In a depressing 16-7 loss to the Minnesota Twins, the LA Angels turned to Jared Walsh for the first time as a pitcher.
It was as bleak a game as the Angels have played all year, one in which the weather matched the mood, as few fans turned out to a gloomy Big A to watch Matt Harvey allow eight runs on seven hits in two and two-thirds innings. The bullpen wasn’t much better, especially Noe Ramirez, who allowed five runs in an inning and change.
It was a blowout nearly completely bereft of highlights, unless you stayed late enough to see a Tommy La Stella grand slam, another milestone in the incredibly breakout season of the former Cubs pinch hit specialist, or the pitching debut of Jared Walsh.