TWiB Notes -- Week of April 13 thru 19

[Frayed Knot]

From the 'Things Could Be Worse' file: at least none of the Met pitchers have had a game as bad as the one put forth on Monday night by Boston's Garrett Crochet of all people.

Bottom of 1st inning (vs Twins): FO, 2B, WP, 2B, 1B, FO, BB, HBP, IF 1B, PO [9 batters faced, 4 runs, 4 hits]

Bottom 2nd: 1B, BB, BB, 1B, 2B, HR, GO, FO, HR ... and then pulled. [9 batters faced, 7 runs, 5 hits, 2 BB]  

In all, 18 betters, 11 scored, 5 retired. (1-2/3 IP) 2 LOB. Sawx are now 6-10 (much worse than our 7-10)

[Frayed Knot]

Dom Smith is 3/4 tonight including an 8th inning/two-out/3-RBI 2B to put the Braves ahead 6-5.  This should put his BA at right around .400 and push his OPS to 1100. OK it's just 38 ABs, but still ... 

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Yanx have given up 21 runs to the Angels in three games (they have a fourth game Thursday afternoon) but won two of the three with both wins coming by scoring three times in the bottom of the 9th.

Tonight it was bases-empty/one out in B-9th when Jazz Chisholm  popped up in the IF. But the SS & 3B played I-got-it/you-take-it and it fell untouched. The Angels never got another out.

About the only positive thing for LAA is that Trout has homered four times in the three games so maybe the 34 y/o (35 in August) has some juice left in the tank yet ... until the next injury occurs anyway.