ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels trotted out their bullpen to pitch the entirety of Tuesday’s finale against Colorado, with Noe Ramirez becoming the first player in Los Angeles history to start a game the day after earning a save and six other relievers mostly keeping the Rockies’ offense at bay.
But while Los Angeles’ untraditional Johnny Wholestaff approach was effective, Rockies’ ace Kyle Freeland was more so, throwing six innings of one-run ball in a fifth straight quality start before the Colorado bullpen locked down the 3-2, bounce-back win.
Carlos Gonzalez’s two-run homer to right to bring around Charlie Blackmon gave the Rockies a 2-0 advantage off Ramirez and the Angels in the first, but the Los Angeles trio of Jim Johnson, Taylor Cole and Cam Bedrosian shut Colorado down over the next five innings.