ANAHEIM -- Vinnie Pestano isn't all the way back to his old self just yet. The 30-year-old sidearm reliever has carved out a niche as a righty specialist in the Angels' bullpen, but he's still searching for that full-inning guy he was with the Indians, the one who compiled a 2.45 ERA in 137 games from 2011-12 and succeeded against righties and lefties.
"He's there," Pestano said. "I feel him. I feel him trying to get out."
Something weird happened after that successful two-year run in Cleveland. The same fastball that used to blow past opposing right-handed hitters started getting fouled off, then it started to get put in play, then it started getting hit hard.