Reflections on a 3-1 loss to the Rangers

Angels 3, Rangers 1

• It's one of those games where I do not have much to say, where there is not much to say.

• Lance Lynn was fine, he threw a ton of fastballs, attacked the batters and managed 7 innings. He allowed two points – one on a Mike Trout circuit and one on a single-double sequence in a heat that could have been much worse if Trout had not scored a 4-3 GIDP to put an end to this. handle. . Lynn eliminated 5, walked 1, allowed 5 shots and generally started as if, I think, the Rangers were hoping he would launch when they signed it.

• Unfortunately, Lynn has virtually no support for the race. I thought he might have the chance to play a full 8-run game, but Chris Woodward went to see Jesse Chavez for the 8th. Chavez ran again, but it was on a Trout home run, which is understandable.
• The problem is that the offense was ineffective. It was not as bad as the game against Brad Peacock earlier this week, as a goal was scored and there were some threats, but it was ultimately a failure of the offensive.
• The race took place on a 152-foot Joey Gallo home run by Statcast. I do not think you will see many other home runs that high.
• Texas seemed indeed on the verge of repeating the first goal of last night, when Rougned Odor doubled and Elvis Andrus broke free. With an exit and Elvis's hard hit single, Odour finished third, but was stuck there when Nomar Mazara and Joey Gallo gasped. This was a harbinger of things to come.

• Delino DeShields is in fact qualified third with two outs. The first time he walked, he stole second place and went to third place on a field. The most entertaining adventure involved bandaging, beating, going in second position when the throw was unleashed, and then third when the throw-in became wild. That, and the home run Gallo, were the most exciting parts of the game.

• What else … Ronald Guzman hit the center of ninth place, which seemed like a home run, but Mike Trout caught him on the wall. Rougned Odor shot a shot back in the middle that touched the thrower of the Angels (I do not remember and I do not want to look at the name of an Angel player) on the arm, and the pitcher is stayed in the game.
• So that's it, quiet game that Texas has lost. On the next.