Early in the day on Friday the LA Angels received some bad news that power-hitting left fielder Justin Upton would be lost for up to three months due to a turf toe injury. This was coming on the heels of a 4-0 shutout loss to the Oakland A’s where the Angels only got three hits and basically looked anemic offensively.
When Matt Harvey took the mound the Angels saw the first glimpse of Harvey’s tremendous potential as he looked in control. In the first four innings Harvey allowed only one Oakland batter to reach base on a walk.