Los Angeles AngelsvsSan Francisco Giants
LAA 2/SF 9
Things to say
The Giants beat the Angels 9-2 at Oracle Park.
01
opener
Giants took care of business, nine to two. It was over early once the bats woke up. Angels never really pushed back.
02
key player
The heart of the order did the damage for San Fran, one of those nights where they're squaring everything up and it's leaving the yard. Angels pitching had nothing.
03
hot take
Nine runs is nice, but don't get too excited, this is still a 44-60 club. They beat a team that's playing out the string.
04
deep cut
Watch the Angels manager, he went to the pen too early and it turned a close one into a laugher. Getaway day and the bullpen just didn't have it.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Giants can carry it into the next one, momentum's a funny thing in baseball.
The recap
The Giants took the Angels behind the woodshed at Oracle, cruising to a 9-2 laugher that never felt close after the middle innings. San Francisco's bats got into their stuff early and the heart of the order kept the line moving, piling on runs while the Angels' pitching had no answers.
This was a getaway-day beatdown, plain and simple, with the home crowd getting to relax by the seventh. Anaheim drops another one and slides deeper into the basement at 41-64.