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MondoLinks: Skipper Brad is Opener for Business

Skipper Brad flipped the script on the LA Angels reputation for how the team approaches pitcher usage. In a move that is a complete 180 from 2018.....he used an Opener. Hansel Robles went the first inning, allowing to take over and do his 5, lasting into the 6th inning. This gave Skipper the imposing trio of Ty Buttrey + Noe Ramirez + Cody Allen to wrap up the back end and shut down the Mariners. That would be a pleasant change of pace after suffering Seattle’s humiliating run of 5 straight smackdowns out of 5 chances so far in 2019.