran right-hander also walked four and exited the proceedings having thrown 101 pitches (55 strikes).
Lincecum didn’t want to blame his command struggles on rust after missing the second half of the 2015 season and undergoing hip surgery. “When you have someone that’s influential in every single component of the game – offense, defense, baserunning, clubhouse, performance – to me, that’s very noteworthy and we have one of the best.”. “I don’t really accept what I’m going through right now”. He got Altuve on a pop to first before hitting Correa with a pitch on a 3-2 count.But Shoemaker got out of the jam by striking out Colby Rasmus and then A.J. Reed, both on split-finger pitches.The Angels added to their lead in the bottom of the sixth, putting together a rally with one out. Correa had never faced Lincecum before that shot. “It’s big to score early in the game”.
Mike Trout homered in his third consecutive game for Los Angeles, which has lost seven of eight.
“We’ve seen him, and when he can get good movement on his fastball and get it in good zones, he’s tough”, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of Feldman. The Astros went 5-1 during that stretch. The Astros are getting odds of -120 to win, while the Angels are getting a money line of +110 to prevail. Houston manager A.J. Hinch said McCullers could rejoin the rotation Friday or Monday (which would be his next regular turn). “We do have a nice little vibe about us, a little swagger. We’ve got our confidence back”. He had only one clean inning, retiring the side in order in the second.The Angels have dropped nine of their last 10 games overall and are 15 games under.500 (32-47) for the first time since August 23, 2013.NOTES: Astros 2B Jose Altuve began the day leading the league in hitting (.350), was second in hits (107), stolen bases (20), and on-base percentage (.427), third in doubles (23), fifth in total bases (171) and eighth in slugging percentage (.559). Feldman was a stopgap starter after making 16 appearances out of the bullpen over the past two months, but he kept Houston moving flawlessly forward while allowing no earned runs or walks. The Astros have won all five of his June starts.
He’ll be matched up against Scott Feldman, who is making a spot start in place of Lance McCullers. “I love starting”, Feldman said. In order to make room for Ramirez on the roster, the Angels sent RHP A.J. Achter to Triple-A Salt Lake. He has been out since mid-May after knee surgery.
Astros: Dallas Keuchel (4-9, 5.35 ERA) beat Kansas City last week for his first win in five June starts, but the AL Cy Young winner’s weird season continues.
Angels: Jered Weaver (6-6, 5.24 ERA) has been solid in recent weeks, but had a rough outing against Oakland earlier in this homestand.
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Los Angeles loaded the bases with nobody out, but Harris struck out Jett Bandy and snagged Andrelton Simmons’ comebacker to start a 1-2-3 double play that ended the game.
