Colorado RockiesvsLos Angeles Angels
COL 9/LAA 8
Things to say
Rockies edged the Angels 9-8 at Angel Stadium.
01
Yeah, Rockies-Angels was a slugfest. Colorado snuck out of Anaheim with a 9-8 win. Felt like neither bullpen wanted it.
02
key player
Rockies' bats finally showed up in the heart of the order — nine runs on the road in Anaheim, you take that every time.
03
hot take
Angels manager went to the pen way too early. You've got a one-run lead, let your starter breathe.
04
deep cut
Both clubs sitting at 23-38 after this one. Identical records, and somehow this was the game that separated them.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if Colorado can carry it into the next one — getaway day tomorrow.
The recap
Rockies snuck out of Anaheim with a 9-8 squeaker, and honestly it had no business being that close. Colorado's bats kept punching back every time the Angels answered, finally nudging ahead late and hanging on by their fingernails.
Both clubs sit at 23-38, so this was two cellar-dwellers slugging it out, but a win's a win and the Rockies will take it. Felt like the manager went to the pen too early on the Halos side, because once those middle innings got messy, nobody could shut the door.