It is absolutely incredible that the Los Angeles Angels have the best player in baseball in Mike Trout and the most amazing player in baseball in Shohei Ohtani, and yet no matter what those two players do, L.A. just can’t win.
It never gets easier to comprehend. Nights like Tuesday in Anaheim only add to that confusion.
The Angels entered the day -180 on the moneyline at Tipico for a home matchup against a Kansas City team in the depths of a rebuild and dead last in the American League Central. Naturally, Ohtani absolutely teed off on them.
The superstar mashed two three-run homers and finished with a career-high eight runs batted on the night as the Angels bullied their way through eight Royals pitchers. All of which resulted in a 12-11 loss in 11 innings.
Holy Shohei. 😱 pic.twitter.com/bwAEYNZpl1
— MLB (@MLB) June 22, 2022
SHOHEI TIES IT IN THE 9TH!!! pic.twitter.com/bfJtuw8RAT
— MLB (@MLB) June 22, 2022
Just look at this box score and try to resist the urge to walk into the ocean. One of these teams was trying to win. The other couldn’t really care less if it lost:
Now imagine betting on this Angels team. Night after night they field a lineup featuring some of the most talented athletes in the world and night after night they remain under .500.
Not only are the Angels 34-37 against the spread this season, they are 17-20 against the spread at home and 23-24 against the spread as a favorite. There may not be a more frustrating team to back in any pro sport.
And once again, this tweet remains the most relevant and concise commentary on the ball club in Anaheim.
every time I see an Angels highlight it's like "Mike Trout hit three homes runs and raised his average to .528 while Shohei Ohtani did something that hasn't been done since 'Tungsten Arm' O'Doyle of the 1921 Akron Groomsmen, as the Tigers defeated the Angels 8-3"
— ℳatt (@matttomic) May 18, 2021