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Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels meet in game 2 of series
Washington Nationals (34-48, fifth in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (40-41, third in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Mike Soroka (3-5, 5.06 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Angels: Kyle Hendricks (5-6, 4.83 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 55 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -130, Nationals +109; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals meet the Los Angeles Angels with a 1-0 series lead. Los Angeles is 40-41 overall and 19-19 at home. The Angels have the ninth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .407. Washington is 18-24 in road games and 34-48 overall. The Nationals have gone 16-35 in games when they have given up a home run. The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor Ward has 16 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 55 RBIs while hitting .208 for the Angels. Jo Adell is 11 for 37 with a double and five home runs over the past 10 games. Luis Garcia has 19 doubles, seven home runs and 38 RBIs for the Nationals. Nathaniel Lowe is 11 for 42 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 6-4, .244 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs Nationals: 4-6, .281 batting average, 5.52 ERA, even run differential INJURIES: Angels: Zach Neto: day-to-day (shoulder), Jorge Soler: 10-Day IL (back), Chris Taylor: 10-Day IL (hand), Yoan Moncada: 10-Day IL (knee), Robert Stephenson: 15-Day IL (biceps), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip) Nationals: Keibert Ruiz: 10-Day IL (head), Andrew Chafin: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Dylan Crews: 10-Day IL (back), Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (face), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels meet in game 2 of series
Washington Nationals (34-48, fifth in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (40-41, third in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Mike Soroka (3-5, 5.06 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Angels: Kyle Hendricks (5-6, 4.83 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 55 strikeouts) Advertisement BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -130, Nationals +109; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals meet the Los Angeles Angels with a 1-0 series lead. Los Angeles is 40-41 overall and 19-19 at home. The Angels have the ninth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .407. Washington is 18-24 in road games and 34-48 overall. The Nationals have gone 16-35 in games when they have given up a home run. The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor Ward has 16 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 55 RBIs while hitting .208 for the Angels. Jo Adell is 11 for 37 with a double and five home runs over the past 10 games. Advertisement Luis Garcia has 19 doubles, seven home runs and 38 RBIs for the Nationals. Nathaniel Lowe is 11 for 42 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 6-4, .244 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs Nationals: 4-6, .281 batting average, 5.52 ERA, even run differential INJURIES: Angels: Zach Neto: day-to-day (shoulder), Jorge Soler: 10-Day IL (back), Chris Taylor: 10-Day IL (hand), Yoan Moncada: 10-Day IL (knee), Robert Stephenson: 15-Day IL (biceps), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip) Nationals: Keibert Ruiz: 10-Day IL (head), Andrew Chafin: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Dylan Crews: 10-Day IL (back), Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (face), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
2 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels meet in game 2 of series
Washington Nationals (34-48, fifth in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (40-41, third in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Mike Soroka (3-5, 5.06 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Angels: Kyle Hendricks (5-6, 4.83 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 55 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -130, Nationals +109; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals meet the Los Angeles Angels with a 1-0 series lead. Los Angeles is 40-41 overall and 19-19 at home. The Angels have the ninth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .407. Washington is 18-24 in road games and 34-48 overall. The Nationals have gone 16-35 in games when they have given up a home run. The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor Ward has 16 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 55 RBIs while hitting .208 for the Angels. Jo Adell is 11 for 37 with a double and five home runs over the past 10 games. Luis Garcia has 19 doubles, seven home runs and 38 RBIs for the Nationals. Nathaniel Lowe is 11 for 42 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 6-4, .244 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs Nationals: 4-6, .281 batting average, 5.52 ERA, even run differential INJURIES: Angels: Zach Neto: day-to-day (shoulder), Jorge Soler: 10-Day IL (back), Chris Taylor: 10-Day IL (hand), Yoan Moncada: 10-Day IL (knee), Robert Stephenson: 15-Day IL (biceps), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip) Nationals: Keibert Ruiz: 10-Day IL (head), Andrew Chafin: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Dylan Crews: 10-Day IL (back), Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (face), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
