The Halos have alternated wins and losses in their last six games and enter this contest off a 1-0 blemish in the Twin Cities on Saturday afternoon. Rest assured, LA will come to play on Sunday.
Toeing the rubber for the Angels will be Monterey Park, California product Dan Haren. In his last start at home against Oakland, Haren was roughed up for five earned runs and seven hits in 7.0 frames. LA dropped a 6-1 decision to the A's on that day. Before that performance, Dan was outstanding in three previous starts surrendering only four earned runs and 15 hits in 22.1 innings. Even though No. 24 didn't pick up a win in any of those trips to the hill, he did manufacture and respectable 1.61 ERA!
Minnesota will send right-hander Carl Pavano to the mound. So far this season, Pavano has been hit hard. With 10 starts in the bank, Carl has been smashed for 36 earned runs and 72 hits in 61.1 frames. That's bad enough for a 2-4 record and an elevated 5.28 ERA. Daytime efforts have given No. 48 trouble too. With the sun shining, Pavano has been clocked for 17 earned runs and 32 hits in just 25.1 innings. That's adds up to a soft 2-2 mark and a woeful 6.04 ERA!
It's hard to ignore Minny's 6-14 record at home this season and 1-11 mark in the third game of a series. Combine that with LA's nifty 14-6 record in its last 20 against righty's and their 9-4 mark in its last 13 against team from the AL Central and there is more than enough technical support to make this investment. Take Los Angeles with Haren. Thank you and best of luck!!
dont thank him for the writeup, he took it straight off from a writer on covers named tom stryker.. sheesh atleast give the guy credit. Anyways... im on the halos aswell
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