Angels’ Schanuel Remains Dangerous Against Left-Handers
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUG 4 – The Rays aim to improve standings and break a three-game road losing streak while trailing the Mariners by five games for the final wild-card spot in the American League.
- Opening in Anaheim, the Rays aim to break a three-game road skid in the series opener against the Angels.
- Under wild-card pressure, the Rays have gone 8-22 over their last 30 games, while the Angels are 7-9 since the All-Star break and sit 5 1/2 games behind the Mariners.
- On the bump, Adrian Houser, a right-hander, faced Tampa on April 9 and is 6-2 with a 2.10 ERA; he has faced the Angels before.
- After their series loss to the Dodgers, Drew Rasmussen said, `It's a sprint ahead of us, and if we show up to win one game every single day, we will have a good opportunity to play meaningful games down the stretch.`
- Looking ahead, the trip concludes with three games in San Francisco, three in Seattle, and three at West Sacramento against the Athletics, with the Rays five games behind the Mariners.
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Angels’ Schanuel remains dangerous against left-handers
ANAHEIM — Nolan Schanuel feels right at home against left-handed pitching. Likely because his father, Ryan, was a lefty. “All my BP sessions were with him,” Schanuel said before the Angels took on the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of their three-game series on Monday. “I think that helped out a lot.” The Chicago White Sox learned the hard way on Sunday afternoon. They brought in left-handed reliever Tyler Alexander to face Schanuel with one out a…


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