Pressing Yankees' scoreless streak reaches 29 innings in loss to Angels: ‘We gotta get going'
The Yankees remained comatose at the plate on Tuesday, as their lineup's scoreless streak reached 29 innings in a 4-0 loss to the Angels in the Bronx. The franchise record for scoreless innings is 37, set by the Highlanders in 1908. Meanwhile, the team has now been shut out in three consecutive games for the first time since September 2016. Advertisement 'It's been a wild three games,' Cody Bellinger said after going 1-for-4 with a strikeout. 'It's been very frustrating.' With their sorry stretch dating back to the ninth inning of Saturday's loss to the Red Sox, the Bombers mustered four hits against a weak Halos pitching staff led by starter Kyle Hendricks. The 12-year veteran entered the game with a 5.67 ERA since the start of 2024 and the worst Stuff+ in baseball this year, but the pitiful pinstripers had the curse-breaking ex-Cub looking like his vintage self. Hendricks, topping out at just 89.2 mph, logged six scoreless innings while setting a season-high with nine strikeouts. He also totaled four hits, one walk and 98 pitches. 'He is different than what you face. And credit to him, I thought he was really sharp tonight,' Aaron Boone said, but the manager acknowledged his team's persisting woes in the batter's box. Advertisement Boone said that he felt the Yankees began 'pressing' a bit on Tuesday, as not scoring for such a stretch is 'foreign for us.' Bellinger agreed, saying that he felt 'extra pressure.' Bellinger added that the Yankees have had 'good talks' about their 'rut' and will continue to do so. 'You want to be the guy to get the hit, get it going, but that's where the patience comes in,' Boone said. 'You can't obsess on the result. You can't go up there [thinking], 'I gotta get a hit. I gotta do this.' It's gotta be, 'I gotta go take a tough at-bat.' And then when you're doing that, that's when the pitches in your zone show up. That's when you take advantage, and this group will do that.' Boone went on to talk about how the Yankees' identity is rooted in wearing pitchers down. They haven't done that lately. Advertisement 'Whatever result we have in a series against a team, I want them to leave knowing they faced you, that it was heavy,' Boone explained. 'They got through it. They may have had success. They may have got their teeth kicked in, but where they're feeling those at-bats. 'That's our ultimate strength. That's the hallmark of what these guys do. It's been a little struggle the last couple days, which, unfortunately, is going to happen. It's always shocking to see our group not score runs, especially a few days in a row now. So we just gotta focus on the little things. 'Think small, big things come.' Giancarlo Stanton, in his second game off the injured list, led the Yankees with two hits on the night. That was hardly enough to save a sputtering offense, though, as the Yanks stranded six and went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position. Advertisement Aaron Judge went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. Baseballs' best hitter is now in a 2-for-20, 13-strikeout slump. Boone reasoned he's been expanding the strike zone lately. Then again, no one's produced for an offense that still leads the American League in runs, home runs and OPS. Asked how such a forceful lineup could look so lost over the last few days, Boone replied, 'Baseball.' 'Because that is what we are,' he continued. 'We are one of the best offenses in the league, and we've had a tough few days.' Added Austin Wells, who is now hitting .217 after going 0-for-3: 'I don't think there's any reason to change up what we were doing before. It's just kind of part of the season. I think everyone has the confidence to go out there tomorrow and put up as many as we need.' Advertisement The Yankees' ongoing spiral spoiled a stellar outing from Will Warren, who set a career-high with 11 strikeouts over six innings. The rookie pitched better than the three earned runs on his line would suggest, as those came on playable singles that DJ LeMahieu and Jazz Chisholm Jr. couldn't handle at second and third, respectively. The Angels' first run off Warren came on a Luis Rengifo single in the second, while their next two came on a Taylor Ward knock in the third. 'Will was great,' Boone said. 'A couple of almost-made plays and it's even more dominant.' Warren also tallied six hits, zero walks for the first time this season, and 93 pitches for the Yankees, who haven't given their starters any run support in six straight games. Advertisement 'We are in a little lull,' Warren said. 'It's okay. It's going to happen. But this one of the best offenses in the league. They're going to get back to what they're doing and what we do best, and that's putting up runs and, ultimately, winning.' Los Angeles scored again in the seventh on a Nolan Schanuel groundout, which followed a catcher interference call against Wells. The insurance run proved unnecessary. With the Yankees' lineup sleepwalking its way through a fifth straight loss, the team will look to snap its funk on Wednesday. Scoring, of course, would go a long way in achieving that goal. Another golden opportunity awaits, as Jack Kochanowicz is scheduled to pitch for the Angels. His 5.53 ERA is the worst among qualified starters this season. Advertisement Ryan Yarbrough will take the ball for the Yankees, whose bats must show some life with the club trying to avoid a series loss. 'It's been a fight,' Bellinger said. 'Obviously, we're not getting the job done with runners in scoring position. We're not getting a lot of base runners. We're not causing traffic. So we gotta keep going and wake up tomorrow. 'We gotta get going.'
