Game of the week: A's vs Angels

[missionhockey21]

This is a new thing we're doing at Strike 3. Basically we select a game that many will see televise and we feel will be a good matchup to have a nice game thread for.

Gametime is 8:05 PM EST and will be on ESPN for many (with Baseball Tonight showing before the game at 7:00 PM EST.) Escobar is making his season debut for the Angels and will face a young Blanton of the A's. Thread is up early, so feel free to make predictions.

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- After opening the season on the
disabled list, Kelvim Escobar makes his first start as the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim face the Oakland Athletics on
Sunday.

Escobar (NR), who strained his right elbow in spring training,
worked a career-high 208 1/3 innings last season and went 11-12
with a 3.93 ERA and 191 strikeouts.

Kevin Gregg filled in for Escobar in the rotation and was 1-1 in
two starts.

The Athletics counter with Joe Blanton (0-1, 2.04 ERA), who has
pitched well but hasn't been rewarded with a win yet. The
righthander has not allowed more than two runs in any of his
three starts and opponents are batting .188 against him,
including 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

Vladimir Guerrero continued his hot hitting with three hits,
including a pair of RBI doubles, to lead the Angeles to a 9-5
triumph over the A's on Saturday.

The reigning American League Most Valuable Player, Guerrero is
batting .500 (14-of-28) in his last seven games and has hit
safely in 15 of 18 games this season.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/score...AANGELS--0.htm

[riverdunesrat]

Kewl.....

[DirtyKash]

Prediction: A's 2, Angels 3 (10 innings)

[A's Baby Girl]

I predict the A's rough up Escobar and provide Blanton with enough run support to get his first win.

[RockSports17]

As will win. They have a good team.

[RLA68]

A's 6 Angels 2.

[Element]

Angels 5, A's 3. But I am rooting for the A's because then the M's will only be 1.0 GB.

[A'sDiehard]

Uuuuuuuuuugh!!!!!

I am so sick of Kielty and Thomas stinking up our outfield!! Gawd damn Ken, WTF!!!!

[A's Baby Girl]

There you go Blanton. Getting out of trouble.

[A's Baby Girl]

Let's go Hatty

[A's Baby Girl]

Wooo, Hatty gets on with a single

Let's go Ruby

[Providence A's]

woo hoo...let's go get them bums...I want to see some more offense tonight!

[A'sDiehard]

I don't know if I can handle this tonight; I'm in too good of a mood after my football team had such a great draft (San Diego).

The AB's are awful other than Scotty (as usual).

[A's Baby Girl]

Wow Ruby just ground into a DP

[A's Baby Girl]

And Kielty gets out. His average stands at .095