Justin Anderson’s eyes did not deceive him. The Angels reliever was sure he had struck out Joey Gallo with a full-count fastball to end Sunday’s game against the Texas Rangers, and the replay he saw after surviving the harrowing ninth inning of a 3-1 victory in Angel Stadium confirmed that belief.
“I didn’t realize how bad I got squeezed until I came back inside and watched the video,” the rookie right-hander said. “But that’s all part of it. You’ve just got to step off, relax, take a deep breath … fill up the zone and make them hit your pitches.