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Yankees 0, Angels 4: Good news and bad news following third consecutive shutout loss
There are slumps, and then there's what's happening in the Bronx right now—a full-on offensive blackout no one saw coming. For a team built on star power and steep expectations, the New York Yankees have turned a rough patch into a nightmare. Advertisement Tuesday's 4-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels marked their fifth consecutive defeat and third straight shutout. The frustration is no longer simmering—it's boiling over. Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images A once-feared lineup now can't buy a run It's baffling to witness. This isn't a lineup filled with journeymen or rookies getting their feet wet. This is a team with four former MVPs, multiple All-Stars, and enough power to light up scoreboards from coast to coast. And yet, they haven't scored a run in 29 innings. Yes, twenty-nine. It doesn't feel real. The Angels came into this series ranked 24th in ERA across Major League Baseball. Not exactly a pitching factory. Advertisement But they've silenced the Yankees in back-to-back games like they've suddenly become the late-'90s Braves. Kyle Hendricks turns back the clock On Tuesday night, it wasn't a Cy Young winner dealing on the mound. It was Kyle Hendricks, who entered the game with a 4.79 ERA. He's a savvy vet, sure—but he's also struggled mightily this season. Yet against this Yankees lineup, Hendricks looked like a reincarnation of Greg Maddux. He threw six shutout innings, allowing only four hits, never once appearing rattled. Everything he tossed felt like it had a purpose, while the Yankees flailed like a boxer swinging at shadows. Will Warren flashes potential in a tough-luck loss The one silver lining came from rookie starter Will Warren. While his outing will be buried under the weight of another loss, he was quietly impressive in his own right. Advertisement Warren struck out 11 batters over six innings, issuing zero walks. His stuff was sharp, and the swings and misses kept coming. He did give up three runs, but with no offensive support, it felt like he needed to be perfect. Pitching under pressure becomes suffocating when you know every mistake might be the difference. That's where Warren found himself Tuesday—and it's a place no young pitcher wants to be. Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Giancarlo Stanton is hitting like he never left If there's a sliver of hope in this dismal stretch, it's Giancarlo Stanton. The oft-injured slugger returned on Monday and has looked better than anyone could have hoped. Advertisement After a two-hit effort in his first game back, he followed it with two more knocks on Tuesday. His swing looks smooth. His timing doesn't seem off. He's locked in—and the Yankees desperately need him to stay that way. With the rest of the offense in freefall, Stanton might be the only man capable of sparking something. He's always been a streaky hitter. The Yankees could use one of his hot stretches now more than ever. The pressure mounts with every passing inning There's a certain point where numbers start to lose their meaning. Twenty-nine scoreless innings isn't just a stat—it's a symptom. It reveals confusion, pressure, and possibly panic in a clubhouse built to chase October. Advertisement It's like watching a supercar sputter on an empty tank, beautiful on the outside but stuck on the side of the road. Every inning without a run is another reminder that something's fundamentally wrong. The Yankees don't just need a win. They need a wake-up call. Popular reading: Yankees make big change to leadoff man — rookie outfielder gets a promotion Related Headlines
