Saturday, September 22, 2007

Washburn Makes Us Wait

Jarrod Washburn and the Mariners put an end to the Angels' 4-game winning streak. Washburn would have no part of the Angels celebrating a league championship on his watch. The ex-Angel recorded his first win since August 21st while shutting out the Angels through 7 innings. As a result of the loss we must wait one more day for a shot at clinching the western division championship.

The loss dropped the Angels a half game behind Cleveland and into a tie with Boston for the best record in the AL. With 8 games remaining the Angels only need one more win, or a single Seattle loss to secure the west, so that is not much of a concern. The race for the best record however, will be tight. Every game matters coming down the stretch. The Angels are the best home team in baseball, so securing the best record would be a tremendous advantage for the Angels.

I was happy to see both teams seemed to forget about last nights controversy. Throwing at batters isn't baseball, so lets get through the next few games without doing anything stupid.

The Angels announced Bartolo Colon will be starting Saturday afternoon's game. Kelvim Escobar was bumped due to shoulder inflammation. The Angels say it is nothing serious and Escobar will start early next week. This could prove to be Bartolo Colon's last chance at making the playoff roster. If he doesn't have a quality start it may be Colon's last appearance of the season.

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