US EditionGuardians try to stop 3-game road slide, play the Angels
- José Soriano will pitch for the Angels against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday in Anaheim.
- Despite a league trend favoring strikeouts, the Angels are relying on pitchers like Soriano.
- Soriano and Jack Kochanowicz, both right-handers, depend on sinkers to induce ground balls.
- Soriano's ground ball rate was 59.8% last season, far above the MLB average of 41.9%.
- The Angels hope Soriano matches his debut of seven scoreless innings, emphasizing weak contact over strikeouts.
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SF Examiner
Guardians try to stop 3-game road slide, play the Angels
Cleveland Guardians (2-4) vs. Los Angeles Angels (4-2)
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Angels trust in RHP Jose Soriano vs. Jose Ramirez, Guardians
Jose Soriano will be on the mound for the Los Angeles Angels against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., in an attempt to match his impressive season debut.
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
LA Daily NewsAngels pitchers José Soriano, Jack Kochanowicz succeed without strikeouts
ANAHEIM — In an era when hitters are striking out more than ever, and front offices are pursuing pitchers who miss bats, the Angels are banking on a couple of starting pitchers who don’t fit the trend. “I think something that’s lost with the new school of thinking is that outs are outs, however you get them,” catcher Logan O’Hoppe said. “Strikeouts are sexy. Don’t get me wrong. But going seven or eight scoreless innings is even more sexy, in my …
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