ANAHEIM - It probably shouldn’t matter where Matt Shoemaker is pitching. When you can throw a split-fingered fastball better than almost anyone – opposing hitters were batting .207 against the pitch entering Thursday – it ought to be a weapon on any mound, in any ballpark.
And yet, the story of Shoemaker’s season is also the so-called first rule of real estate: location, location, location. The right-hander is Glengarry at home, Glen Ross on the road, and the Angels’ 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners did nothing to alter the facts.
Shoemaker (7-13) snapped a personal two-game losing streak by scattering two runs on five hits over seven innings.