Although the Giants (34-29) gave us a scare, the Angels (33-29) continue to roll as they win their fourth straight against the National League West.  The Angels record against the NL West this year is 6 and 1, which goes to show that the American League is still King regardless of a World Series loss.  The Angels offense, which is averaging 9 runs in the last four games, proves that it will not be the problem this season and in fact should be our strength.  With strong outings from our starting pitching, the production of the offense, and Kelvim Escobar (0-1, 3.60ERA) stabilizing the bullpen, we can look forward to a strong second half.

Player Notes:

Torii Hunter (.319, 16HR 51RBI) hit the wall hard Monday night but the x-rays seem to show only a bone bruise.  He will be out maybe 2 or 3 days, but should be fine.

Ervin Santana (1-3, 7.47ERA) will miss his next start due to some soreness in his elbow.  It seems as though this is purely precautionary and Santana will be back shortly.

Sean Rodriguez (.400, HR RBI) hits his first Major League home run of the season, and may prove to be a nice boost to the bottom of that lineup.

Interesting Matchups:

Matt Palmer (6-0, 4.11ERA) v. Tim Lincecum (6-1, 2.66ERA 103K) on Wednesday

Joe Saunders (7-4, 3.66ERA) v. Chad Billingsley (9-3, 2.72ERA 93K) on Friday

By: Tony C