Los Angeles Angels Baseball Blog » Darren Oliver http://www.angelshomeplate.com A blog about Los Angeles Angels Baseball Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:52:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Weaver struggles at Angels fall to the Mets 9-6 http://www.angelshomeplate.com/weaver-struggles-at-angels-fall-to-the-mets-9-6/ http://www.angelshomeplate.com/weaver-struggles-at-angels-fall-to-the-mets-9-6/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:54:33 +0000 GoHalos http://www.angelshomeplate.com/weaver-struggles-at-angels-fall-to-the-mets-9-6/ The Los Angeles Angels pitching struggled on Monday night as three different pitchers allowed runs to cross the plate.  The New York Mets were able to push across six runs in the game and defeat the Angels 9-6 to take the first game in the series.

Jered Weaver pitched 6 1/3 innings but gave up eight hits and six runs.  Two home runs were hit off of Weaver but they were both solo home runs by Carlos Beltran.  Things could have been a lot worse for Weaver had there been some runners on base when Beltran was batting.  Weaver is now 6-7 on the season after taking the loss.

Jose Arredondo gave up two hits and two runs while only recording two outs.  Arredondo came into the game after Weaver exited and he did a terrible job.  Darren Oliver then came in to the game and threw 1 1/3 innings while allowing one more run to cross the plate.  Justin Speier finally got the final two outs to finsih up the poor night of pitching.

Garrett Anderson led the Angels with two rbi as he went 2-4 in the game.  A sac fly in the first inning and then a rbi single in the seventh inning accounted for both of Anderson’s rbi’s.  Chone Figgins, Torii Hunter, Howie Kendrick, and Jeff Mathis all had one rbi in the game as well.

Good output by the offense, the pitching just didn’t keep them in the game.  The Angels will try to get back on track Tuesday as they take on the Mets once again.

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]]> http://www.angelshomeplate.com/weaver-struggles-at-angels-fall-to-the-mets-9-6/feed/ 1 Angels come up short in 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-come-up-short-in-4-3-loss-to-the-blue-jays/ http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-come-up-short-in-4-3-loss-to-the-blue-jays/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 01:51:12 +0000 GoHalos http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-come-up-short-in-4-3-loss-to-the-blue-jays/ The Los Angeles came up just short as they lost to the Los Angeles on Thursday night by the score of 4-3.  The Angels were out hit in the game by 10-7 and they just couldn’t get the big hit that they needed to do to either tie or take the lead.

Ervin Santana tossed six innings while giving up nine hits and all four Blue Jays runs.   The winning run for the Blue Jays came in the sixth inning when Santana gave up a solo home run to Lyle Overbay.  Santana is now 6-2 on the season.

Darren Oliver and Justin Speier both pitched scoreless inning for the Angels as they didn’t allow a run in the seventh or eighth innings.

The Angels got one rbi each from Maicer Izturis, Jeff Mathis, and Sean Rodriguez.  The veterans of the team were no where to be found tonight and that is why the Angels lost the game if you ask me.

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]]> http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-come-up-short-in-4-3-loss-to-the-blue-jays/feed/ 0 K-Rod gives up a run in the ninth as the Angels lose 4-3 http://www.angelshomeplate.com/k-rod-gives-up-a-run-in-the-ninth-as-the-angels-lose-4-3/ http://www.angelshomeplate.com/k-rod-gives-up-a-run-in-the-ninth-as-the-angels-lose-4-3/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 13:45:04 +0000 GoHalos http://www.angelshomeplate.com/k-rod-gives-up-a-run-in-the-ninth-as-the-angels-lose-4-3/ Francisco Rodriguez did what rarely happens in a game.  He gave up the game winning single in the ninth inning as the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 to split the series.  Jim Thome singled off Rodriguez in the ninth inning to provide the winning run for the White Sox.

Rodriguez took the loss which was his first of the season as he is now 0-1.  Former White Sox pitcher Jon Garland got the start on the mound for the White Sox and pitched ok.  Garland tossed six innings and gave up seven hits and three runs.  Things could have been much worse for Garland much he worked himself out of a couple jams in the game.

Darren Oliver and Jose Arredondo combined to pitch two scoreless innings in relief of Garland.

At the plate for the Angels, Garret Anderson and Casey Kotchman each had one rbi.  They both came in the first inning when Anderson had a rbi single and Kotchman had a two run double.  Anderson scored the Angel’s third run in the seventh inning on an error by Joe Crede.

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]]> http://www.angelshomeplate.com/k-rod-gives-up-a-run-in-the-ninth-as-the-angels-lose-4-3/feed/ 0 Angels fall to the Red Sox 8-7 http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-fall-to-the-red-sox-8-7/ http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-fall-to-the-red-sox-8-7/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:52:02 +0000 GoHalos http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-fall-to-the-red-sox-8-7/ The Los Angeles Angels lost a one run ballgame to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night by the score of 8-7.  With the loss, the Angels dropped their season record to 12-9.

Jered Weaver only lasted five innings as he gave up ten hits and five earned runs.  Weaver was lucky that the team bailed him out of a loss.  Darren Oliver took the loss as he gave up the run to the Red Sox in the eigth inning.

At the plate for the Angels, Jeff Mathis and Casey Kotchman both hit home runs.  Mathis finished the game with three RBI, Garrett Anderson had two RBI, while Kotchman had one RBI.  Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero finished a combined 0-9 and left ten guys on base.

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]]> http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-fall-to-the-red-sox-8-7/feed/ 0 Angels beat the Rangers 7-4 http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-beat-the-rangers-7-4/ http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-beat-the-rangers-7-4/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:54:59 +0000 GoHalos http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-beat-the-rangers-7-4/ The Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers on Tuesday afternoon by the score of 7-4.  The Angels scored all seven of their runs in the middle innings, and then held onto that lead to beat the Rangers.

Darren Oliver pitched 2.2 innings in relief to pick up the win.  Francisco Rodriguez pitched the 9th inning to record his fifth save of the season.  Dustin Moseley started the game but gave up four quick runs and only lasted four innings.

Gary Matthews Jr. had three RBI’s when he hit a bases loaded triple in the 6th inning.  Casey Kotchman hit a two-run home run in the 4th inning as well.  Chone Figgins and Garrett Anderson both chipped in with one RBI each.

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]]> http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-beat-the-rangers-7-4/feed/ 0 Angels use four homeruns to beat the Indians 9-4 http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-use-four-homeruns-to-beat-the-indians-9-4/ http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-use-four-homeruns-to-beat-the-indians-9-4/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:39:10 +0000 GoHalos http://www.angelshomeplate.com/angels-use-four-homeruns-to-beat-the-indians-9-4/ The Los Angeles Angels only needed four swings of the bat today to beat the Cleveland Indians by the score of 9-4.  The Angels connected for four homeruns that tallied all nine runs.

Mike Napoli started things off in the 2nd inning when he hit his first career grandslam.  In the 3rd inning, Garrett Anderson and Casey Kotchman both went deep.  Then in the 7th inning, Vladimir Guerrero connected for a three run shot.

Dustin Moseley improved his record to 1-1 on the season as he pitched six inning allowing four earned runs.  Darren Oliver, Scot Shields, and Justin Speier all pitched one inning in relief.  Shields did allow one earned run to cross the plate.

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