In assessing Hansel Robles earlier this season, Sandy Alderson did a great job characterizing relievers in general.
“We’ve seen him pitch well,” the New York Mets general manager said. “We’ve seen him pitch less-well.”
That certainly sums up the Angels’ bullpen, of which Robles is now a part. The team claimed him off waivers last month after the Mets designated him for assignment.
With the Angels trailing 2-0, relievers Jose Alvarez and Noe Ramirez retired only one of seven batters faced as Houston scored five times — four on George Springer’s grand slam — to drain the game’s outcome of any doubt.