Mike Napoli
29 June 2008
t rally in the second inning was all the offense the Angels would need, with Juan Rivera scoring on Mike Napoli’s RBI single being more than enough. John Lackey threw 8 ⅔ great innings for the win, lowering his ERA to 1.44. This guy would be a leading Cy Young candidate had he not missed the first few weeks with an injury.
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However, after walking Mike Napoli, Saito fanned pinch-hitter Reggie Willits as a full Dodger Stadium erupted, cheering as their team got no-hit.
It’s been 18 innings at Chavez Ravine and the Angels have yet to score. And you thought the Dodgers’ offense had it bad. Can’t feel too sorry for the Angels, though, because they have John Lackey pitching Sunday. In an interesting twist, he goes up against Derek Lowe, another pitcher who earned the clinching with for a championship team (Lowe won Game 4 against the Cardinals for the Red Sox in 2004, and Lackey won Game 7 against the Giants in 2002).
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